The Code on Wages (Gujarat) Rules, 2021

NOTIFICATION

Labour and Employment Department,

Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar.

Dated the 5th October, 2021

NO. KHR/2021/128/LVD/10/2020/555709/M(2) :- WHEREAS, certain draft rules were published as required by sub-section (1) of section 67 of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019), at pages 3/1 to 3/28 in the Gujarat Government Gazette, Extraordinary, Part I-L, dated the 31st March, 2021 under the Government Notification Labour Employment Department KHR/2021/29/LVD/10/2020/555709/M(2) dated the 31st March, 2021, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within a period of forty-five days from the date of publication of the said notification in the Official Gazette;

AND WHEREAS objections or suggestions have been received and considered by the Government in respect of the said notification.

NOW THEREFORE, In exercise of the powers conferred by section 67 of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019) (hereinafter referred as the said "Code" read with section 24 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) and in supersession of,--

(1) The Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1937;

(2) The Gujarat Payment of Wages Rules, 1963;

(3) The Gujarat Payment of Wages (Unclaimed Amounts) Rules, 1963;

(4) The Gujarat Payment of Wages Deductions for National Defence Fund and Defence Savings Scheme) Rules, 1964;

(5) The Payment of Wages (Manner of recovery of excess deductions) Rules, 1967;

(6) The Gujarat Minimum Wages Rules, 1961;

(7) The Ease of Compliance to Maintain Registers under various Labour Laws (Gujarat) Rules, 2017 to the extent these rules are made in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 26 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948) and applicable accordingly; the Government of Gujarat hereby makes the following rules, namely: -