mencement of this Act, no person shall—
(a) make any advance under, or in pursuance of, the bonded labour system, or
(b) compel any person to render any bonded labour or other form of forced labour.
1. Explanation added by Act 73 of 1985, s. 2 (w.e.f. 24-12-1985).
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5. Agreement, custom, etc., to be void.—On the commencement of this Act, any custom or tradition
or any contract, agreement or other instrument (whether entered into or executed before or after the
commencement of this Act), by virtue of which any person, or any member of the family or dependant of
such person, is required to do any work or render any service as a bonded labourer, shall be void and
inoperative