(2) As soon as may be, after the receipt of the recommendations of the Committee, the Central Government shall make an order in terms of the recommendations or subject to such modifications, if any, as it thinks fit, being modifications which, in the opinion of the Central Government, do not effect important alterations in the character of the recommendations.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Central Government may, if it thinks fit,—
(a) make such modifications in the recommendations not being modifications of the nature referred to in sub-section (2), as it thinks fit:
Provided that before making any such modifications, the Central Government shall cause notice to be given to all persons likely to be affected thereby in such manner as may be prescribed, and shall take into account any representations which they may make in this behalf in writing, or
(b) refer the recommendations or any part thereof to the Committee, in which case the Central Government shall consider its further recommendations and make an order either in terms of the recommendations or with such modifications as are referred to in sub-section (2).
Power of Central Government co enforce rccommendalioni of Co njmtee.
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(3) Every order made by the Central Government shall be published in the Official Gazette together with the recommendations of the Committee relating to the order, and the order shall come into operation on the date of publication or on such date, whether prospectively or retrospectively, as may be specified in the order.
7. Subject to the other provisions contained in section 10, the order of the Central Government on its publication in the Official Gazette shall be binding on all employers and working journalists in relation to whom the order has been made; and every working journalist shall be entitled to claim wages at a rate which shall, in no case, be less than the rate of wages specified in the order, Order of Central Government to be binding on all persons concerned.
8. The Central Government may, at any time after the expiry of three years from the date of the order passed by it under this Ordinance, if it is of opinion that circumstances require that the rates of wages specified in the order should be revised, constitute a Wage Board as provided in section 8 of the Working Journalists Act, and where a Wage Board is so constituted, the provisions of the Working Journalists Act shall apply thereto.
Review of order of Central Government
9. Any money due to a working journalist under any order of the Central Government made under this Ordinance, may be recovered in the same manner as money due under the Working Journalists Act may be recovered under section 17 of that Act.
Recovery of moneys due to working journalists.