Kerala Gazette No. 24 dated 20th November 2012. PART I
Section iv
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Labour and Rehabilitation (B) Department
NOTIFICATION
G. O. (Rt.) No. 1712/2012/LBR. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 29th October 2012.
S. R. O. NO. 803/2012.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 88 of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 (Central Act 34 of 1948), read with Section 91-A thereof, the Government of Kerala in consultation with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation hereby exempt the Royal Beedi Depot, Chelavoor P. O., Kozhikode District from the operation of the provisions of the said Act for a period of one year from 1st July, 2012 to 30th June, 2013 subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(1) The establishment shall maintain a register showing the names and designations of its employees;
(2) Notwithstanding this exemption, the employees shall continue to receive such benefits under the said Act to which they might have become entitled to on the basis of the contributions paid prior to the date from which exemption granted by this notification operates;
(3) The contribution for the exempted period if already paid, shall not be refunded;
(4) The establishment shall submit in respect of the period during which it was subject to the operation of the said Act (hereinafter referred to as the said period), such returns in such form and containing such particulars as were due from it in respect of the said period under the Employees' State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950;
2(5) Any Inspector appointed by the Corporation under sub-section (1) of section 45 of the said Act, or other official of the Corporation authorized in this behalf shall for the purpose of—
(i) verifying the particulars contained in any return submitted under sub- section (1) of section 44 of the said Act; or
(ii) ascertaining whether registers and records were maintained as required by the Employees' State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950, for the said period; or
(iii) ascertaining whether the employees continue to be entitled to the benefits provided by the employer in cash and kind being benefits in considerations of which exemption is being granted under this notification; or (iv) ascertaining whether any of the provisions of the said Act had been complied with during the period when such provisions were in force in relation to the said establishment be empowered to—
(a) require the establishment to furnish to him such information as he may consider necessary; or
(b) enter any factory, establishment, office or other premises occupied by the said establishment at any reasonable time and require any person found in charge thereof to produce to such Inspector or other official and allow him to examine such documens, books and other documents, relating to the employment or persons and payment of wages or to furnish to him such information as he may consider necessary; or
(c) examine the officers of the society, servants of the said society or any person found in such factory, establishment, office or other premises or any person whom the said Inspector or other official has reasonable cause to believe to have been an employee; or
(d) make copies of or take extracts from any register, account books or other documents maintained in such society, office or other premises of the said establishment.
By order of the Governor,
BABU, B., Secretary to Government (i/c).
3Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)
The Managing Partner, Royal Beedi Depot, Chelavoor P. O., Kozhikode has requested the Government to exempt the establishment from the provisions of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 for the period from 1st July, 2012 to 30th June, 2013.
In consultation with the Regional Director, Employees' State Insurance Corporation, Thrissur, Government have decided to exempt the said establishment from the provisions of said Act for a period of one year from 1st July 2012, to 30th June, 2013.
This notification is intended to achieve the above purpose.