Section No :  
1980 Revised version
WAGES BOARDS
Marginal Notes
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Wages Boards Ordinance.
2. Payment of wages.
3. Wage records.
3A. Grant of Holiday on the Full Moon Poya Day.[9, 29 of 1971.]
3B. Employment on Full Moon Poya Day.[9, 29 of 1971.]
3C. Particulars of wages to be furnished to the worker or to his trade union. [2, 10 of 1978.]
3D. arrears of wages in certain cases. [2, 10 of 1978.]
4. Penalty for failure to comply with provision of Part I.[3, 10 of 1978.]
5. Duration of provisions of sections 2 (b) and 3.
6. Application of Part II to particular trades.
7. Notice of intention to apply Part II.
8. Establishment of Wages Boards.
9. Constitution of Wages Boards.
10. Chairman and secretary of Wages Board,
11. Procedure at meetings of Wages Boards.
12. Term of office of member of Wages Board.
13. Regulations.
14. Determination of questions as to which is appropriate Wages Board in cases of doubt.
15. Reference of matters to Wages Board by Minister or Commissioner.
16. Power of Wages Board to hold inquiries.
17. Information given in proceedings before Wages Board to be treated as confidential in certain cases.
18. District Wages Committees.
19. Reference of matters by Wages Board to District Wages Committee.
20. Minimum rates of wages.
21. Liability of employer to pay minimum wages.
22. Wages of worker who works for less than normal working day or does not work at all on any day.
23. intervals at which wages shall be paid.
24. Hours of work and weekly holiday.
25. Annual holidays.[7, 27 of 1957.]
26. Computation, of service for purposes of holidays.
27. Determination of different rates of wages, &c. to suit special circumstances.
28. Publication of proposed decisions by Wages Boards.
29. Procedure for approval of decisions by Wages Boards by Minister.
30. Rescission or amendment of decisions of Wages Board.
31. Proof of decisions of Wages Boards.
32. Decisions of Wages Board to have effect notwithstanding any written law other than this Ordinance.
33. Determination of general minimum time-rate by Commissioner in certain cases.
34. Decisions or Wages Board which is abolished or whose authority is curtailed.
35. Worker performing two or more classes of work.
36. Worker performing piece-work [8, 27 of 1957.]
37. Worker waiting for work on employer's premises.
38. Work done under an arrangement made by way of trade.
39. Non-able-bodied worker.
40. Apprentices or learners.[9, 27 of 1957.]
41. Employers' duty to keep register.[ 10, 27 of 1957.]
42. Exhibition of notices by employers. [11, 27 of 1957.]
43. Register to be kept by persons giving out work.
43A. Maintenance of other records by employers. [12, 27 of 1957.]
44. Penalty for failure to pay wages, c. [ 3, 23 of 1966.]
45. Immediate employer being himself in the employment of another person.
45A. Liability of contractor in regard to wages due to a worker employed by subcontractor. [14, 27 of 1957.]
46. Recovery of sums due to workers under this Ordinance. [15, 27 of 1957.] [4,27 of 1962.]
47. Burden of proof. [16, 27 of 1957.]
48. Offences by employer.
49. worker for being a member of a Wages Board, &c.
50. Employer receiving premium in breach of section 40.
51. Disclosure of breach of section 17(2).
52. Appointment of officers.
53. Authorization Commissioner of another officer to act on his behalf.
54. Power of employer of returns, &c.
55. Power of prescribed officers.
56. Power of Commissioner of Labour or registered trade union to recover by suit money due to a worker. [19, 27 of 1957.]
57. Wages to be a first of trade.
57A. Certificate of service. [ 20, 27 of 1957.]
58. Offences.
59. Liability of employer's agent.
59A. Special provisions applicable where persons are employed to do work under an arrangement made for any commercial purpose.[3, 24 of 1966.]
60. No prosecution except with Commissioner's sanction and within six years of offence. [6,10 of 1978.]
61. Court of trial for offences.
62. Contracting out of rights or liabilities under Ordinance.
63. Regulations.
64. Interpretation.
65. Ordinance to prevail in cases of conflict with other written law.