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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-·· (a) "aggrieved womao" means- (i) in relation to a workplace, 3 wom.n, of any age whether employed or not, whu alleges to have been subjected to any act of sexual harassment by the respondent; (ii) in relation to a dwelling place or house, a woman of any age who is employed in such a dwelling place or house; (b) "appropriate Government" means-- (i) in relation to a workplace which is established, owned, controlled or wholly or substantially financed by fuods provided directly or indirectly· - (A) by the Central Government or the Union territory administration, the Central Government; (8) by the State Government, the St.te Government; (ii) in relation to any workplace not covered U~Jder sub-clause (i) and falling w~thin its territory, the State Government; (c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Local Complaints Commillee nominated under :mb-section (I) .of section 7; , (<I) "Distriet Officer" means an officer notified under sectinn 5; (e) "domestic worker" means a woman who is employed to do the household work in any household for remuneration whether in cash or kind, either directly or through any agency on a temporary, permanenl, part time'or full time basis, hllt docs not include any member ofthe family of the employer; (j) "cmployee" means a person employed at a" workplace for any work on regular, temporary, adhoc or daily wage basis, either directly or through an agent, including a contractor, with or, without the knowledge of the principal employer, whether for remuneration or not, or working on a voluntary basis or otherwise, whethcr the tenns of employment are express or implied and includes a co-worker, a contract worker, probationer, trainee. apprentice or called by any other sueh name; (g) "employer" means:"- (i) in relation to any department, organisation, undcrtaking..estahlishment, enterprise, institution, oflice. branch or unit ofthe appropriate Government or <i local authority, the head of that department, organisation, undertaking, establishment. enterprise, institution, office, branch or unit or such·othcr officer as the appropri<itc Government or thc local authority, as the case may be, may by an order specifY in this behalf; (ii) in any workplace not covered under sub-clause (i), any person rcsponsiblt: for the fT!nnagcmcnt, supervision and control of the workpl<.lcc. 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II TIlE GAZETTE OF I:\DIA EXTRAORDINARY ____ • 0 ••,._. • • - .. __.- .._ .. __ . --_0- ..... 3 f;xplanatiol1.-- For the purposes of this sub-clause "management" includes the person or board or committee responsible for formulation and administration of polices for such organisalioo: (iiI) in rchillOn 10 workplaec covered under sub-clauses (I) and (ii), Lhc person discharging contractual obligations with respect to his or her employees; (iv) in relalioHlo a dwel!ing-plaee or house, a person or a household who employs or benefits from the employment ofdomestic worker, irrespective ofthe number, time period or type of such worker employed, or the nature of the employment or activities performed by the domestic worker; (h) "Intemal Committee" means an Internal Complaints Committee eonstituled under section 4: (I) "Local Committce" means the Local Complaints Committee constituted under section 6; (j) "Member" meims a Memher ofthe (ntemal Comminee or the Local Committee, as the case may be; (*) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) "Presiding Officer" means the Presiding Officer of the Internal Complainls CommiLtee nominated under sub-section (2) of section 4; (m) "respondent" mean, a person against wbom the aggrieved woman has made ucomplaint under section 9; (n) "sexual harassment" includes anyone or more ofthe following unwcleome aels or behaviour (whether directly or by implication) namely:- (i) physical contact and advances; or (il) a demand or requesl for sexual favours; or (iii) making sexually coloured remarks; or (iv) sho"Ying pornography; or (v) any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct ofsexu.1 nature; (0) "workplacc" includes .. (i) any department, organisation. undertaking, establishment, enterprise, instilution, ollice, branch or unit which is established, owned, controlled or wholly or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly by the appropril\tc Government or the local authority or a Government company or a corporation or a c.;o·opcrativt: society; . (it) any private sector organisation or a private venture, undertaking, enterprise, institution, establishment, society, trust, non-governmental organisation, unit or service provider carrying on commercial. professional, vocational, educational, entcrtainmental, industrial, health services or financial activities including production. supply, sale, distribution or service; (iii) hospitals or nursing homes; (iv) any sports institute, stadium, sports complex or competition or games venue, whether residential or not used for training, sports or other activities relating thereto; (v) any place visited by the employee arising out ufor during the course of employment including Iransportation provided hy the employer for undertaking such jOUnlcy; ·1 THE GAlEHI' OF I:\OIA EXTRAORDI0iARY (PART II :::......-.::-..=.- .--:--::.=-.- ..-.:::--..::-=_-:_-==.:.-.=.===--_-.:-...::::-:- - ..-=.'-=--==:=-:=-_.. (\'/) a dwelling place or a house; (P) "ullorganiscd sector" in relation to a workplace means an enterprise owned by individuals or self-employed workers and engaged in the production or sale of goods or providing service of any kind whatsoever, and where the enterprise employs workers, the numbcr of 3uch WOrkCf:l is."iess than reno Prncnl\{lll of snual harasslllclli ConstinJli{lIl or [nlcrnul COlnplainls Committe.::.