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Short title, extent, commencement and application.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa Employment (Conditions of Service) and Retirement Benefit Act, 2001. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Goa. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 19-9-2001: 1[Provided that the Government may, by notification, appoint different dates for different types of industrial establishments: Provided further that if the Government considers it necessary or expedient to do so, it may postpone or relax to such extent as may be mentioned in the notification, the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act for such period 2{as deemed fit, and from such dates as may be specified therein}.] (4) It shall apply to persons employed in any factory, either directly or through a contractor, and to persons in any industrial or other establishments including employed by any employer in any scheduled employment under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Central Act XI of 1948).