Section 2 of BOCW Act – Section 2: Definitions | BOCW Act

The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996

CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY

Section 2: Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "appropriate Government" means, -

in relation to an establishment (which employs building workers either directly or through a contractor) in respect of which the appropriate Government under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), is the Central Government, the Central Government;
in relation to any such establishment, being a public sector undertaking, as the Central Government may by notification specify which employs building workers either directly or through a contractor, the Central Government;

Explanation - For the purposes of sub-clause (ii), "public sector undertaking" means any corporation established by or under any Central, State or Provincial Act or a Government company as defined in section 617 of the

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Simplified Act

(1) This section explains certain terms used throughout this law:

(a) "appropriate Government" refers to:

The Central Government for establishments under its authority as per the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which employ construction workers directly or through contractors.
The Central Government for certain public sector companies it designates, which employ construction workers directly or through c