To whom the Act Applies-Gratuity Act

To whom the Act Applies.

The Act applies to (a) every factory, mine, oilfield, plantation, port and railway company; (b) every shop or establishment within the meaning of any law for the time being in force in relation to shops and establishments in a State, in which ten or mote persons are employed, or were employed, on any day of the preceding twelve months; and (c) such other establishments a class of establishments, in which, ten or more employees are employed, or were employed, on any day of the preceding twelve months, as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf. Section 1(3).