Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires – (1) “Government” means Administrator of the Union territory of Puducherry appointed by the President of India under Article 239 of the Constitution. (2) “Catering Establishments” means a restaurant or residential hotel’ (3) “Child” means a person who has not completed fourteen years of age; (4) “Day” means the period to twenty-four hours beginning at mid-night: Provided that in the case of an employee whose hours of work extend beyond mid-night, day means the period of twenty-four hours beginning from the time when such employment commences; (5) “Employee” means a person employed in, and in connection with, any catering establishment, but does not include a member of the employer’s family; (6) “Employer” means a person owning or having charge of the business of catering establishment and includes the manager, agent or other persons acting in the general management or control of a catering establishment; (7) “Family” in relation to an employer means the husband or wife, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister of such employer who lives with him and is dependent on him; (8) “Inspector” means an Inspector appointed under section 20 for the area; (9) “leave” means leave provided for in section 12; (10) “period of work” means the time during which an employee is at the disposal of the employer; (11) “Registration Certificate” means a certificate showing the registration of catering establishment: (12) “Residential Hotel” means any premises in which the business of providing dwelling accommodation and supply of meals to any member of the public or a class of the public is carried on; (13) “Restaurant” means any premises in which is carried on the business of the supply of refreshments or meals to the public or a class of the public for consumption on the premises; (14) “Spread-over” means the period between the commencement and the termination of the work of an employee on any day; (15) “Week” means the period of seven days beginning at mid-nigh on Saturday or on such other day as may be specified for a particular area or for a particular class of catering establishments by the prescribed authority. (16) “Young person” means a person who has completed fourteen years of age but has not completed eighteen years of age.