In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the Minimum Wages Act, 1948;
(b) "Apprentice” means a person who is employed for the purpose of being trained in any scheduled employment; provided that such person shall not be deemed to be an apprentice if the period of training in such.scheduled employment or such process or branch of work forming: part of such employment exceeds such period not exceeding three years, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; ;
(c) "Authority" means the authority appointed . under sub-section (1) of section 20;
(d) "Board" means the Advisory Board appointed under section 7;
(e) "Chairman” means the Chairman of the Advisory Board or as the case may be the Committee;
(f) "Committee” means a committee appointed under clause (a) of subsection (1) of section 5 and includes a sub-committee appointed under that section;
(g) "Day" means a period of twenty-four hours beginning at midnight; d
(h) "Form" means a form appended to these rules; :
(i) "Inspector" means a person appointed as inspector under section 19;
(i) “Registered trade union" means a trade union registered under. the:
- Indian Trade Unions Act, 1926;
(k) "Section" means a section of the Act.
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