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The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 1. Preamble ?1.Preamble The Minimum Wages Act 1948 Bare Act Preamble [15thMarch, 1948] An act toprovide for fixing minimum rate of wages in certain employments. Where it is expedient to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments: It is here by enacted as follows: Thejustification for statutory fixation of minimum wages is obvious. Such provisions whichexists in more advanced countries are even more necessary in India, where workersorganisations are yet poorly developed and workers bargaining power is consequentlypoor. (Gazette of India). 2. Short Title and extent ?2.Short Title and extent The Minimum Wages Act 1948 Bare Act 1.Short title and extent (1) This Act may be called the Minimum Wages Act 1948. (2) It extends to the whole of India. pd4ml evaluation copy. visit 3. Interpretation ?3.Interpretation The Minimum Wages Act 1948 Bare Act 2.Interpretation In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context - (a) adolescent means a person who has completed his fourteenth year of age buthas not completed his eighteenth year; (aa) adult means a person who has completed his eighteenth year of age; (b) appropriate government means - (i) in relation to any scheduled employment carried on by or under the authority of theCentral Government or a railway administration] or in relation to a mine oilfield or majorport or any corporation established by a Central Act the Central Government and (ii) in relation to any other scheduled employment the State Government; (bb) child means a person who has not completed his fourteenth year ofage; (c) competent authority means the authority appointed by the appropriategovernment by notification in its Official Gazette to ascertain from time to time the costof living index number applicable to the employees employed in the scheduled employmentsspecified in such notification; (d) cost of living index number in relation to employees in any s