Bare Acts

The Payment of Wages Act, 1936

An Act to regulate the payment of wages of certain classes of employed persons.

मजदूरी संदाय अधिनियम,1936

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Act Details

Act Number:

04

Act Year:

1936

Location:

Enactment Date:

4/23/1936

Enforcement Date:

1937-03-28

Ministry:

Ministry of Labour and Employment

Full List of Payment of Wages Act Sections

Section 1 to Section 26

Section 1

Short title, extent, commencement and application.

Section 2

Section 3

Responsibility for payment of wages.

Section 4

Fixation of wage-periods.

Section 5

Time of payment of wages.

Section 6

Wages to be paid in current coin or currency notes or by cheque or crediting in bank account.

Section 7

Deductions which may be made from wages.

Section 8

Section 9

Deductions for absence from duty.

Section 10

Deductions for damage or loss.

Section 11

Deductions for services rendered.

Section 12

Deductions for recovery of advances.

Section 12A

Deductions for recovery of loans.

Section 13

Deductions for payments to co-operative societies and insurance schemes.

Section 13A

Maintenance of registers and records.

Section 14

Section 14A

Facilities to be afforded to Inspectors.

Section 15

Claims arising out of deductions from wages or delay in payment of wages and penalty for malicious or vexatious claims.

Section 16

Single application in respect of claims from unpaid group.

Section 17

Section 17A

Conditional attachment of property of employer or other person responsible for payment of wages.

Section 18

Powers of authorities appointed under section 15.

Section 19

Section 20

Penalty for offences under the Act.

Section 21

Procedure in trial of offences.

Section 22

Section 22A

Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 23

Contracting out.

Section 24

Delegation of powers.

Section 25

Display by notice of abstracts of the Act.

Section 25A

Payment of undisbursed wages in cases of death of employed person.

Section 26

Rule-making power.