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The Payment of Wages Act, 1936, 4 of 1936 (Rep., Act 29 of 2019)

25 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. 1A deduction under clause (d) or clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 7 shall not be made from th
  3. 2In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,
  4. 3Any contract or agreement, whether made before or after the commencement of this Act, whereby an emp
  5. 4The powers by this Act conferred upon the Local Government shall be exercised by the Governor Genera
  6. 5The person responsible for the payment of wages to persons employed in a factory shall cause to be d
  7. 7Section 7
  8. 8Section 8
  9. 9(1) Deductions may be made under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 7 only on account of the a
  10. 10(1) A deduction under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 7 shall not exceed the amount of the
  11. 11A deduction under clause (d) or clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 7 shall not be made from th
  12. 12Deductions under clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 7 shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:
  13. 13Deductions under clause (j) of sub-section (2) of section 7 shall be subject to such conditions as the Local Government may impose
  14. 14(1) An Inspector of Factories appointed under inspectors sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Factor
  15. 15(1) The Local Government may, by notification in the local official Gazette, appoint any Commissione
  16. 16Section 16
  17. 17(1) An appeal against a direction made under Appeal sub-section (3) of section 15 may be preferred,
  18. 18Every authority appointed under sub-section (1) of section 15 shall have all the powers of a Civil C
  19. 20(1) whoever
  20. 21(1) No Court shall take cognizance of a complaint against any person for an offence under sub-sectio
  21. 22No Court shall entertain any suit for the recovery of wages or of any deduction from wages in so far as the sum so claimed
  22. 23Any contract or agreement, whether made before or after the commencement of this Act, whereby an emp
  23. 24The powers by this Act conferred upon the Local Government shall be exercised by the Governor Genera
  24. 25The person responsible for the payment of wages to persons employed in a factory shall cause to be d
  25. 26Section 26