The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (Bare Act)/ Universal Law Publishing

THE EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT, 1976
Introduction
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions 3. Act to hWe overriding effect
CHAPTER II
PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION AT EQUAL RATES TO MEN AND WOMEN WORKERS AND OTHER MATTERS 4. Ehity of employer to pay equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of a similar nature
5. No discrimination to be made while recruiting men
and women workers
6. Advisory Committee 7. Power of appropriate Government to appoint authorities for hearing and deciding claims and complaints
CHAPTER III
MISCELLANEOUS
8. Duty of employers to maintain registers
9. Inspectors
10. Penalties
11. Offences by companies 12. Cognizance and trial of offences
13. Power to make rules
14. Power of Central Government to give directions 15. Act not to apply in certain special cases
16. Power to make declaration
17. Power to remove difficulties
18. Repeal and saving

THE EQUAL REMUNERATION RULES, 1976
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
Rules
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions
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CHAPTER II
COMPLAINTS AND CLAIMS UNDER THE ACT 3. Complaints regarding contravention of the Act 4. Claim regarding non-payment of wages, etc. ^
5. Authorisation
CHAPTER HI
REGISTERS TO BE MAINTAINED 6. Registers to be maintained by the employer FORM A—Complaint under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 ^FORM B—Claim under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 . " FORM C—Form of authority in favour of legal practitioner or any official of a registered Trade Union FORM D—Register to be maintained by the employer under rule 6 of the Equal Remcmeration Rules, 1976

THE CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMinEE ON EQUAL REMUNERATION RULES, 1991 Short title and connmencement
Definitions
Composition of the Conunittee Term of office of members of the Committee
Allowances of members Cessation of membership Disqualification of membership