law: Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 
  
  12.Registration of building workers as beneficiaries.- 
  (1) Every building worker who has completed
  
  eighteen years of age, but has not completed sixty years of age, and who has
  
  been engaged in any building or other construction work for not less than
  
  ninety days during the preceding twelve months shall be eligible for
  
  registration as beneficiary under this Act.
  (2) An application for registration shall be made in such form, as may be
  
  prescribed, to the officer authorized by the Board in this behalf.
  (3) Every application under sub-section (2) shall be accompanied by such
  
  documents together with such fee not exceeding fifty rupees as may be
  
  prescribed.
  (4) If the officer authorized by the Board under sub-section (2) is satisfied
  
  that the applicant has complied with the provisions of this Act and the rules
  
  made thereunder , he shall register the name of the
  
  building workers as a beneficiary under this Act;
  
  Provided that an application for registration shall not be rejected
  
  without giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard.
  (5) Any person aggrieved by the decision under sub-section (4) may, within
  
  thirty days from the date of such decision, prefer an appeal to the Secretary
  
  of the Board or any other officer specified by the Board in this behalf and the
  
  decision of the Secretary or such other officer on such appeal shall be final:
  
  Provided that the Secretary or any other officer specified by the Board
  
  in this behalf may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of
  
  thirty days if he is satisfied that the building worker was prevented by
  
  sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
  (6) The secretary of the Board shall cause to maintain such registers as may be
  
  prescribed.