Apprenticeship Rules 1961
Notification

List of Industries covered under Section 1(4)(a)
of the Apprentices Act, 1961

In pursuance of clause(a) of sub-section(4) of section 1 of the Apprentices Act, 1961 (52 of 1961),  (herein after refered  as  to  the said Act), and in supersession of notification number GSR 247 dated  the 12th Feb. 1962,  GSR 1464, dated  the 7th September 1963, GSR 14 dated   16th   December  1965, GSR  June 1967,   GSR 1403,   dated   the 4th September 1967, GSR 1796  dated  21st November 1967,  GSR 403 the dated the 13th March 1972, March 1987 published in Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of  India, and the GSR No. 463(E), dated the 23rd August 1975 published in Part II, section 3, subsection (ii) of the  Gazette  of India,  (Extraordinary),  except  as respects things done or omitted to be done  before  such  supersession,  the  Central  Government  hereby specifies the following groups  of  industries,  mentioned in column(2) of the Table below, to which the provisions of the said  Act shall apply with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, namely :-

 

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DIVISION     DESCRIPTION    GROUP

     (1)

 (2)

(3)

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00         AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

 

  

 Growing of  cereal crops (such as paddy, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi and  barley)  000

Growing of pulses ( such as arhar, gram, moong  and urd,) 

 001

Growing of jute, mesta, sann hemp or  other kindred fibres 

 003
Growing of oilseeds                                                                  004
Growing of sugar-cane or sugar-beet                                        005
Growing of roots and tubers, vegetables, singhara, chillies and spices (other than pepper and cardamom)                              006

Agricultural production not elsewhere classified not elsewhere classified 

 009

 01        PLANTATIONS

Plantation of Tea                                                                       0l0
Plantation of Coffee                                                                  011
Plantation of Rubber                                                                 011
Plantation of Tobacco                                                              011

  02      RAISING OF LIVESTOCK

      Cattle breeding, rearing and ranching  production of milk       020
Goat breeding, rearing, ranching  production of milk     02l

Rearing of pigs and other animals not elsewhere classified

 024

Rearing of ducks, hens & other birds,  production of eggs 

 025
Rearing of sheep & production of shorn wool                          022

Rearing of livestock and production of livestock, not  elsewhere classified 

029

 05        FORESTRY AND LOGGING

       Planting, replanting and conservation of forest                        

050

06        FISHING (INCLUDING COLLECTION OF SEA PRODUCTS)

      Ocean, sea and coastal fishing. 060
Inland water fishing     06l

Pisciculture - rearing of fish including  fish hatcheries

 062

Other allied activities and services incidental to fishing   

 069

10        MINING OF COAL LIGNITE:  EXTRACTION OF PEAT

       Mining and agglomeration of coal                                     

 l00

 11        EXTRACTION OF CRUDE PETROLEUM:  PRODUCTION OF NATURAL GAS

  Extraction of crude petroleum                                            ll0
Production of natural gas                                                   lll

12       MINING OF IRON ORE

    Mining of Iron Ore                                                          

l20

 13       MINING OF METAL ORES OTHER THAN IRON ORE

  Mining of manganese ore                                                   l30
Mining of manganese ore                                                  l30

Mining of metal ores, other than iron ore or uranium group ores not elsewhere classified  

 l39

 14       MINING OF URANIUM AND THORIUM ORES

   Mining of Uranium and thorium Ores                            

140

15        MINING OF NON-METALLIC MINERALS NOT  ELSEWHERE  CLASSIFIED

     

Mining and quarrying of rock aggregates sand and clays  

 l50

Mining and quarrying of minerals for construction other than rock aggregates, sand and clays (in group l50) 

 l5l

Mining of fertilizers and chemical minerals  

 l52

Mining of ceramic, refractory and glass minerals 

 l53

Salt mining and quarrying, including crushing, screening and evaporating in pans

 l54
Mining of precious/semiprecious stones                           l56

Mining of other non-metallic minerals not elsewhere classified 

 l59

 20-2l    MANUFACTURE OF FOOD PRODUCTS

Slaughtering, preparation and preservation of meat 

 200
Manufacture of dairy products                                          20l
Canning and preservation of fruits and vegetables                              202
Processing, canning and preserving of fish crustacean and similar food                             203
Grain milling                                                                      204
Manufacture of bakery products                                        205

Manufacture and refining of sugar (vacuum pan sugar factories)

 206

Production of common salt                                                

 208
Manufacture of coca products and sugar Confectionery (including sweet meats) 209

Manufacture of Hydrogenated oils and  vegetable ghee 

 2l0

Manufacture of vegetable oils and fats (other than hydrogenated) 

 2ll

Processing and blending of tea, including manufacture of instant tea  

 2l3

Coffee curing, roasting, grinding and blending including manufacture of Instant Coffee

 2l4
Manufacture of Ice                                                            2l6
Manufacture of prepared animal and bird feed                   2l7

Manufacture of food products not elsewhere classified    

 2l9

22.        MANUFACTURE OF BEVERAGES, TOBACCO AND RELATED PRODUCTS

Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits ethyl alcohol production from fermented material

 220
Manufacture of wines                                                         22l
Manufacture of beer                                                            222
Manufacture of soft drinks and syrups                                 224
Manufacture of bidi                                                             226

Manufacture of cigars, cigarettes, cheroots and cigarette tobacco

 227

Manufacture of other Tobacco products not elsewhere classified

 228

Manufacture of pan-masala, catechu ("KATTHA") and chewings lime.

