Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Act No. 14 of 2013 · in force from 9 December 2013 · 30 sections in 8 chapters. Every section below links to its verbatim text. Search it in plain words on AskBNS.
Chapter I: Preliminary
- POSH Act1 Short title, extent and commencement
- POSH Act2 Definitions
- POSH Act3 Prevention of sexual harassment
Chapter II: Constitution of Internal Complaints Committee
Chapter III: Constitution of Local Complaints Committee
- POSH Act5 Notification of District Officer
- POSH Act6 Constitution and jurisdiction of [Local Committee]
- POSH Act7 Composition, tenure and other terms and conditions of [Local Committee]
- POSH Act8 Grants and audit
Chapter IV: Complaint
Chapter V: Inquiry Into Complaint
- POSH Act12 Action during pendency of inquiry
- POSH Act13 Inquiry report
- POSH Act14 Punishment for false or malicious complaint and false evidence
- POSH Act15 Determination of compensation
- POSH Act16 Prohibition of publication or making known contents of complaint and inquiry proceedings
- POSH Act17 Penalty for publication or making known contents of complaint and inquiry proceedings
- POSH Act18 Appeal
Chapter VI: Duties of Employer
Chapter VII: Duties and Powers of District Officer
Chapter VIII: Miscellaneous
- POSH Act21 Committee to submit annual report
- POSH Act22 Employer to include information in annual report
- POSH Act23 Appropriate Government to monitor implementation and maintain data
- POSH Act24 Appropriate Government to take measures to publicise the Act
- POSH Act25 Power to call for information and inspection of records
- POSH Act26 Penalty for non-compliance with provisions of Act
- POSH Act27 Cognizance of offence by courts
- POSH Act28 Act not in derogation of any other law
- POSH Act29 Power of appropriate Government to make rules
- POSH Act30 Power to remove difficulties