Rights and privileges under other laws not affected in certain cases.

Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any rights or privileges, which any manual worker employed in any scheduled employment is entitled to, on the date on which this Act comes into force, under any other law, contract, custom or usage applicable to such workers, if such rights or privileges are more favourable to him than those to which he would be entitled under this Act and the scheme: Provided that such worker will not be entitled to receive any corresponding benefit under the provisions of this Act and the scheme.