Section - 2 - Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

Section - 2 - Definitions

Definitions.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "appropriate Government" means,—

(i) in relation to any employment carried on by or under the authority of the Central Government or a railway administration, or in relation to a banking company, a mine, oilfield or major port or any corporation established by or under a Central Act, the Central Government, and

(ii) in relation to any other employment, the State Government;

(b) "commencement of this Act" means, in relation to an establishment or employment, the date on which this Act comes into force in respect of that establishment or employment;

(c) "employer" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (f) of section 2 of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972);

(d) "man" and "woman" mean male and fem .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store