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(/) The West Bengal Employees' Payment of Com- pulsory Gratuity Ordinance, 1971, is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act as if this Act hart come into force on the 14th day of June, 1971. V. V. GIRT,. President. N. D. P. NAMBOOD1RIPAD, West Bengal Orshnanoe I of 1971. PART V] THE CALCUTTA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 28, 1971 1632(m) REASONS FOR THE ENACTMENT On the 3rd June, 1971, the Governor of West Bengal pro- mulgated an Ordinance entitled tile West Bengal Employees' Payment of Compulsory Gratuity Ordinance, 1971. The said Ordinance provides for payment of gratuity to all employees employed in West Bengal in establisnments griverned by the Factories Act, 1948, Plantations Labour Act, 1951 or the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963. linden the Ordinance, gratuity is payable to every employee who has rendered not less than five years of continuous service on his superannuation, retirement or resignation or death or total, disablement due to accident or disease. The gratuity is pay- able at the rate of fifteen days' wages for every completed year of service subject to a maximum of fifteen months' wages. The Ordinance, - hovvev.sr, ern nov ers the State Government to exempt any factory, plantation or establishment from the provisions of the Ordinance if in the opinion of that Govern- ment the employees or any class of employees in such factory, plantation or establishment are in receipt of benefits better than the benefits conferred under the Ordinance.