No: 19 Dated: Aug, 11 1964

THE MINIMUM WAGES (ASSAM AMENDMENT) ACr, 1964

ASSAM ACT XIX OF 1964

 

    An Act to amend the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 in its application to the State of Assam

    Preamble.-Whereas it is expedient to amend the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) in its application to the State of Assam, for the purpose and in the manner hereinafter appearing;

    It is hereby enacted in the Fifteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:

1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Minimum Wages (Assam Amendment) Act, 1964.

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of Section 5 of Central Act No. 11 of 1948.-In Section 5 of the said Act, at the end of clause (a) of sub-section (1), for the comma and the word "or" after the word "be", a colon shall be substituted and the following proviso shall be added, namely:

"Provided the committees and sub-committees as so appointed may advise the appropriate Government in respect of fixation of wages on interim measure after holding such preliminary enquiries as the committee or the sub-committee, as the case may be, considers necessary in this behalf and the appropriate Government after considering such advice may fix the wages pending the fixation of the minimum rate of wages as required under sub-section (2), or".