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Bare Acts

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 with Delhi Amendment

An Act to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments.

Act Details

Act Number:

11

Act Year:

1948

Location:

Delhi

Enactment Date:

3/15/1948

Department:

Labour Department

All Section List

Section 1 to Section 31

Section 1

Short title and extent.

Section 2

Interpretation.

Section 3

Fixing of minimum rates of wages.

Section 4

Minimum rate of wages.

Section 5

Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.

Section 6

Section 7

Advisory Board.

Section 8

Central Advisory Board.

Section 9

Composition of committees, etc.

Section 10

Correction of errors.

Section 11

Section 12

Payment of minimum rates of wages.

Section 13

Fixing hours for a normal working day, etc.

Section 14

Section 15

Wages of worker who works for less than normal working day.

Section 16

Wages for two or more classes of work.

Section 17

Minimum time rate wages for piece work.

Section 18

Maintenance of registers and records.

Section 19

Section 20

Section 21

Single application in respect of a number of employees.

Section 22

Penalties for certain offences.

Section 22A

General provision for punishment of other offences.

Section 22B

Cognizance of offences.

Section 22C

Offences by companies.

Section 22D

Payment of undisbursed amounts due to employees.

Section 22E

Protection against attachment of assets of employer with Government.

Section 23

Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases.

Section 24

Section 25

Contracting out.

Section 26

Exemptions and exceptions.

Section 28

Power of Central Government to give directions.

Section 29

Power of the Central Government to make rules.

Section 30

Power of appropriate Government to make rules.

Section 30A

Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament.

Section 31

Validation of fixation of certain minimum rates of wages.