The Minimum Wages Act

Short title and extent

Interpretation

Fixing of minimum rates of wages

Minimum rate of wages

Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages

[Omitted.]

Advisory Board

Central Advisory Board

Composition of committees, etc

Correction of errors

Wages in kind

Payment of minimum rates of wages

Fixing hours for a normal working day, etc

Overtime

Wages of worker who works for less than normal working day

Wages for two or more classes of work

Minimum time rate wages for piece work

Maintenance of registers and records

Inspectors

Claims

Single application in respect of a number of employees

Penalties for certain offences

General provision for punishment of other offences

Cognizance of offences

Offences by companies

Payment of undisbursed amounts due to employees

Protection against attachment of assets of employer with Government

Application of Payment of Wages Act, 1936, to scheduled employments

Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases

Bar of suits

Contracting out

Exemptions and exceptions

Power of State Government to add to Schedule

Power of Central Government to give directions

Power of the Central Government to make rules

Power of appropriate Government to make rules

Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament

Validation of fixation of certain minimum rates of wages

All sections

Any contract or agreement, whether made before or after the commencement
of this Act, whereby an employee either relinquishes or reduces his right to a minimum rate of wages or
any privilege or concession accruing to him under this Act shall be null and void in so far as it purports to
reduce the minimum rate of wages fixed under this Act. 

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