PAPER – 2: BUSINESS LAW, ETHICS AND COMMUNICATION 69 Section 7-A and every inspector shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 8. The Payment The Ministry of Law and of Gratuity Justice has made the (Amendment) following amendments to the Act, 2018 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 through the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 which received the assent of the President of India on 28th March, 2018 and was published in the Official Gazette on 29th March, 2018. 1. In section 2, for clause (k), Pg 5.5 of SM - the following clause shall be Include section substituted, namely:— 2(k) in the SM '(k) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly;' in the case of 2. In section 2A of the Pg 5.6 of SM a female, she principal Act, in sub-section has been on (2), in the Explanation, in maternity clause (iv), for the words leave; so, "twelve weeks", the words however, that "such period as may be the total notified by the Central period of Government from time to time" shall be substituted.** such maternity leave does
PAPER – 2: BUSINESS LAW, ETHICS AND COMMUNICATION 69 Section 7-A and every inspector shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 8. The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 The Ministry of Law and Justice has made the following amendments to the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 through the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 which received the assent of the President of India on 28th March, 2018 and was published in the Official Gazette on 29th March, 2018. 1. In section 2, for clause (k), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— '(k) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly;' Pg 5.5 of SM - Include section 2(k) in the SM 2. In section 2A of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), in the Explanation, in clause (iv), for the words "twelve weeks", the words "such period as may be notified by the Central Government from time to time" shall be substituted.** Pg 5.6 of SM in the case of a female, she has been on maternity leave; so, however, that the total period of such maternity leave does
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