Minimum Wages Act, 1948
22F. Application of Payment of Wages Act 1936 to scheduled employments
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in
the Payment of Wages Act 1936 (4 of 1936) the appropriate government may by
notification in the Official Gazette direct that subject to the provisions of
sub-section (2) all or any of the provisions of the said Act shall with such
modifications if any as may be specified in the notification apply to wages
payable to employees in such scheduled employments as may be specified in the
notification.
(2) Where all or any of the provisions of the
said Act are applied to wages payable to employees in any scheduled employment
under sub-section (1) the Inspector appointed under this Act shall be deemed to
be the Inspector for the purpose of enforcement of the provisions so applied
within the local limits of his jurisdiction.