Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context—

1. (1) “Establishments” means catering establishments, institutions, residential establishments, manufacturing establishments, mills, industries, animal establishments and any other establishments or class of establishments which the Provincial Government or an officer authorised by it in this behalf may declare to be establishments for the purposes of this Act. (2)
   • (i) “Catering establishments” includes hotels, restaurants, eating houses, cafes, tea shops, coffee stalls, free feeding centres and every other place of refreshment open to the public, clubs, canteens and other similar establishments.
   • (ii) “Institutions” includes hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent homes, nursing homes, orphanages, work-houses, infirmaries, asylums, boarding schools (providing meals for day-boarders) and other similar establishments.
   • (iii) “Residential establishments” shall not include private households but shall include boarding houses, apartment houses, residential hotels, hostels, nurses’ homes, boarding schools (without any day-boarders) and other similar establishments.
   • (iv) “Manufacturing establishments” includes bakeries, confectioneries and other similar establishments.
   • (v) “Mills” includes flour-mills, provender mills, and other similar establishments.
   • (vi) “Industries” means undertakings requiring the use of any article specified in this behalf by the Provincial Government by notification in the Official Gazette, in the process of production, manufacture or finish of any article.
   • (vii) “Animal establishments” includes stables or horses or cattle, poultry farms, zoos, menageries, veterinary hospitals, pinjrapoles and other similar establishments.
2. (3) “Inquiry Officer” means a person authorised under clause
   • (b) of sub-section
3. (1) of section 3 and includes any person appointed to assist him under sub-section
4. (2) of section 3;
5. (4) “Numbering Officer” means a person authorised under clause
   • (a) of sub-section
6. (1) of section 3 and includes any person appointed to assist him under sub-section
7. (2) of section 3.