4. Fixation of wage-periods.—(1) Every person responsible for the payment of wages under section 3 shall fix periods (in this Act referred to as wage-periods) in respect of which such wages shall be payable. (2) No wage-period shall exceed one month.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, commencement and application.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Responsibility for payment of wages.Section 5 · Time of payment of wages.Section 6 · Wages to be paid in current coin or currency notes or by cheque or crediting in bank account.Section 7 · Deductions which may be made from wages.Section 8 · Fines.Section 9 · Deductions for absence from duty.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 23 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.