Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Bare Act · 2013
An Act to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace and for the prevention and redressal of complaints of sexual harassment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh APO · Goa APO · HP Civil Judge · Kerala APO · MP APO · Rajasthan Civil Judge · Tamil Nadu APO · UP Civil Judge · UP Higher Judiciary
- Act number
- 14 of 2013
- Enacted
- 22 April 2013
- Contents
- 30 sections · 8 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Prevention of sexual harassment
Chapter II — Constitution Of Internal Complaints Committee
Chapter III — Constitution Of Local Complaints Committee
- Section 5 – Notification of District Officer
- Section 6 – Constitution and jurisdiction of Local Committee (preview)
- Section 7 – Composition tenure and other terms and conditions of Local Committee (preview)
- Section 8 – Grants and audit (preview)
Chapter IV — Complaint
- Section 9 – Complaint of sexual harassment (preview)
- Section 10 – Conciliation (preview)
- Section 11 – Inquiry into complaint (preview)
Chapter V — Inquiry Into Complaint
- Section 12 – Action during pendency of inquiry (preview)
- Section 13 – Inquiry report (preview)
- Section 14 – Punishment for false or malicious complaint and false evidence (preview)
- Section 15 – Determination of compensation (preview)
- Section 16 – Prohibition of publication or making known contents of complaint and inquiry proceedings (preview)
- Section 17 – Penalty for publication or making known contents of complaint and inquiry proceedings (preview)
- Section 18 – Appeal (preview)
Chapter VI — Duties Of Employer
- Section 19 – Duties of employer (preview)
Chapter VII — Duties And Powers Of District Officer
Chapter VIII — Miscellaneous
- Section 21 – Committee to submit annual report (preview)
- Section 22 – Employer to include information in annual report (preview)
- Section 23 – Appropriate Government to monitor implementation and maintain data (preview)
- Section 24 – Appropriate Government to take measures to publicise the Act (preview)
- Section 25 – Power to call for information and inspection of records (preview)
- Section 26 – Penalty for non-compliance with provisions of Act (preview)
- Section 27 – Cognizance of offence by courts (preview)
- Section 28 – Act not in derogation of any other law (preview)
- Section 29 – Power of appropriate Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 30 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)