| Authority | Duties | Powers |
Central Government
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To determine the extent of the act and to make rules to give effect to the Act | To exempt any factory/establishment etc, or any employee or class of employees from the operation of the Act, and where the appropriate government is the central government, to make rules for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act |
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State Government
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To make rules to give effect to the Act in the State and to implement the act in the State | To exempt any factory/establishment etc, or any employee or class of employees from the operation of the Act, and to make rules in the state for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act |
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Controlling Authority
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Responsible for Administration of the Act | To hear disputes regarding the payment of gratuity, determine the matter and make orders for payment, to recover gratuity amounts due from the employer and pay the same to the person entitled |
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Inspectors
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To implement and enforce the Act | To require an employer to furnish information, enter and inspect any premises at all reasonable hours with assistants, examine any register record or notice, examine any people on the premises and make copies of or take extracts from any register, record |
