| Object | This Act to regulate the employment of contract labour in certain establishments and to provide for abolition of contract labour in certain circumstances and for other connected matters. |
| Applicability | It extends to the whole of India and applies to every establishment or every contractor in which 10 or more workers are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding 12 months as contract labour. Registration is compulsory for principal employer to employ 10 or more contract labours. |
| Registration of Establishment | Application in triplicate in Form -I shall be made to the concerned Registering officer along with the fee for registration. |
| Contract license | Contractors shall have license to employ contract labour. Application for licence shall be made in triplicate in Form -IV to the concerned Licsensing officer along with fee and a certificate from the Principal Employer in Form -V. Contractor must pay the security deposit at the rate of Rs. 270/- for each workman. |