 bin no 49 of 196' p;  i 4, "" " \ districts emigrant labour (repeal) bill, 1966~ bill for the repeal of the tea districts emigrant labour act, 1932, and fot matters connected therewith 'enacted by parliament in the seventeenth year of the of india as follows:-act may be called the tea districts emigrant labour short title ) act, 1966 tea districts emigrant labour act, 1932, is hereby repeal- ~~f~~l ~i 1932 - ,otwithstanding the repeal of the tea districts emigrant s3\'ings ,act, 1932, by section 2, and notwithstanding anything to the " contained in the said act,-:, (a) every emigrant labourer in whose case, on the 3rd day " august, 1960, a period of three years from the date of his ~)ry into assam had not expired, (b) every emigrant labourer entering assam on or aj the 3rd day of august, 1960, being the date of the agreem arrived at at the ninth session of the industrial committee plantations, and before the commencement of this act, and' (c) every emigrant labourer who is in assam immediat before the commencement of this act and whose right of patriation has not been waived or forfeited by a greemetitl otherwise under any provisions of the said act, ~ shall, as from the date of expiry of a period of three years it the date of his entry into assam, whether such expiry occurs bd or after the commencement of this act, have the right to be rej riated, and may be repatriated, under the said act, as if it hadi been repealed and the provisions of the said act in so far as ti relate to the enforcement of the right of -repatriation of emi~ labourers shall continue to apply as if for the references thereiii the controller, references to the state government of assam] an officer authorised by that government in this behalf had ~ substituted: ~ j provided that no such emigrant labourer shall have the righl be so repatriated unles~ he makes an application in this beh~ ~ (a) within a period of six months from the commence~ of this act, where the aforesaid period of three years has e~ ed before such commencement, or ~ (b) within a period of six months after such commenceme where the aforesaid period of three years expires after ~ commencement 1 , ~ i)e tea districts emigrant labour act, 1932 regulates recruit-~i'of workers for tea gardens in assam from outside the state and  tepatriation experience gained in the working of the act for ' few years has shown that it is no longer necessary to conin existence the pattern of assisted emigrant labour, for tea in assam, as conditions which justified the introduction of "l1enle about thirty years ago, have greatly altered during the byiii;&u>'6 period it is, therefore, }1roposed to repeaj this act "i!i1iqw!u functions after the repeai of the act that may be leit proposed to be entrusted to the government of assam by 'an express provision to that effect in the repealing act jagjivan ram    ,"'i:'·  tm's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of indiaof letter no 61 15/65-pl, dated the 21st july, 1966 from  agjivan ram, minister of labour, employment and rehabilitathe secretary lok sabhal president having been wonned of the subject matter of the provide for the repeal of the tea districts emigrant labour ""6t;~"' and for matters connected therewith, recommends the  of the bill in the lok sabha under article 117 (1) of'the lltitution of india the repeal of the tea districts emigrant labour act, 1932'i entail abolition of a cess known as emigrant labour cess leviaq' under section 5 of that act the cess is payable in respect of entry into assam of each assisted emigrant as defined in section 2 (  , of that act by the employing interest on whose behalf he is t, i cruited the proceeq~ of t~e cess are credited to a f4dd called  emigrant labour fund which is utilised for qlesting expendit on the organisation of conkoller of emigrant labour and for ~ ministering the a~t with the repeal of the tea districts emigr labour act, the organisation of the controller of emigr~t la~q will be wound up and so there will be no need for the levy of emigrant labour cess after the repeal of the act, any resid functions that may be left over will be entrusted to the governiw! of assam but this will not entail any expenditure from the can lidated fund of india a bill to provide for the repeal of the tea districts emigrant lab act, 1932, and for matters connected therewith (shri jagji'()(ltj ram, minister 0/ labour, employmenl and rehabilitation) 