The Building And Other Construction Workers Regulation Of Employment And Conditions Of Service Act 1996

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The applicable provision of law is Sec 2(i)(iii) of the BOCW Act. As per the section, an employer in relation to an establishment includes, in relation to a building or other construction work carried on by or through a contractor, or by the employment of buildi...

Let’s proceed to understand the provision with regard to the applicability and the liability of payment of Cess under the Act. Relevant for the purpose would be the following:• Section 2 (i) of The Building And Other Construction Workers (Regulation Of Emplo...

Thanks to everybody in the discussion for the valuable contributions so far. We need to converge and reach a final consensus on the scope of liability in the contingency when a turnkey operation (A) hires the services of a Contractor (B), who further engages a s...

Thanks Mr. A. Prakash & PRGHR,My concern is whether the enactment adequately addresses the issue of deduction and ultimate liability of payment of Cess. To my understanding, the Principal/owner is liable to pay Cess on the entire value of the project (inclusive ...

I would like to add some more points:1\. Before payment of cess, the respective contractor/subcontractor must obtain a Registration Certificate under the BOCW Act (Building & Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Act 19...

Dear All,Can anybody assist me in understanding the provisions of The Building & Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996 . ( 28 of 1996 ),regarding the responsibility of deduction of Cess under the Act, in case of the works being executed through en...

I would like to add, who will make the payment of cess will be defined at the time of giving LOI/Work order to the contractor. It should be mentioned in the LOI who will be responsible for the payment. BOCW registration has to be done by both parties, i.e., the ...