23. Authorities
In addition to the Government there shall be the following authorities under this Act, namely:—
The National Council,
The Central Apprenticeship Council,
The State Council,
The State Apprenticeship Council, [(e)] The All India Council,
The Regional Boards,
The Boards or State Councils of Technical Education, [(h)] The Central Apprenticeship Adviser, and [(i)] The State Apprenticeship Adviser.
Every State Council shall be affiliated to the National Council and every State Apprenticeship Council shall be affiliated to the Central Apprenticeship Council.
[(2A) Every Board or State Council of Technical Education and every Regional Board shall be affiliated to the Central Apprenticeship Council.]
Each of the authorities specified in sub-section (1) shall, in relation to apprenticeship training under this Act, perform such functions as are assigned to it by or under this Act or by the Government:
Provided that a State Council shall also perform such functions as are assigned to it by the National Council and the State Apprenticeship Council [and the Board or State Council of Technical Education] shall also perform such functions as are assigned to it by the Central Apprenticeship Council.
Amendment notes (3)
- Ins w.e.f. 1-12-1974 . Ins. by Act 27 of 1973, s. 17 (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).
- w.e.f. 1-12-1974 . Item (e) re-lettered as item (h) thereof by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).
- w.e.f. 1-12-1974 . Item (f) re-lettered as item (i) thereof by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).
State amendments
Rajasthan
Amendment of section 23, Central Act No. 52 of 1961.— For the existing sub-section (2) of section 23 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(2) Every State Council may be affiliated to the National Council and every State Apprenticeship Council may be affiliated to the Central Apprenticeship Council.”.
[Vide Rajasthan Act 2 of 2015, s. 7]