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(1) Every person engaged in the work in any industrial establishment or trade establishment or commercial establishment or in any other establishment in the private sector who is eligible to vote in the Municipality election shall be granted leave on the day of general election. (2) The wages of any such person shall not be reduced or disallowed on account of the leave granted as per sub-section (1), even though such person is appointed on the basis that wage will not ordinarily be paid for such date, he shall be paid the wages that would have been received by him on such date, had he not been granted leave for that day. (3) This section shall not be applicable where, the absence of the voter may be injurious or causes substantial loss to the work in which he is engaged.] Inserted by Act 30 of 2009 dt. 07/10/2009.