PUNJAB MINIMUM WAGES FOR UNSKILLED WORKERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013

An Act further to amend the Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers Ordinance, 1969

[Gazette of Punjab, Extraordinary, 16th December, 2013]

ACT, XXX OF 2013

No.PAP-Legis-2(11)/2013/974.–The Punjab Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers (Amendment) Bill 2013, having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 13th December 2013, and assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 14th December 2013, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

Preamble.–Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers Ordinance, 1969 (XX of 1969) for purposes hereinafter appearing;

It is enacted as follows:–

  1. Short title and commencement.–(1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers (Amendment) Act, 2013.

(2)  It shall come into force at once.

  1. Amendments in Long Title and Preamble of Ordinance, XX of 1969.–In the Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers Ordinance, 1969 (XX of 1969), hereinafter referred to as the said Ordinance–

(i)      in the Long Title, for the word “Pakistan”, the words “the Punjab” shall be substituted; and

(ii)     in the Preamble, for the words “in West Pakistan”, the words “in the Punjab” shall be substituted.

  1. Amendments in Section 1 of Ordinance, XX of 1969.–In the said Ordinance, in Section 1–

(a)     in sub-section (1), before the words “Minimum Wages”, the word “Punjab” shall be inserted; and

(b)     in sub-section (2), for the word “Pakistan”, the words “the Punjab” shall be substituted.

  1. Amendments in Section 2 of Ordinance, XX of 1969.–In the said Ordinance, in Section 2–

(i)      for clause (d), the following shall be substituted:–

          “(d)    “Government” means Government of the Punjab;” and

(ii)          for clause (e), the following shall be substituted:–

          “(e)    “industrial area” means the districts of Faisalabad, Lahore, Multan, Sheikhupura, and includes any other area notified by the Government as an industrial area;”.

  1. Amendment in Section 7 of Ordinance, XX of 1969.–In the said Ordinance, in Section 7, for the words “two thousand”, the words “ten thousand” shall be substituted.
  2. Insertion of Section  in Ordinance, XX of 1969.–In the said Ordinance, after Section 8, the following Section  shall be inserted:

“9. Power to amend the Schedule.–The Government may, by notification, amend the Schedule appended to this Ordinance but the minimum wages, already notified, shall not be reduced.”

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