The Minimum Wages Act
An Act to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments.1948
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1Short title and extent2Interpretation3Fixing of minimum rates of wages4Minimum rate of wages5Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages6[Omitted.]7Advisory Board8Central Advisory Board9Composition of committees, etc10Correction of errors11Wages in kind12Payment of minimum rates of wages13Fixing hours for a normal working day, etc14Overtime15Wages of worker who works for less than normal working day16Wages for two or more classes of work17Minimum time rate wages for piece work18Maintenance of registers and records19Inspectors20Claims21Single application in respect of a number of employees22Penalties for certain offences22AGeneral provision for punishment of other offences22BCognizance of offences22COffences by companies22DPayment of undisbursed amounts due to employees22EProtection against attachment of assets of employer with Government22FApplication of Payment of Wages Act, 1936, to scheduled employments23Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases24Bar of suits25Contracting out26Exemptions and exceptions27Power of State Government to add to Schedule28Power of Central Government to give directions29Power of the Central Government to make rules30Power of appropriate Government to make rules30ARules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament31Validation of fixation of certain minimum rates of wages