(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (hereinafter referred to in this section as “the said Act”), the Government may, by notification, direct that all or any of the provisions of the said Act or the rules made thereunder shall apply to all or any class of unprotected workers employed in any scheduled employment to which this Act applies with the modification that in relation to unprotected workers, employer shall mean where a Board makes payment of wages to any such worker, the Board, and in any other case, the employer as defined in this Act and on such application of the provisions of the said Act, an Inspector appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be the Inspector for the purpose of the enforcement of such provisions of the said Act within the local limits of his jurisdiction.
(2) The Government may, only if the Advisory Committee so advises, by a like notification, cancel or vary any notification issued under sub-section (1).
20. Notwithstanding anything in the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to in this section as “the said Act”), the Government may, by notification direct that all or any of the provisions of the said Act or the rules made thereunder shall apply to unprotected women workers employed in any scheduled employment to which this Act applies; and for that purpose they shall be deemed to be woman within the meaning, of the said Act; and in relation to such women, employer shall mean where a Board makes payment of wages to such women, the Board; and in any other case, the employer as defined in this Act and on such application of the provisions of the said Act, an Inspector Application of payment of Wages Act, 1936 to workers.
Central Act 4 of
1936.
Application of Maternity Benefit Act to unprotected women workers.
Central Act 53 of
1961.
[Act No.61 of 1976] 15 appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be the Inspector for the purpose of enforcement of such provisions of the said Act, within the local limits of the jurisdiction.
21. Nothing in this Act shall affect any rights or privileges, which any unprotected worker employed in any scheduled employment is entitled to on the date on which this Act comes into force under any other law, contract, custom or usage applicable to such worker, if such rights or privilages are more favourable to him than those to which he would be entitled under this Act and a scheme made thereunder:
Provided that such worker shall not be entitled to receive any corresponding benfit under the provisions of this Act and the scheme.
22. The Government may, after consulting the Advisory Committee, by notification, and subject to such conditions and for such period as may be specified in the notifications, exempt from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act or any scheme made thereunder, all or any class or classes of unprotected workers employed in any scheduled employment or any establishment or part of any establishment of any scheduled employment, if in the opinion of the Government all such unprotected workers of such class or classes of workers, are in the enjoyment of benefits which are on the whole not less favourable to such unprotected workers than the benefits provided by or under this Act or any scheme made thereunder:
Provided that before any such notification is issued, the Government shall publish in the 4Telangana Gazette, a notice of its intention to issue such notification, and invite objections and suggestions in respect thereto, and no such
4. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.7, LET & F (Labour) Department, dated
01.02.2016.
Right and privileges under other laws not affected in certain cases.
Exemption.
16 [Act No.61 of 1976] notification shall be issued until the objections and suggestions have been considered and a period of one month has expired from the date of first publication of the notice:
Provided further that the Government may, by notification any time, for reasons to be specified rescind the aforesaid notification.