14. In this Law, unless the context otherwise requires,- " acquiring officer " shall have the same meaning as in the Land Acquisition Act (Chapter 460); " Capital Fund " means the Capital Fund established under the Sri Lanka Tea Board Law, No. 14 of 1975; " Commissioner " means the person for the time being holding the office of the Commissioner of Labour and includes-
| (a) in respect of any power, duty or function of the Commissioner under this Law, other than sections 7 and 8, any person authorized in writing by the Commissioner to exercise such power, perform such duty or discharge such function; |
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| (b) in respect of any power conferred on the Commissioner by sections 7 and 8 of this Law, any person for the time being holding the office of Deputy or Senior Assistant or Assistant Commissioner of Labour, or any Labour Officer; |
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" Employees' Provident Fund " shall have "the same meaning as in the Employees' Provident Fund Act, No. 15 of 1958'; " Employees' Provident Fund Act " means the Employees' Provident Fund Act, No. 15 of 1958; " employer " means-
| (a) any person who employs or on whose behalf any other person employs any labourer or any member of the staff, or |
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| (b) any person who on behalf of any other person employs any labourer or any member of the staff and includes a body of employers (whether such body is a firm, company, corporation or trade union) and any person or body of employers who or which has ceased to be an employer; |
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" estate " shall have the same meaning as in the Estate Labour (Indian) Ordinance (Chapter 133); " Indian repatriate " means a person recognized as a citizen of India by the Government of India under the Indo-Ceylon Agreement of 1964; " Industrial Disputes Act " means the Industrial Disputes Act (Chapter 131); " labourer " means any labourer and kangany (commonly known as Indian coolies) whose name is borne on an estate register, and includes the Muslims commonly known as Tulicans and includes any person who' has ceased to be a labourer; " Land Acquisition Act "' means the Land Acquisition Act (Chapter 460); "Land Reform Law " means the Land Reform Law, No. 1 of 1972; " Land Reform Commission " shall have the same meaning as in the Land Reform Law; " member of the staff " means any person employed on an estate in any capacity other than as a labourer and includes any person who has ceased to be a member of the staff; " other monetary benefits " shall include arrears of wages, provident fund contributions and annual holiday wages; and " Rubber Replanting Subsidy Fund " means the Rubber Replanting Subsidy Fund established under the Rubber Replanting Subsidy Act (Chapter 437).
The gratuity payable under section 2 of this Law to an Indian repatriate shall be computed at the following rates:-
(1) Rates applicable to labourers-
(a) for each year of employment prior to the, commencement of liability to make contributions to the Employees' Provident Fund--
(i) for a male ... ... Rs. 35.00
(ii) for a female ... ... Rs, 30.00
(b) for each year of employment from the date of commencement of liability to make contributions to the Employees' Provident Fund up to December 31, 1970-
(i) for a male ... ... Rs. 17.50
(ii) for a female ... ... Rs. 15.00
(2) Rates applicable to members of the staff-
One month's gross salary for each year of employment based on the terminal salary less employer's contribution to any provident fund.
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