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No. 18 Poudouchéry Mardi 14 Février 2017 (25 Magha 1938)
No. Puducherry Tuesday 14th February 2017
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
LABOUR DEPARTMENT
No. 215/AIL/Lab./G/2017.
Puducherry, the 2nd February 2017.
NOTIFICATION
The Ordinance of the Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department), Government of India, New Delhi, published in the Gazette of India, dated 28th December, 2016, Extraordinary No. 62, Part-II, Section-1, is hereby republished for general information of the public.
(By order)
R. DJEACOUMAR,
Under Secretary to Government (Labour).
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LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART - I
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 28th December, 2016/Pausha 7, 1938 (Saka).
THE PAYMENT OF WAGES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2016
Promulgated by the President in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India.
An Ordinance further to amend the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
Whereas, the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2016 has been introduced in the House of the People on the 15th December, 2016 and is pending in that House;
And whereas, Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:-
1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Short title and commencement.
Ordinance, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. For section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the following section shall be substituted, namely:—
Substitution of section 6 of Act 4 of 1936.
"6. All wages shall be paid in current coin or currency notes or by cheque or by crediting the wages in the bank account of the employee;
Provided that the appropriate Government may, by notification in the Wages to be paid in current coin or currency notes or by cheque or crediting in bank account.
Official Gazette, specify the industrial or other establishment, the employer of which shall pay to every person employed in such industrial or other establishment, the wages only by cheque or by crediting the wages in his bank account".
PRANAB MUKHERJEE,
President.
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Dr. G. NARAYANA RAJU, Secretary to the Government of India.