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The requirement of prior notice before closure shall not apply, however. in respect of (a) small establishments employing less than fifty workmen, (b) closure of branch establishments situated in the State of %Vest Bengal in con- sequence of the closure of registered office or the head offiee, as the case may be, of establishments situated outside that State. Provision is also being; made to grant exemptions from the requirement of prior notice in certain exceptional circum- stances, such as. accident in the undertaking, death of the employer or the like. The proposed section 30A lays down the penalty for closing down any undertaking without the prescribed notice.