| Name of the Act | Prohibition of child labour | Penalties |
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| The Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 | An agreement to pledge the labour of a child shall be void. [section 3] | Parent or guardian, contractor, and employer of a child shall be punished with fine up to Rs. 200. [sections 4, 5 & 6] |
| The Factories Act, 1948 | No child who has not completed his fourteenth year shall be required or allowed to work in any factory. [section 67] | The occupier and manager of the factory shall each be guilty of an offence and punishable with imprisonment up to two years or with fine up to one lakh rupees or with both. [section 92] |
| The Mines Act, 1952 | No person below 18 years of age shall be allowed to work in any mine or part thereof. [section 40] | The owner, agent or manager of such mine shall be punishable with fine up to Rs. 500. [section 68] |
| The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 | No person under 14 years of age shall be engaged or carried to sea to work in any capacity in any ship [section 109] | The person may be fined with Rs. 50. [Section 436] |
| The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 | No child shall be required or allowed to work in any capacity in any motor transport under-taking. [section 21] | He shall be punished with imprisonment up to three months, or with fine up to Rs. 500, or with both. [section 31] |
| The Apprentices Act, 1961 | A person shall not be qualified for being engaged as an apprentice to undergo apprenticeship training in any designated trade, unless he is not less than 14 years of age. [section 3] | He shall be punished with imprisonment up to six months or with fine or with both. [section 30 (1)] |
| The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 | No child shall be required or allowed to work in any industrial premises. [section 24] | He shall be punished with fine up to Rs. 250. [section 33] |
| The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986. | No child shall be employed or permitted to work in any of the occupations set forth in Part A of the Schedule or in any workshop wherein any of the processes set forth in Part B of the Schedule is carried on. [section 3] | He shall be punished with imprisonment for three months to one year or with fine Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000 or with both. [section 14 (1)] |