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CHAPTER IV - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 17. Recovery of money due from an employer.

(1) Where any amount is due under this Act to a newspaper employee from an employer, the newspaper employee himself, or any person authorised by him in writing in this behalf, or in the case of the death of the employee, any member of his family may, without prejudice to any other mode of recovery, make an application to the State Government for the recovery of the amount due to him, and if the State Government, or such authority, as the State Government may specify in this behalf, is satisfied that any amount is so due, it shall issue a certificate for that amount to the Collector, and the Collector shall proceed to recover that amount in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue.

(2) If any question arises as to the amount due under this Act to a newspaper employee from his employer, the State Government may, on its own motion or upon application made to it, refer the question to any Labour Court constituted by it under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) or under any corresponding law relating to investigation and settlement of industrial disputes in force in the State and the said Act or law shall have effect in relation to the Labour Court as if the question so referred were a matter referred to the Labour Court for adjudication under that Act or law.

(3) The decision of the Labour Court shall be forwarded by it to the State Government which made the reference and any amount found due by the Labour Court may be recovered in the manner provided in sub-section (1).

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  • 1. Extended to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. 3 and the Schedule and to Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, s. 3 andthe Schedule.
  • 2. Subs. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 2, for “Working Journalists”
  • 3. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 51 of 1970, s. 2 and the Schedule.
  • 4. Subs. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 3, for clause (a).
  • 5. Ins. by Act 31 of 1989, s. 2 (retrospectively).
  • 6. Ins. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 3.

Page 4

  • 1. Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, s. 2 (w.e.f. 31-1-1979).
  • 2. Ins. by Act 31 of 1989, s. 2 (retrospectively).
  • 3. Subs. by Act 36 of 1981, s. 2, for “who is employed as such in, or in relation to, any newspaper establishment”(w.e.f. 13-8-1980).

Page 5

  • 1. Subs. by Act 65 of 1952, s. 3, for section 5 (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).

Page 7

  • 1. Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 4, for sections 8 to 13 (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 34 of 1996, s. 2, for “two persons” (w.e.f. 28-9-1996).
  • 3. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “three independent persons” (w.e.f. 28-9-1996).

Page 8

  • 1. The Explanation added by Act 31 of 1989, s. 3.

Page 9

  • 1. Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, s. 3. (w.e.f. 31-1-1979).
  • 2. Ins. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 4.

Page 10

  • 1. Subs. by Act 34 of 1996, s. 3, for “two persons” (w.e.f. 28-9-1996).
  • 2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “three independent persons” (w.e.f. 28-9-1996).
  • 3. Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, s. 4 (w.e.f. 31-1-1979).

Page 11

  • 1. Subs. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 17, for “and Family Pension Fund” (w.e.f. 1-8-1976).
  • 2. Ins. by Act 36 of 1981, s. 3 (w.e.f. 13-8-1980).
  • 3. Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 5, for section 17 (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).

Page 12

  • 1. Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 6, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 15-1-1993).

Page 13

  • 1. Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, s. 5 (w.e.f. 31-1-1979).
  • 2. Ins. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 7 (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).
  • 3. Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).
  • 4. Subs. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 5.
  • 5. Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 9, for clauses (d), (e) and (f) (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).
  • 6. Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, s. 6 (w.e.f. 31-1-1979).

Page 14

  • 1. Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 9, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 6, for “or in two successive sessions”.
  • 3. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for “in which it is so laid or the session immediately following”.

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  • 1. Ins. by Act 31 of 1989, s. 4.