Employees State Insurance Act, 1948

Section - 2 - Definitions

Definitions.

2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or con­text,—

(1) "appropriate Government" means, in respect of establishment un­der the control of the Central Government or [a railway adminis­tration] or a major port or a mine or oilfield, the Central Govern­ment, and in all other cases, the [State] Government;

(2) [***]

(3) "confinement" means labour resulting in the issue of a living child, or labour after twenty six weeks of pregnancy resulting in the issue of a child whether alive or dead;

(4) "contribution" means the sum of money payable to the Corpora­tion by the principal employer in respect of an employee and in­cludes any amount payable by or on behalf of the employee in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

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