2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the
context otherwise
requires,--
(a) "appropriate Government" means--
(1) in relation to--
(a) any establishment of any railway, major port,
mine or oilfield, or
(b) any establishment owned, controlled or managed
by--
(i) the Central Government or a department of
the Central Government,
(ii) a company in which not less than fifty-
one per cent. of the share capital is held by the
Central Government or partly by the Central
Government and partly by one or more State
Governments,
(iii) a corporation (including a co-operative
society) established by or under a Central Act
which is owned, controlled or managed by the
Central Government,
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1. This Act has been extended to Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3
and Sch. 1 and Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. 3 and
Sch.
This Act shall come into force in the Union Territories of the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep on 1-7-1978, vide Notifn. No.G.S.R.
803, dated 27.5.1978, Gaz. of India, Pt.II, Sec.3(i), p. 1441.
2. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act
51 of 1970, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-9-1971).
3. 1st May, 1960, for all the States and Union territories of Delhi,
Himachal Pradesh, Manipur and Tripura, vide Notifn. No. G.S.R.
382, dated 1-4-1960. Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt. II, Sec.
3(i), p.
.
(2) in relation to any other establishment, the Government of the
State in which that other establishment is situate;
(b) "employee" means any person who is employed in an
establishment to do any work for remuneration;
(c) "employer" means any person who employs one or more
other persons to do any work in an establishment for
remuneration and includes any person entrusted with the
supervision and control of employees in such
establishment;
(d) "employment exchange" means any office or place
established and maintained by the Government for the
collection and furnishing of information, either by the
keeping of registers or otherwise, respecting--
(i) persons who seek to engage employees,
(ii) persons who seek employment, and
(iii) vacancies to which persons seeking
employment may be appointed;
(e) "establishment" means--
(a) any office, or
(b) any place where any industry, trade,
business or occupation is carried on;
(f) "establishment in public sector" means an establishment
owned, controlled or managed by--
(1) the Government or a department of the
Government;
(2) a Government company as defined in
section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of
1956);
(3) a corporation (including a co-operative
society) established by or under a Central,
Provincial or State Act, which is owned,
controlled or managed by the Government;
(4) a local authority;
(g) "establishment in private sector" means an establishment
which is not an establishment in public sector and
where ordinarily twenty-five or more persons are
employed to work for remuneration;
(h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this
Act;
(i) "unskilled office work" means work done in an
establishment by any of the following categories of
employees, namely:--
(1) daftri;
(2) jemadar, orderly and peon;
(3) dusting man or farash;
(4) bundle or record lifter;
(5) process server;
(6) watchman;
(7) sweeper;
(8) any other employee doing any routine or
unskilled work which the Central
Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, declare to be
unskilled office work.