Rule 1: Short Title and Extent
These rules may be called the Maharashtra Minimum Wages (Unclaimed Amounts) Rules, 1968.
Rules 2: Definitions
In these rules, unless the context requires otherwise,
(a) “Act” means the Minimum Wages Act, 1948
(b) "Authority" means the officer appointed under sub-section (1) of Section 20 of the Act to hear and decide any claim of the nature referred to in that sub-section.
(c) "Financial Year" means the year commencing on the 1st day of April
(d) “Section” means a section of the Act
(e) "Treasury" means in the City of Bombay, the Reserve Bank of India, and elsewhere, the Government Treasury;
In these rules, unless the context requires otherwise,
(a) “Act” means the Minimum Wages Act, 1948
(b) "Authority" means the officer appointed under sub-section (1) of Section 20 of the Act to hear and decide any claim of the nature referred to in that sub-section.
(c) "Financial Year" means the year commencing on the 1st day of April
(d) “Section” means a section of the Act
(e) "Treasury" means in the City of Bombay, the Reserve Bank of India, and elsewhere, the Government Treasury;
Rule 3: Amounts unclaimed for 3 years to be credited to the State Government
Where any worker to whom an amount is directed to be paid under Section 20 or any person entitled to claim it on his behalf fails to draw it from the Authority within a period of three years from the date on which the amount is deposited with, or received by the Authority for payment to the worker concerned; it shall at the end of the Financial year, be paid into the Treasury to the credit of the State Government as deposit unclaimed for the eventual benefit of any person who may duly establish his claim thereto.
Where any worker to whom an amount is directed to be paid under Section 20 or any person entitled to claim it on his behalf fails to draw it from the Authority within a period of three years from the date on which the amount is deposited with, or received by the Authority for payment to the worker concerned; it shall at the end of the Financial year, be paid into the Treasury to the credit of the State Government as deposit unclaimed for the eventual benefit of any person who may duly establish his claim thereto.
Section 4: List of Amount Unclaimed to be posted in the Office of the Authority
(i) In the month of January of each year, a list showing the amounts which at the end of the financial year will be due for being credited to the provincial government under Rule 3 and the names of the persons to whom the said amounts are payable shall be posted up in the office of the authority.
(i) In the month of January of each year, a list showing the amounts which at the end of the financial year will be due for being credited to the provincial government under Rule 3 and the names of the persons to whom the said amounts are payable shall be posted up in the office of the authority.
(ii) If the said amounts are not claimed by any persons before the 25th of March in that year, the authority shall pay the said amounts into the Treasury to the credit of the provincial government on the forenoon of 31st March in the year.
(iii) In the month of April following, the Authority shall furnish to the Accountant General Bombay, a statement of all the amounts credited to the Provincial Government showing separately the said amounts in serial order, the names of the persons to whom they were payable and the date on which the amounts were credited to the Provincial Government
Rule 5: Refund
If any person proves to the satisfaction of the Authority that he is entitled to any amount credited to the State Government under Rule 3, the Authority shall make an application in the form annexed hereto, the Accountant General, Bombay for the refund of the said amount and the Accountant General shall refund the same amount to the Authority after verifying that it has been received by him and was credited to the Provincial Government under Rule 3
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