Section 2, Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act, 1957 [S1E-JKW]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 17 October 1957.

In Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act, 1957 [A10-FQ5]. This text from 17 October 1957. No other text held.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 2, Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act, 1957 [S1E-JKW]. Machine: S1E-JKW.

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "workman" means any person employed in any industry to do any manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment be express or implied; (b) "employer" means the person who has ultimate control over the affairs of the establishment; (c) "wages" means all remuneration, whether by way of salary, allowances or otherwise, expressed in terms of money or capable of being so expressed; (d) "appropriate Government" means, in relation to an establishment under the control of the Central Government, the Central Government, and in any other case, the State Government; (e) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette, and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.

Defined terms in this text (4)

appropriate Government: Section 2, Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act, 1957 [S1EJKW] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "appropriate Government" means, in relation to an establishment under the control of the Central Government, the Central Government, and in any other case, the State Government

appropriate Government: 23 more definitions.

employer: Section 2, Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act, 1957 [S1EJKW] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "employer" means the person who has ultimate control over the affairs of the establishment

employer: 18 more definitions.

wages: Section 2, Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act, 1957 [S1EJKW] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "wages" means all remuneration, whether by way of salary, allowances or otherwise, expressed in terms of money or capable of being so expressed

wages: 12 more definitions.

workman: Section 2, Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act, 1957 [S1EJKW] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "workman" means any person employed in any industry to do any manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment be express or implied

workman: 14 more definitions.

Made under this section, or naming it (0)

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Cited by (1)

Rule 2, Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act Rules, 1959 [S1F-M55], 5 May 1959, Band A. " (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act".

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Duties published under this section (0)

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