The MINIMUM WAGES (ASSAM AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964
!'he 10th August 1964

No.LJL.20/64.;11.-The following Act of the Assam Legisb.tive Assembly

1Jhich received the assent of the President, is hereby published for general

information.

(Received the assent of the President on the l5th August 19641.)

ASSAM AC f XIX OF 1964

7 THE MINIMUM WAGES (ASSAM AMENDMENT) ACr, 1964

LPubli:-hed in the As~ am Ga~ette Extraordinary, dated the 11th August 1964-J

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Act

to a mead the Minimum Wages Act, 1'>48 in its application to tbe

State of Assam.

Prea~ble. Whereas it is exp~dient to amend the Minimum
Wages Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the said Cent r a J
Act), in its application to the State of Assam, for the Af ~~

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purpose and in the manner hereinafter appearing;             -

## It is hereby enacted in the Fifceenth Y~ar of the
Republic of India as follows :-:-

Short title, 1.(1) This Act may be called the Minimum Wages

extent · ~nd (Assam Amt:ndrr,ent) Act, 1964.
eommc;11ce-
mcnt. ·

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Amendment 2. In Section 5 of the said Act, at the end of
of :iec1ion 5 clause (al of sub-section (1), for the comma and the
o f Ct ntral word "or" after the word "be", a colon shat 1 be sub-

~?~ 94.~~ .XI stituted and the following proviso shall be added,
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"Provided the committees and sub-committees

as so appointed may advise the appro-
priate Governmrnt in respect of fixation
of wages on interim measure after holding
such preliminary enquiries as the commit~
tee or the sub-commiuee, as the case
may be, considers nece>sary in this behalf
and the appropriate Government after

considering rnch advice may fix the wag-es
pen'.:ling the fixation of the minimum rate
of wages aa required under sub-section (2)
or".

U. TAHBILDAR
Deputy Secretary to the Govt.' of Assan: ,

Law Department.


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