1. (1) This rules will be called Bangladesh Labor Rules, 2015.

(2) It will immediately be effective.

2. (1) If there is nothing contrary to the subject or context, in these rules:

(a) ‘Act’ means Bangladesh Labor Act, 2006 (Act No. 42 of 2006)

(b) ‘Competent Person’ means any person or institution experienced in the field concerned nominated by the government or the Inspector General or Labor Director with a view to implementing the purposes of these rules;

(c) ‘Lifting machinery’ means crane, winche, hosists, Derrick Boom, Derrick and Mast Band, Goose Neck, Eyebolt, Spreader and machineries fitted permanently with derrick, mast and deck used in lifting works regarding any process;

(d) Ship means any vessel not entirely pulling used in the naval transport. But any local boat or barge won’t be included with this.

(e) ‘Telephone Service’ means any service regarding telecommunications including mobile operators and land phone operators.

(f) ‘Contracting organization’ means the firm registered under the section 3a which supplies workers under any contract for the implementation of any work.

(g) ‘Supervising Officer’ means such person authorized by the owner or the managing authority in writing who determines the target of any work and service, controls the extent of the work, the implementation activities, assesses or reviews the work, gives direction or supervises the work of any section of the factory or firm by dint of powers given to him.

(h) ‘Schedule’ means any schedule of these rules.

(i) ‘Section’ means any section of this act.

(j) ‘Any person bestowed the responsibility of administrative or managerial work’ means person authorized by the owner or the managing authority in writing who appoints workers or employees, determines the salaries and allowances, terminates the services or removes from the services, pays off the final dues and approves or controls the expenditures of the firm.

(k) ‘Process’ means loading goods or fuels in vessel moored beside another ship or unloading goods or fuel or oil from the ship and ancillary works will also be included with it.

(l) ‘Premises’ means dock, wharf, quay or any place used for loading and unloading goods or fuels or oil from the ships.

(m) ‘Pulley block’ means such pulley, block, gin or such gear that aren’t specially made crane or block fitted permanently for using with crane.

(n) ‘Form’ means any form of these rules.

(o) ‘Board’ means security fund managing board, minimum wage board, central fund managing board, workers’ participation and workers’ welfare fund managing board, provident fund trustee board, tea garden workers provident fund trustee board or apprentice activities managing board.

(p) ‘Press workers’ means any journalist, administrative worker or newspaper press worker engaged in any print and electronic media.

(q) ‘Hatch’ means mouth of any deck for conducting the process or ventilation. (r) ‘Hatchway’ means the entire space of hatch from the upper side of the deck to the internal side.

(s) ‘Hotel and restaurant operators’ means any person who operates any hotel and restaurant being authorized by any contract or leas or any other way.

(2) Any expression used in these rules but not defined will be used in the meaning in which it has been defined in the act.