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Legacy-law transition

Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996

BOCW cess levy, collection and welfare financing · successor framework: Code on Social Security, 2020

Transition in 2 minutes

For current compliance, start with Code on Social Security, 2020 and its applicable Rules and notifications. For an earlier event or pending proceeding, preserve the Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act file and apply the repeal-and-savings framework before changing the legal route.

Legacy lawBuilding and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996
Principal subjectBOCW cess levy, collection and welfare financing
Successor CodeCode on Social Security, 2020
Canonical repositoryOpen successor Code guide

Which law should the file open?

  1. Identify when the wage period, injury, termination, notice, default, order or claim arose.
  2. Check the commencement and repeal instrument applicable to that date.
  3. Identify accrued rights, liabilities, penalties and pending proceedings.
  4. Check whether a Rule, Scheme, order, registration or appointment was saved or replaced.
  5. Use the correct current forum and procedure without rewriting the historical facts.

Employer evidence

  • appointment, classification and establishment records
  • payroll, attendance, contribution or safety records
  • notices, permissions, registrations and returns
  • orders, proceedings and payment trail
  • legal-version and transition memo

Employee evidence

  • service and wage documents
  • injury, benefit or termination records
  • communications and statutory notices
  • claim, appeal and limitation dates
  • signed orders and implementation proof

Finin2min Q&A

Should every old reference in a contract or order be replaced?

No. Preserve the historical document. Add a current-law cross-reference and record whether the underlying right, duty or proceeding is saved.

Does the successor Code decide the applicable State procedure?

Not by itself. Determine the appropriate Government and read the final State Rules, notifications, authority appointments and portal instructions.

Official source route: Search the legacy Act and successor Code on India Code · Open the Ministry Labour Codes library.
Reliance note: This page maps statutory ownership and decision steps. It does not replace the exact repeal clause, commencement notification, saved instrument or adjudicatory record for the matter.