section 24
Decision in appeal in respect of prescribed Wages to be given effect to
The Kerala Agricultural Workers Act 1974(1) Where the amount of prescribed wages paid to an agricultural worker under section 18 or recovered under section 20 for payment to an agricultural worker is less than the amount of prescribed wages payable as a result of the decision in appeal, the balance shall be recovered from the landowner concerned as if it were an arrear of public revenue due on land and paid to the agricultural worker concerned. (2) Where the amount of prescribed wages paid to an agricultural worker under section 18 or recovered under section 20 for payment to an agricultural worker is in excess of the amount of prescribed wages payable as a result of the decision in appeal, such excess shall be recovered from the agricultural worker concerned for payment to the landowner concerned and the provisions of section 39 shall apply to such recovery. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act or the Scheme or any award or settlement under this Act, the Government may, by order, do anything not inconsistent with such provisions which appears to them necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty. (1) The Government may appoint an Officer not below the rank ofa Deputy Labour Commissioner of the Labour Department or Officers of other departments of the same grade to be the Chief Executive of the Agricultural Workers Welfare Fund Board. (2) The Government may also appoint as many Welfare Fund Officers as they may consider necessary to assist the Chief Executive from the Labour Department or other Departments on deputation. (3) The Chief Executive shall not undertake any work not connected with his office without the previous sanction of the Government.
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