Chapter IX MISCELLANEOUS

Maintenance of registers and records and display of notices.-Subject to the general or special orders of the Government, an employer shall maintain such registers and records and display on the premises of his establishment such notices as may be prescribed. all such registers and records shall be kept on the premises of the establishment to which they relate

Saving of certain rights and privileges.-Nothing in this Act shall affect any rights or privileges which an employee in any establishment is entitled to on the date this Act comes into force, under any other law, contract custom or usage applicable to such establishment or any award: settlement or agreement binding on the employer and the employee in such establishment, if such rights or privileges are more favourable to him than those to which he would be entitled under this Act.

Indemnity.-No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall be against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.

Delegation of powers.-

1. (1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette authorise any officer or authority subordinate to them to exercise all or any of the powers vested in them by or under this Act, except the power mentioned in Section 34, subject to such restrictions and conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification.
2. (2) The exercise of the powers delegated under sub-section
3. (1) shall be subject to control and revision by the Government or by such persons as may be empowered by them in that behalf.

Power to make rules Power to make rules.-

1. (1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules for the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, rules made under sub-section
3. (1) may provide in respect of the health, safety and welfare of the employees
4. (3) In making rules under this section, the Government may provide that a contravention of the rules shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.
5. (4) The power to make rules conferred by this section is subject to the condition of the rules being made after previous publication.
6. (5) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than fourteen days before the Legislative Assembly as soon as possible after they are made and shall be subject to such modification as the Legislative Assembly may make during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following.

Power of Government to suspend provisions of the Act during fairs and festivals.-On any special occasion in connection with a fair or festival or a succession of public holidays, Government may, by notification in the Gazette suspend for a specified period the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.

Repeal of certain enactments.-On and from the date of the commencement of this Act, in any area, the enactments specified in the Schedule shall stand repealed in so far as they apply to such area: Provided that anything done under the said enactments which could have been done under this Act if it had then been in force shall be deemed to have been done under this Act.