Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933

(1) This Act may be called the Children (Pledging of Labour ) Act, 1933. 1 [(2) It extends to the whole of India ] 2[***] (3) This section and sections 2 and 3 shall come into force at once, and the remaining sections of this Act shall come into force on the first day of July, 1933.

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- " an agreement to pledge the labour of a child" means an agreement, written or oral, express or implied, whereby the parent or guardian of a child, in return for any payment or benefit received or to be received by him, undertakes to cause or allow the services of the child to be utilized in any employment: PROVIDED that any agreement made without detriment to a child, and not made in consideration of any benefit other than reasonable wages to be paid for the child's services, and terminable at not more than a week's notice, is not an agreement within the meaning of this definition; "Child" means a person who is under the age of fifteen years; and "guardian" includes any person having legal custody of or control over a child.

An agreement to pledge the labour of a child shall be void.

pledge the labour of a child Whoever, being the parent or guardian of a child, makes an agreement to pledge the labour of that child, shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

agreement to pledge the labour of a child Whoever makes with the parent or guardian of a child an agreement whereby such parent or guardian pledges the labour of the child shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.

has been pledged Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an agreement has been made to pledge the labour of a child, in furtherance of such agreement employed such child, or permits such child to be employed in any premises or placed under his control, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.