1[25A. Application of sections 25C to 25E.--(1) Sections 25C to 25E inclusive 2[shall not apply to industrial establishments to which Chapter VB applies, or--] (a) to industrial establishments in which less than fifty workmen on an average per working day have been employed in the preceding calendar month; or (b) to industrial establishments which are of a seasonal character or in which work is performed only intermittently. (2) If a question arises whether an industrial establishment is of a seasonal character or whether work is performed therein only intermittently, the decision of the appropriate Government thereon shall be final. 3[Explanation.--In this section and in sections 25C, 25D and 25E, "industrial establishment" means-- (i) a factory as defined in clause (m) of section 2 of the Factories Act 1948 (63 of 1948); or (ii) a mine as defined in clause (i) of section 2 of the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952); or (iii) a plantation as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951 (69 of 1951).]]
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><sup>1</sup><b>[25A. Application of sections 25C to 25E.--</b>(1) Sections 25C to 25E inclusive <sup>2</sup>[shall not apply to industrial establishments to which Chapter VB applies, or--]<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (a) to industrial establishments in which less than fifty workmen on an average per working day have been employed in the preceding calendar month; or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (b) to industrial establishments which are of a seasonal character or in which work is performed only intermittently.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (2) If a question arises whether an industrial establishment is of a seasonal character or whether work is performed therein only intermittently, the decision of the appropriate Government thereon shall be final.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <sup>3</sup>[<i>Explanation</i>.--In this section and in sections 25C, 25D and 25E, "industrial establishment" means--<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (i) a factory as defined in clause <i>(m)</i> of section 2 of the Factories Act 1948 (63 of 1948); or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (ii) a mine as defined in clause <i>(i)</i> of section 2 of the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952); or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (iii) a plantation as defined in clause <i>(f)</i> of section 2 of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951 (69 of 1951).]] <br><br>