14. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- " agricultural employee " means an employee employed in one or more of the following trades, namely, the Tea Growing and Manufacturing Trade, the Rubber Growing and Manufacturing Trade, the Coconut Growing Trade, the Cinnamon Trade? the Cocoa, Cardamom and Pepper Growing and Manufacturing Trade, and the Tobacco Trade, as defined under and for the purposes of the Wages Boards Ordinance, and includes-
| (a) any such employee engaged on-
| | (i) a rubber plantation less than twenty-five acres in extent; | | |
| | (ii) a coconut plantation not exceeding ten acres in extent; | | |
| | (iii) a tobacco plantation not exceeding one acre in extent; | | |
| | (iv) a cinnamon plantation not exceeding five acres in extent; or | | |
| | (v) a cocoa plantation not exceeding twenty-five acres in extent; | | |
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| (b) a watcher employed on any coconut plantation; |
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| (c) a piece rated agricultural employee which would include any person engaged on weeding or other contract work; |
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" Commissioner " means the person for the time being holding the office of Commissioner of Labour and includes any person for the time being holding office as a Deputy Commissioner of Labour or as a Senior Assistant Commissioner of Labour or as an Assistant Commissioner of Labour or as a Labour Officer; " consolidated wages " means wages, other than wages comprised of the following: -
| (b) a cost of living allowance, a special living allowance, or any other like or similar allowance; |
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" employee " means any employee who is liable to contribute to the Employees' Provident Fund, established by the Employees' Provident Fund Act, No. 15 of 1958, and includes any employee who is liable to contribute to any provident fund or contributory pension scheme which has been declared under that Act to be an approved provident fund or an approved contributory pension scheme, but does not include an employee of a corporation whose capital is wholly provided by the Government, or a local government employee; "employer " means any person who on his own behalf employs, or any person who on behalf of any other person employs, any person; " industrial employee " means any employee other than an agricultural employee; " wages " includes salary. |
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