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Rule-making power 397 10 (4) The Punjab Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1965 THE PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT, 1936 INTRODUCTION With the growth of industries in India, problems relating to payment of wages to persons employed in industry took an ugly turn. The industrial units were riot making payment of wages to their workers at regular intervals and wages were not uniform. The industrial workers were forced to raise their heads against their exploitation. In 1926, Government of India wrote to local governments to ascertain the position with regard to the delays which occurred in the payment of wages to the persons employed in Industry. Material so collected was placed before the Royal Commission on Labour which was appointed in 1929. On the report of the Commission, Government of India re-examined the subject and in February, 1933 the Payment of Wages Bill, 1933, was introduced in the Legislative Assembly and circulated for the purpose of-eliciting opinions. A motion for the reference of the Bill to a Select Committee was tabled but the motion could not be passed and the Bill lapsed. In 1935 the Payment of Wages Bill, based upon the same principles as the earlier Bill of 1933 but thoroughly revised was introduced in the Legislative Assembly on 15th February, 1935. The Bill was referred to the Select Committee. The Select Committee presented its report on 2nd September, 1935. Incorporating the recommendations of the Select Committee, the Payment of Wages Bill, 1935 was again introduced in the Legislative Assembly. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS In 1926 the Government of India addressed local governments with a view to ascertain the position with regard to the delays which occurred in the payment of wages to persons employed in industry, and the practice of imposing fines on them. The investigations revealed the existence of abuses in both directions and the material collected was placed before the Royal Commission on Labour which was appointed in 1929. The Commission collected further evidence on the subject and the results of their examination with their recommendations will be found on pages 216-221 and 236-241 of their Report. The Government of India re-examined the subject in the light of the Commission’s Report and in February, 1933 a Bill embodying the conclusions then reached was introduced and 10 (4) The Punjab Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1965 circulated for the purpose of eliciting opinion. A motion for the reference of the Bill to a Select Committee was tabled during the Delhi session of 1933-34, but was not reached, and the Bill lapsed. The present Bill is based upon the same principles as the original but has been revised throughout in the light of the criticisms received when die original Bill was circulated. ACT 4 OF 1936 The Payment of Wages Bill, 1935 having been passed by the Legislative Assembly received its assent on 23rd April, 1936. It came on the Statute Book as THE PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT, 1936 (4 of 1936). LIST OF AMENDING ACTS, ORDINANCE AND ADAPTATION ORDERS