Section 25A

Chapter V: STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS ``` | Section 25A: Application of sections 25C to 25E 25A. Application of sections 25C to 25E.-(1) Sections 25C to 25E inclusive 4*[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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ins. by Act 36 of 1964, s. 12 (w.e.f. 19-12-1964). 2. Subs. by Act 36 of 1956, s. 18, for "or Tribunal" (w.e.f. 10-3- 1957). 3. Ins. by Act 43 of 1953, s. 3 (w.e.f. 24-10-1953). 4. Subs. by Act 32 of 1976, s. 2, for "shall not apply--" (w.e.f. 5-3-1976). ``` ``` ``` ``` (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. ``` ``` 1*[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 (j) 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).] ``` ```