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After section 25FF of the principal Act, the follow- ing section shall be inserted. namely:— Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to— (a) an undertaking in which nor more than fifty work- men are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months ; tb) a branch establishment, in the State of West Bengal, of— (I) an establishment, being a company registered. j under the Companies Act, 1956. having regis- tered office outside the said State, or (ii) any other establishment, having head office out- side the said State, where the closure of such branch establishment ha become necessary consequent on the closure of the regis- tered office or the head office, as the case may be, of that establishment or that other establishment. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section; if), the State Government may, if it is satisfied that owing to such exceptional circumstances as accident in the undertaking or death of the em- ployer or the like it is necessary so to do. by' order. direct that provisions of sub-section (1> shall not apply in relation to such undei taking for' such period as may be specified in the order.". of 195G. Insert ion of new sect ion