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Application by motor transport workers not included in the schedule.—(1) Any motor transport worker may, within a period of one month from the date of publication of this Act in the Gazette, make an application to the Labour Com- missmner that he has not been included in a category of the schedule. (2) On receipt of such an application the Labour Com- missmner may, after hearing the applicant and the employer and making such enquiries as he may COHSldel‘ necessary pass orders deCiding the category in which the applicant is to be included. (3) Against the orders of the Labour Commissmnei an appeal shall lie to the Government. The appeal shall be filed Within one month of the date of reCEipt of the orders of the Labour Commissmner. 6 Cognizance of oflences.—-(l) No courl shall lake cognizance of an offence under lhis Act save on complaint made by such authority as the Government may, by notifica- tion in the Gazette, specify (2) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the First'CIass shall try any offence under this Act. 7 Saving of other laws.——-The provisions contained in this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of the proviSions contained in the Payment of Wages Act, 1036 (Central Act 4 of 1956), the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Central Act 11 of 1948), the Motor Transport, Workers Act, 1961 (Central Act 27 of 1961) and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (Central Act 14 of 1947). 8 Repeal and Saving—(l) The Kerala Motor Trans— port Workers' Payment of Fair Wages Ordinance, 1971 (8 of 1971) is hereby repealed. (2) NotWithstanding such repeal anything done or any a'ction taken or any proceeding instituted under the said Ordi- nance shall be deemed to have been done or taken or instituted under this Act. 216 SCHEDULE A Calcgogy Deames: Home rent of P417 male allowance allawancnfor employee: all worker: R5. R5. R5. Class of Employers—I (Employers owning 5 or less than 5 vehicles) I 55—2—65—3—80—4~—100 65 5 II 65—3—80—4—100—5—125 65 5 III (A) 80—4—100—5—125—6—155 65 5 III (B) 85—4—105—5—130—6—160 65 5 IV l00—5—125—6—i 55—7—190 70 5 V 125—6455—7—190—EB-10—24O 70 5 VI 140-7—1 75—3—215—EB—l2—275 70 5 Class of Employers—II (Employers owning more than 5 but less than 26 vehicles) I 55—2—65—3—80—4-—100 70 5 II 65—3—80—4-4 00-5—1 25 70 5 III (A)! 80—4-100—5-125—6—155 70 5 III (B) 85—4—105—5—130—6—160 70 5 IV 100—5—l25—6v155~7—190 75 5 V 125—6—155—7—190—EB—10—240 75 5 VI l40—7—l 75—8—215—EB—l 2—275 75 5 Class of Employers—III (Employers owning 26 or more vehicles) I 55—2—65—3—80—4—1 00 75 5 II 65—3—80—4—100—5425 75 5 III (A) 80—4—100—5—125—6—155 75 5 III (B) 35—4-105—5—130—6—160 75 5 IV I 00$~l 2545—155—7—190 80 5 V 125-6—155—7—190—EB—10—240 80 5 VI l40—7—l 75—8—215—EB—l2—275 80 5 Norm—The Dcarness Allowance mentioned above is linked to All India Average Consumer Price Index of working class published by Labour Bureau, Simla, for April 1969 when it stood at I71, With 1960:100. For every rise or fall per point an adjustment of 75 paise would be made in it. The revision will be effective prospectively from lsi April every year on the basis of the average of the indices for the earlier 12 months [0| January to December. The Deamess Allo- wance as shown in the Schedule will not be reduced even if ‘he index figure goes below 117. .__...___..___‘ mfloweww-