30.
Power of appropriate government to make rules -
(1) The appropriate government may subject to the condition of previous publication by
notification in the Official Gazette make rules for carrying out the purposes of this
Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may -
(a) prescribe the term of office of the members the procedure to be followed in the
conduct of business the method of voting the manner of filling up casual vacancies in
membership and the quorum necessary for the transaction of business of the committees
sub-committees and the Advisory Board;
(b) prescribe the method of summoning witnesses production of documents relevant to the
subject-matter of the enquiry before the committees sub-committees and the Advisory
Board;
(c) prescribe the mode of computation of the cash value of wages in kind and of
concessions in respect of supplies of essential commodities at concession rates;
(d) prescribe the time and conditions of payment of and the deductions permissible from
wages;
(e) provide for giving adequate publicity to the minimum rates of wages fixed under this
Act;
(f) provide for a day of rest in every period of seven days and for the particulars to be
entered in such registers and records;
(g) prescribe the number of hours of work which shall constitute a normal working
day;
(h) prescribe the cases and circumstance in which an employee employed for a period of
less than the requisite number of hours constituting a normal working day shall not be
entitled to receive wages for a full normal working day;
(i) prescribe the form of registers and records to be maintained and the particulars to be
entered in such registers and records;
(j) provide for the issue of wage book and wage slips and prescribe the manner of making
and authenticating entries in wage books and wage slips;
(k) prescribe the powers of Inspectors for purposes of this Act;
(l) regulate the scale of costs that may be allowed in proceedings under section 20
and
(m) prescribe the amount of court-fees payable in respect of proceedings under section 20;
and
(n) provide for any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.
