CH-VA----
In this section and in section 25-C, 25-D and 25-E `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 (j) 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 (63 of 1951).
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 intermittentl
Ch VB-----
Application of Chapter V-B -
(1) The provision of this Chapter shall apply to an industrial establishment (not being an establishment of seasonal character or in which work is performed only intermittently) in which not less than 2[one] hundred workmen were employed on an average per working day for the preceding twelve months.
25-L Definitions - For the purposes of this Chapter -
(a) "industrial establishment" means, -
(i) a factory as defined in clause (m) of section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948)
(ii) a mine as defined in clause (j) of sub-section (1) of section2 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) ;
(b) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of section 2,
(i) in relation to any company in which not less than fifty one percent of the paid up share capital is held by the Central Government, or
(ii) in relation to any corporation 3[not being a corporation referred to in sub-clause (i) of clause (a) section 2] established by or under any law made by Parliament,
the Central Government shall be the appropriate Government