The main object of  Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 is to govern the employment of contract labour in certain establishment and to provide for its abolition is certain situation and for matters connected therewith. Every Principal Employer covered are required to obtain Registration Certificate under CLRA and every Contractor covered under this Act are required to obtain Contract Licence

 APPLICABILITY

The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition), Act, 1970 applies to:

1.       Establishment in which 20/50 or more workmen are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding 12 months, as a contractor

2.       Contractor who employs or who employed 20/50 or more workmen  on any day of the preceding 12 months  (Section 1)

 REGISTRATION

 Registration by Principal Employer

1.       Principal Employer means the owner or occupier or the person who executes ultimate control and supervision and manages the affairs of the establishment

2.       Every Principal Employer is required to register his establishment under the Act and obtain the Certificate of Registration

3.       For this purpose the Principal Employer shall make an application in Form I in triplicate with other relevant documents as may be prescribed in the Act, to the Registering officer , within the stipulated time (Section 7)

 Registration (Licence) by the Contractor

1.       Contractor in relation to the establishment means a person who undertakes to produce a given result for the establishment other than a mere supply of goods or articles of manufacture to such establishment, through contract labour or who supplies contract labour for any work of the establishment and includes a sub-contractor

2.      Every Contractor is required to obtain licence before executing any work through contract labour

3.      For this purpose the an application in Form IV is required to be submitted in triplicate, along with other relevant prescribed documents, to the Licensing Officer of the area in which the Principal Employer's establishment is located (Section 12, Rule 21)