8. Central Advisory Board.—(1) For the purpose of advising the Central and State Governments in the matters of the fixation and revision of minimum rates of wages and other matters under this Act and for co-ordinating the work of the Advisory Boards, the Central Government shall appoint a Central Advisory Board. (2) The Central Advisory Board shall consist of persons to be nominated by the Central Government representing employers and employees in the scheduled employments, who shall be equal in number, and independent persons not exceeding one-third of its total number of members; one of such independent persons shall be appointed the Chairman of the Board by the Central Government.
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Section 1 · Short title and extent.Section 2 · Interpretation.Section 3 · Fixing of minimum rates of wages.Section 4 · Minimum rate of wages.Section 5 · Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.Section 6 · [Omitted.].Section 7 · Advisory Board.Section 9 · Composition of committees, etc.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-05-13. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.