The Goa Shops and Establishments Act, 1973 — Physical PDF page 3 of 23

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  (11) “goods” includes all materials, commodities and articles;
  (12) “Government” means the Administrator of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and
Diu appointed under article 239 of the Constitution;
  (13) “gratuity” means the gratuity payable under section 39;
  (14) “Inspector” means an Inspector appointed under section 49;

  (15) “notification” means a notification published in the Goa, Daman and Diu
Government Gazette;

  (16) “opened” means opened for the service of any customer or for any trade or
business connected with the establishment;

   (17) “periods of work” means the time during which an employee is at the disposal of
the employer;

  (18) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

   (19) “residential hotel” means any premises used for the reception of guests and
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travellers desirous of dwelling or sleeping therein and includes a club;
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   (20) “restaurant” or “eating house” means any premises in which is carried on wholly
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or principally the business of supplying meals or refreshments to the public or a class of
the public for consumption on the premises and includes a Halwai shop but does not
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include a restaurant attached to a theatre or restaurant or a canteen attached to a factory if
the persons employed therein are allowed the benefits provided for workers under the
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Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948);

   (21) “shop” means any premises where goods are sold, either by retail or wholesale or
both or where services are rendered to customers and includes an office, store-room,
godown, ware-house, sale depot and work-place, whether in the same premises or
elsewhere, used mainly in connection with such trade or business, but does not include a
factory, commercial establishment, residential hotel, restaurant, eating house, theatre or
other place of public amusement or entertainment or a shop attached to a factory where
the persons employed in the shop are allowed the benefits provided for workers under the
Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948) ;

  (22) “spread over” means the period between the commencement and termination of
work of an employee on any day;

   (23) “theatre” includes any premises intended principally or wholly for the exhibition
of pictures or other optical effects by means of cinematograph or other suitable apparatus
or for dramatic or circus performances or for any other amusement or entertainment;

   (24) “wages” means every remuneration, whether by way of salary, allowances, or
otherwise expressed in terms of money or capable of being so expressed which would, if
the term of employment, express or implied were fulfilled, be payable to an employee in
respect of his employment or of work done in such employment, and includes—

     (a) any remuneration payable under any settlement between the parties or order of a
  tribunal or court;

     (b) any remuneration to which the employee is entitled in respect of overtime work
  or holidays or any leave period;

     (c) any additional remuneration payable under the terms of employment, whether
  called a bonus or by any other name;