Rule 18. Conditions for recovery of advance of wages

The recovery, as the case may be of,-

(i) advances of money given to an employee after the employment begins under clause (b) of section 23 of the Code; or

(ii) advances of wages to an employee not already earned under clause (c) of section 23 of the Code, shall be made by the employer from the wages of the concerned employee in instalments determined by the employer, so as any or all instalments in a wage period shall not exceed fifty percent of the wages of the employee in that wage period and the particulars of such recovery shall be recorded in the register maintained in Form-I.