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Definitions. -In this Act, unless the context otherwis • requires:— (1) “ Board” means the Assam Employees Welfare Board constituted under section 4 ; (2) “ Employees” means any person who is employed in or in connec tion with a plantation for hire or reward to do any kind of work in or in conne lion with a plantation ; but does not include those drawing wages more than Rupees 500 per month. (3) “ Employer” means any person who employs either directly or indirectly any person to do any work in or in connection With a plantation and include a Manager, Superintendent, Proprietor, Agent, Director or Managing Director in-charge of or having the ultimate control over a plantation. (4) “Fund” means the Assam Employees Welfare Fund constituted under section 3 ; (5) “ Inspector” means an Inspector appointed under section 11; (6) “Plantation” means a tea plantation and shall include all tea estates registered undtr the Tea Art, ‘953 (Act 29 of 1953). (7) “Provident Fund” means a hind as defined in section 2(./) of the Assam Tea Plantations Provident l and Scheme Act, 1955 (Assam Act X of (955) ; (3) ‘‘Preset ibed” means prescribed by rules inaue under this A ct, (9) “ Unpaid accumulation” means all payments due to the employee but not made to them within a period of three years from the date they become due whether befoie or after the commencement cf this Act includ ing the wages, bonus or gratuity. (10) “ Wages” means wage.; as defined in section 2(A) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1918 (Act 11 ol 1948; ; (11) “ Welfare Commissioner” means the Welfare Commissioner ap pointed under section 10 ;