Section 30. Power of appropriate Government to make rules.

(1) The appropriate Government may, subject to the condition of previous publication, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may—

(a) prescribe the term of office of the members, the procedure to be followed in the conduct of business, the method of voting, the manner of filling up casual vacancies in membership and the quorum necessary for the transaction of business of the committees, sub-committees, ^1*** and the Advisory Board; (b) prescribe the method of summoning witnesses, production of documents relevant to the subject-matter of the enquiry before the committees, sub-committees, ^1*** and the Advisory Board;

(c) prescribe the mode of computation of the cash value of wages in kind and of concessions in respect of supplies of essential commodities at concession rates;

(d) prescribe the time and conditions of payment of, and the deductions permissible from, wages;

(e) provide for giving adequate publicity to the minimum rates of wages fixed under this Act;

(f) provide for a day of rest in every period of seven days and for the payment of remuneration in respect of such day;

(g) prescribe the number of hours of work which shall constitute a normal working day;

(h) prescribe the cases and circumstances in which an employee employed for a period of less than the requisite number of hours constituting a normal working day shall not be entitled to receive wages for a full normal working day;

(i) prescribe the form of registers and records to be maintained and the particulars to be entered in such registers and records;

(j) provide for the issue of wage books and wage slips and prescribe the manner of making and authenticating entries in wage books and wage slips;

(k) prescribe the powers of Inspectors for purposes of this Act;

(l) regulate the scale of costs that may be allowed in proceedings under section 20;

(m) prescribe the amount of court-fees payable in respect of proceedings under section 20; and

(n) provide for any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.

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1. This Act has been extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and the First Schedule; Pondicherry by Reg. 7of 1973, s. 3 and First Schedule; Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and the Schedule; and Union territory of Goa, Damanand Diu by Notification No. G.S.R. 436, dated 16-4-1873, Gazette of India, Part II, sec. 3(i).This Act has been amended in Uttar Pradesh by U.P. Act 20 of 1960 (w.e.f. 1-1-1960), Bihar by Bihar Act 3 of 1961,Maharashtra by Maharashtra Act 10 of 1961, Andhra Pradesh by Andhra Pradesh Act 19 of 1961, Gujarat by Gujarat Act 22 of1961, Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh Act 11 of 1959, Kerala by Kerala Act 18 of 1960, Rajasthan by Rajasthan Act 4 of1969, Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh Act 36 of 1976 and Maharashtra by Maharashtra Act 25 of 1976.
2. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 51 of 1970, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-9-1971).
3. Subs. by Act 61 of 1986, s. 23, for clause (a).
4. Subs. by Act 30 of 1957, s. 2, for “Central Government, by a railway administration” .
5. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “an Act of the Central Legislature”
6. Ins. by Act 61 of 1986, s. 23.
7. Subs. by Act 26 of 1954, s. 2, for“clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Factories Act, 1934 (25 of 1934)”.

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1. Ins. by Act 30 of 1957, s. 2.
2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “Crown”.
3. Subs. by Act 26 of 1954, s.3, for sub-section (1).
4. Subs. by Act 31 of 1961, s. 2, for clause (a).

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1. Ins. by Act 30 of 1957, s. 3.
2. Certain words, brackets and figure omitted by Act 31 of 1961, s. 2.
3. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for certain words.
4. Ins. by s. 2, ibid.

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1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1957, s. 3 for clause (b).

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1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1957, s. 4, for section 5.

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1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1957, s. 6, for “committees, sub-committees, advisory committees and the advisory sub-committeesappointed under sections 5 and 6”
2. The words “advisory committee, advisory sub-committees” omitted by s. 7, ibid.
3. Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for section 10.
4. The words and figures “or section 10” omitted by s. 9, ibid.

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1. Section 13 re-numbered as sub-section (1) of thereof by Act 30 of 1957, s. 10.
2. Ins. by s. 10, ibid.
3. Subs. by Act 26 of 1954, s. 4 for “section 47 of the Factories Act, 1934 (25 of 1934)”.

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1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1857, s. 11, for clause (d).
2. Ins. by s. 11, ibid.

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1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1957, s. 12, for “any Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation or”.
2. Ins. by s. 12, ibid.
3. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for certain words.
4. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for sub-section (3) .

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1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1957, s. 13, for “A single application”.
2.Ins. by s. 13, ibid.
3. Subs. by s. 14, ibid., for section 22.

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1. Ins. by Act 30 of 1957, s. 15.
2. Ins. by Act 26 of 1954, s. 5.

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1 The words “advisory committees, advisory sub-committees” omitted by Act 30 of 1957, s. 16.
2. Ins. by Act 31 of 1961, s. 3.
3. Section 30A re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 4 of 2005, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 11-1-2005).

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1. Ins. by Act 4 of 2005, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 11-1-2005).
2. Subs. by Act 31 of 1961, s. 4, for section 31.

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1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1957, s. 18, for item No. 7.
2. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3760, dated 4th December, 1962.
3. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3760, dated 30th October, 1962.
4. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 1987, dated 30th May, 1968.
5. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 586, dated 5th February, 1970.
6. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 795, dated 13th February, 1970.
7. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 796, dated 18th February, 1970.
8. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2357, dated 1st July, 1970.
9. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3896, dated the 3rd September, 1971.10. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3898, dated 15th September, 1971.11. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2972, dated 1st July, 1972.12. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2973, dated 1st July, 1972.13. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2974, dated 6th July, 1972.

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1. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 1587, dated 24th May, 1973.
2. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2311, dated 3rd July, 1975.
3. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 4030, dated 4th February, 1976.
4. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 558, dated 29th January, 1977.
5. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 1823, dated 14th June, 1978.
6. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2945, dated 22nd September, 1978.
7. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2950, dated 25th September, 1978.
8. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3248, dated 26th October, 1978.
9. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3671, dated 7th December, 1978.10. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 1757, dated 16th June, 1980.11. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2473, dated 3rd September, 1980.