(1) Every employer shall, within thirty days from the date on which the Act comes into force, in the case of a catering establishment existing on that date, and within thirty days from the date of commencement of work in the case of any new catering establishment, send his proposal in duplicate for the specification of festivals in Form No. IV-A together with a copy of the notice mentioned in sub-rule (2) to the Inspector having jurisdiction over the area in which the catering establishment is situated:
Provided that in case of any catering establishment, the Inspector may, if he thinks fit, extend the period within which the proposal for the specification of the festival should be sent.
(2) The employer shall, on the day on which he sends to the Inspector the proposal mentioned in sub-rule (1) display in the premises of the catering establishment in such manner as can be readily seen and read by the employees a notice in Form No.
IV-B specifying the period within which objections or suggestions of the employees referred to in sub-rule (3) shall be sent to the Inspector:
Provided that the employer may consult the employees before formulating his proposal mentioned in sub-rule (1).
(3) Objections or suggestions, if any, to the proposal of the employer shall be sent to the Inspector having jurisdiction over the area in which the catering establishment is situated by the employees or by the trade unions representing the employees within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the notice mentioned in sub-rule (2) is displayed in the premises of the catering establishment.
(4) The Inspector shall, after considering the proposal of the employer and the objections and suggestions, if any, of the employees received within the period specified in sub-rule (3), specify the five festivals for which holidays are to be allowed under subsection (2) of section 11.
1 Chapter IV inserted by S.R.O. A-1/76, dated the 30th December, 1975.
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(5) The festivals specified by the Inspector under sub-rule (4) shall be communicated to the employer in Form No. IV-C in duplicate. The employer shall, within seven days of receipt of the communication exhibit in his catering establishment a copy thereof in such manner as can be readily seen and read by the employees.