This is avery brief Act, enacted to prohibit the pledging of the labour of children.

Child means a person under 15 years of age.

Objective: To prohibit the making of aggrements of pledge the labour of children and the employment of children whose labour has been pledged.

Agreement: An agreement to pledge the labour of a child means an agreement, written or oral, express or implied, where by the parent or guardian of a child, in return for any payment or benefit or to be received by him, undertakes to cause or allow the services of the child to be utilised in any employment.

An agreement made without detriment to a child and not made in consideration of any benefit other than reasonable wages, and terminable at not more than a week's notice, is valid.

Penalty: Parent or guardian, inclusive of any person having legal custody of or control over a child, who makes an agreement to pledge the labour of that child, shall be punishable with the which may extend to fifty rupees. Fine upto two hundred rupees is imposable on any person making such agreement with the parent or guardian of the child. Similar fine is awardable on any person employing or permitting the employment of a child whose labour is pledged by such an agreement.