Amendment of section 17

After sub-section (4) of section 17 of the Act, the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely,- "(5) Wages due to every employee shall be paid to him direct or to other person authorised by him in this behalf, (6) All wages shall be paid in current coin or currency or in both. (7) The rates of wages payable to the employee by the employer shall not be less than the rates prescribed for the scheduled employment under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (No. 21 of 1948), where applicable, and where the rates have been fixed by agreement, settlement or award, not less than the rates so fixed."