113. In this Chapter unless the context otherwise requires- "employee" includes -
| (a) any director of a company or corporation ; |
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| (b) any working partner of a partnership ; |
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| (c) any person receiving remuneration for past services performed by him or performed by any other person ; and |
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" employer" means any person, partnership, body of persons or any organization -
| (a) for whom an individual performs services as an employee; |
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| (b) paying any profits from employment within the meaning of section 4; or |
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| (c) paying any pension or other remuneration to a former employee or to any other person, for the past services of such employee, |
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and includes in the case of a body, institution or person specified in Column I hereunder, the person specified in the corresponding entry in Column II- but shall not include-
| (i) the Government of Sri Lanka ; |
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| (ii) any local authority ; |
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| (iii) any public corporation within the meaning of Article 170 of the Constitution ; |
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| (iv) any University which is established or deemed to be established by the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 ; |
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| (v) any business undertaking acquired by or vested in the government under the Business undertakings (Acquisition) Act, No. 35 of 1971 ; |
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| (vi) any board or commission of inquiry established by or under any law being a board or commission all the members of which are appointed by the President or by a Minister ; |
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" pay period " means a month, a week or such other period in respect of which remuneration is calculated and paid by an employer to an employee ;"remuneration" means profits from employment within the meaning of section 4. |
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