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Labour Legislations

Notes Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be
after it is made, before each House of the Parliament. If both Houses agree in making any
modification in the rule, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form.
If both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, it shall have no effect. But any such
modification or annulment of the rule shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything
previously done under that rule. (Section 26).

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Appeals: An order dismissing, either wholly or in part, an application made on the ground that
deductions are made contrary to the Act or payment of wages has been delayed.
Application of Act (Sec. 24): In relation to railways, air transport services, mines and oil fields,
the powers conferred upon the State Government by the Act shall be powers of the Central
Government.
Contracting Out (Sec. 23): Any contract or agreement whereby an employed person relinquishes
any right conferred by the Act shall be null and void in so far as it purports to deprive him of
such right.
Display of Notice (Sec. 25): The person responsible for the payment of wages to persons employed
in a factory or an industrial or other establishment shall cause to be displayed a notice containing
such abstracts of the Act and of the rules made thereunder in English and in the language of the
majority of the persons employed in the factory or an industrial or other establishment, as may
be prescribed.
Employed Person: Employed person includes the legal representative of a deceased employed
person.
Employer: Employer includes the legal representative of deceased employer.
Fixation of wage-period: Every person responsible for the payment of wages under Sec. 3 shall
fix periods, known as Wages Periods in respect of which such wages shall be payable. A wage
period shall not exceed one month. (Section 4)
Illegal Deductions: Any deductions other than those authorised under Section 7 of the Act would
constitute illegal deductions.
Inspector: make such examination and inquiry as he thinks fit in order to ascertain if the provisions
of the Act are being observed;

Protection (Sec. 22-A): No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall be against the
Government or any officer or the Government for anything which is in good faith done or
intended to be done under the Act.
Wages: "Wages" means all remuneration (whether by way of salary, allowances, otherwise)
expressed in terms of money or capable of being expressed which would, if the terms of
employment, expressed or implied are fulfilled, be payable to persons employed in his
employment or of work done in such employment.

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