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(1) Every shop shall remain entirely closed for one day in each _week. Closing of shops and grants of weekly holi- days for re- (2) The State Government may, by noti- Iigious pur- fication require that in addition to one day poaes. referred to in sub-section (1), every shop or any specified class of shops shall remain closed bet- ween such hours in the afternoon of such days in each week, as may be specified in the noti.fi- cation: Provided that, when there are conducted in a shop two or more trades or business, any of which is of such character that, if it was the sole trade or business therein conducted, the provisions of this Act would not apply to that shop, such shop shall so far as the conduct of the trade or business is concerned, be exempt from the operation of sub-section (1): Provided further that, when in any O§ta- blishment for which the provision of this Act applies two or more trades or business are con- ducted, one or more of which are usually con- ducted in a shop while the others are usually conducted in a commercial establishment, the provision of this Section shall not apply to the establishments so far as the conduct of the trades or business usually conducted in a commercial establishment arc concerned. (3) No deduction on account of any closer of a shop under the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shaJl be made from the wages of any employee of such shop. (4) The day on which shop shall be closed in each week under the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be such day as may be specified by the employer in a notice, which shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the shop : Provided that no employer shall, more oft en than once in every three months, aJter the day so specified. (5) Every person employed in a commer- cial establishment shall be allowed as holidavs at least one and a half day in each week : • Provided that, when there are conducted in a commercial establishment two or more t r ades or business, any of which is of such a character that, if it was the sole trade or business .. - 9 therein -conducted, the prov1s1ons of this Act would not apply to that commercial establish- ment, such commercial establishment shall, so far as the conduct of the trade or business i.s concerned be exempt from the operation of this 1ub-section. (6) No deduction on account of any holi- day allowed under the provisions of sub-section (5) shall be made from the wages of any person employed in such commercial establishment. (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Weekly Holidays Act, 1942, every person employed in an establishment for public enter- tainmentor amusement shall be allowed as holi- days at least one and a half day in each week: Provided that, when there are conducted in an establishment for public entertainment or amusement two or more trade or business. any of which i.s of such a character that, if it was the sole trade or business therein conducted, the pro- visions of this Act would not apply to that esta- blishment, such establishment shall so far as the conduct of that trade or business is concerned, be exempt from the operation of this sub-section. (8) No deduction on account of any holi- day allowed under the provisions of sub-section (7) shall be made from the wages of any person employed in such establishment for public entertainment or amusement. (9) Every person employed in a shop, com- mercial establishment for public entertainment or amusement shall be entitled to leave of absence for any days, he may select, not excee- ding three in number in any one year for the purpose of attending ceremonies or performing functions or duties connected with or enjoined by his religion. CHAPTER III LEAVE App llcadon