Wages for harvest

Wages for hapvest. 7.

1. (1) The fir wages fcr harvest szhll be paid at the thresh- ing floor on whizh the thr~shing takes place and no partion of the produce siiall be ren-oved from the thrvhing floor with- out payment of [air wages to- the ag~icultural labourer cpncerned .
2. (2) If, as a directio3 under sub-section
3. (2) of section 6, any amount of fair wages becomes payable to an agricultural labourer, the , Conciliation . . Officer, or any person authorised by him not below the rank of a Revenue Inspctor (hereinafter referred to as tke authorised person) may,-
   • (i) in thl case of hisvest, - .
   • (a) recover in kind sxch am01 nt of fair wpges at the thresh- ing floor from oct of the harvested pzddy, and
   • (b) if tl e harvested oaddy or &y portion'thcreof has been removed from the thr:shing flc or in cont:avention or the provisio:is cf sub-sec,ion (I), the Conci!iation OlLficer or the aulhorist d pxson shz 11 rccoier in kipd the arlount of fair wages fram the landcwner concerned and if such recovery is not possible, the' Conciliation Officer or the authorised pel-son s'lall recover the nmourit of cash vslue of such fair wages from the landowner co-rrcerned as I$ such amount were an arrear of land revenuz, and pay thj: amount so recovered to the agricultural labourer concerned;
     • (ii) in the case of. any. work other than harvest the Conciliation ONcer, or the authorised person may recover in kind or in cash the amount of 'such fair wages from the landowner concerned as if such aaicunt were' an arrear of land revenue and pay it to the agricdtural labourer concerned.
4. (3) ,The Conciliation Officer, or the authorised person shall have all such powers as are necessary to effect the payment< of the fair wages to the agricultural ' labourer including the power to enter upon zyy- land on which or inio any . * building in which ' the hatvested ,paddy is kept.