Exemptions

The Government may, if they are satisfied that public interest so requires or that the circumstances of the case are such that it would be just and proper to do so having regard to the nature and capacity of the establishment, by notification in the Gazette, exempt either permanently or for any specified period, any establishment or class of establishments in any area or persons or class of persons to which or to whom this Act applies, from all or any of its provisions subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Government deem fit. In Chapter VIII of the principal Act, in section 29,-- (1) in sub-section (1),-- (i) in clause (a),- (a) for the words "two hundred and fifty rupees" the words "five thousand rupees" shall be substituted; (b) for the words "ten rupees" the words "two hundred and fifty rupees" shall be substituted. (ii) in clause (b) for the words "ten rupees" the words "two hundred and fifty rupees" shall be substituted. (2) in sub-section (1A),- (a) before the figure "6" the figures and letters, "5D, 5E, 5F" shall be inserted; (b) after the figure "21" the figure and letter "21 A" shall be inserted; (c) for the words "two hundred and fifty rupees" the words "five thousand rupees" shall be substituted; (d) for the words "five hundred rupees" the words "ten thousand rupees" shall be substituted. (3) in sub-section (2), for the words "fifty rupees" the words "two thousand and five hundred rupees" shall be substituted. (4) in sub-section (4), for the words "Magistrate of a Second class" the words "Magistrate of the First class" shall be substituted.