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The Maharashtra Workmen’s Minimum House-rent Allowance Act, 1983.

Maharashtra

An Act to provide for payment of minimum house-rent allowance to workmen employed in industries in Maharashtra.

Act number
23 of 1988
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Industries, Energy and Labour Department
Enacted
17 Oct 1988

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15 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent, commencement and application.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Appointment of Controlling Authority.
  4. Section 4Responsibility for payment of house-rent allowance.
  5. Section 5House-rent allowance when not payable.
  6. Section 6Recovery of house-rent allowance as fine.
  7. Section 7Reference of a dispute under this Act.
  8. Section 8Maintenance of registers, accounts and records.
  9. Section 9Appointment of Inspectors.
  10. Section 10Penalties for offences
  11. Section 11Cognizance of offences.
  12. Section 12Protection of action taken under the Act.
  13. Section 13Power to exempt in special cases
  14. Section 14Power to make rules.
  15. Section 15Protection of rights under other laws or agreements