Section 25A:
Application of sections 25C to 25E.
1[25A. Application of sections 25C to 25E.--(1) Sections 25C to 25E inclusive 2[shall not apply to
industrial establishments to which Chapter VB applies, or--]
(a) to industrial establishments in which less than fifty workmen on an average per working day
have been employed in the preceding calendar month; or
(b) to industrial establishments which are of a seasonal character or in which work is performed
only intermittently.
(2) If a question arises whether an industrial establishment is of a seasonal character or whether work
is performed therein only intermittently, the decision of the appropriate Government thereon shall be
final.
3[Explanation.--In this section and in sections 25C, 25D and 25E, "industrial establishment"
means--
(i) a factory as defined in clause (m) of section 2 of the Factories Act 1948 (63 of 1948); or
(ii) a mine as defined in clause (i) of section 2 of the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952); or
(iii) a plantation as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951
(69 of 1951).]]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 43 of 1953, s. 3 (w.e.f. 24-10-1953).
2. Subs. by Act 32 of 1976, s. 2, for "shall not apply-" (w.e.f. 5-3-1976).
3. Subs. by Act 48 of 1954, s. 2, for the Explanation (w.e.f. 1-4-1954).