Lawgist logo - L!

LAWGIST

  • Search
  • About

The Payment of Wages Act

An Act to regulate the payment of wages of certain classes of employed persons.
1936
List of Chapters & Sections
All sections
  1. All sections

  2. 1
     Short title, extent, commencement and application
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Responsibility for payment of wages
  5. 4
     Fixation of wage-periods
  6. 5
     Time of payment of wages
  7. 6
     Wages to be paid in current coin or currency notes or by cheque or crediting in bank account
  8. 7
     Deductions which may be made from wages
  9. 8
     Fines
  10. 9
     Deductions for absence from duty
  11. 10
     Deductions for damage or loss
  12. 11
     Deductions for services rendered
  13. 12
     Deductions for recovery of advances
  14. 12A
     Deductions for recovery of loans
  15. 13
     Deductions for payments to co-operative societies and insurance schemes
  16. 13A
     Maintenance of registers and records
  17. 14
     Inspectors
  18. 14A
     Facilities to be afforded to Inspectors
  19. 15
     Claims arising out of deductions from wages or delay in payment of wages and penalty for malicious or vexatious claims
  20. 16
     Single application in respect of claims from unpaid group
  21. 17
     Appeal
  22. 17A
     Conditional attachment of property of employer or other person responsible for payment of wages
  23. 18
     Powers of authorities appointed under section 15
  24. 19
     [Omitted]
  25. 20
     Penalty for offences under the Act
  26. 21
     Procedure in trial of offences
  27. 22
     Bar of Suits
  28. 22A
     Protection of action taken in good faith
  29. 23
     Contracting out
  30. 24
     Delegation of powers
  31. 25
     Display by notice of abstracts of the Act
  32. 25A
     Payment of undisbursed wages in cases of death of employed person
  33. 26
     Rule-making power
Lawgist is not a law firm and does not engage in the practice of law or provide legal advice or legal representation. All information, software, services, and comments provided on this site are for informational and self-help purposes only and are not intended to be a substitute for professional legal advice. Use of this site is subject to our Terms and Conditions, Disclaimer, and Privacy Policy.