 229

23.      MANUFACTURE OF COTTON TEXTILES

Cotton ginning, cleaning and bailing                                     230
Weaving & finishing of cotton khadi                                  232

Weaving and finishing of cotton textile on handlooms

 233

Weaving and finishing of cotton textile on powerlooms  

 234

Cotton spinning, weaving and processing in mills   

 235

Bleaching, dyeing & printing of cotton textiles 

 236

 24 .     MANUFACTURE OF WOOL, SILK AND MAN MADE  FIBER TEXTILES            

Preparation of raw wool, silk and artificial  or synthetic textile fibres for spinning  

 240

Wool spinning, weaving and finishing other than in mills 

 24l
Wool spinning, weaving and processing in mills                   242

Spinning, weaving and finishing of silk textiles other than in mills  

 244

Spinning, weaving and processing of silk textiles in mills  

  245

 

25.      MANUFACTURE OF JUTE AND OTHER VEGETABLE FIBRE  TEXTILES

            (EXCEPT  COTTON AND COIR)

Preparing operations (including carding and combing) on coir fibers  

 252

Spinning, weaving and finishing of jute and mesta textiles    

 254

Bleaching, dyeing and printing of jute and  mesta textiles

 257
Bleaching, dyeing and printing of coir textiles                   258

Spinning, weaving and finishing of coir textiles  

 255

 26.     MANUFACTURE OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS (INCLUDING  WEARING APPAREL)

Manufacture of knitted or crocheted textile products.

 260

Manufacture of all types of threads, cordage  ropes, twines and net  

 26l

  Embroidery work, zari work and making of ornamental trimmings

 262

Manufacture of blankets, shawls, carpets,   rugs and other similar textile products

 263

Manufacture of all types of textile garmenting clothing accessories not elsewhere   a  classified (except by purely tailoring establishments) from not self-produced material  (Note : in principle, the raw material is cut and sewn together in the establishments covered in this group)             

 265
Manufacture of rain coats, hats, caps and  school bags etc.  from waterproof textile fabrics or plastic sheeting                       266
Manufacture of made-up textiles articles   except apparel 267
Manufacture of waterproof textile fabrics                         268
Manufacture of textile and textile products not elsewhere classified like linoleum, padding, wadding, upholstering and filling                      269

 

 27.    MANUFACTURING WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS, FURNITURE AND

           FIXTURES

Sawing and planning of wood (other than plywood)

 270

Manufacture of veneer sheets, plywood and  their products

 27l

Manufacture of structural wooden goods (including treated timber) such as beams, posts, doors and windows

  272

Manufacture of wooden and cane boxes crates, drums, barrels  and  other  containers, baskets and  other  wares made  entirely  or mainly of  cane rattan, reed, bamboo willow fibres, leaves and grass

 273

Manufacture of wooden industrial good not  elsewhere classified

 274
Manufacture of wooden furniture and fixtures                     276

Manufacture of products of wood, bamboo, cane, reed   and  grass  (including articles  made  from coconut  shells  or  such  other  similar material)  not elsewhere classified   

279

 

28.      MANUFACTURE OF PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS AND  PRINTING,

            PUBLISHING AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES

Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper board including manufacture of newsprint 280

Manufacture of containers and boxes of paper  or paperboard

  28l
Printing and publishing of newspaper                                 284

Printing and publishing of periodicals, books   journals, directories, atlases, maps and sheet  music, schedules and pamphlets 

 285
Engraving, etching and block making                                287
Book binding on account of others                                   288

 

29.       MANUFACTURE OF LEATHER AND PRODUCTS OF LEATHERS, FUR,

            AND SUBSTITUTES OF LEATHER

Tanning, curing, finishing, embossing and   japanning of leather

 290

Manufacture of footwears (excluding repairs) except of vulcanized or moulded rubber or  plastic

 29l

Manufacture of consumer goods of leather and  substitutes of leather, other than apparels and foot wear

 293

 

30.      MANUFACTURE OF BASIC CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS   

           (EXCEPT PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL)

 

Manufacture of industrial organic and   inorganic chemicals

 300
Manufacture of fertilizers and pesticides                             30l

Manufacture of plastic in primary forms;  manufacture of synthetic rubber

 302

Manufacture of paints, varnishes and  related  products; artists' colours and ink

 303

Manufacture of drugs, medicines and allied  products.

 304

Manufacture of perfumes, cosmetics, lotions,  hair dressing,  toothpastes,  soap in any form detergents,    shampoos,   shaving   products, washing and cleaning preparation and other  toilet   preparations

 305
Manufacture of man-made fibres                                      306
Manufacture of matches                                                   307

Manufacture of explosives; ammunition and  fire-works

 308

Manufacture of chemical products not elsewhere classified

 309

   

31.       MANUFACTURE OF RUBBER, PLASTIC, PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS

            PROCESSING OF NUCLEAR FUEL

                  

Tyre and tube industries          3l0
Manufacture of rubber products not elsewhere classified 3l2

Manufacture   of  refined  petroleum  products  ( this  group  includes  production  of  liquide of gaseous fuels, illuminating oils, lubricating oils  or   greases  or  other  products  obtained from crude  petroleum  or  their fractionation productions. Liquification and natural gas as classified in group 111and bottling of natural gas or liquified  petroleum  gas as classified in group 315

  3l4

Manufacture  of refined  petroleum products not elsewhere  classified (this group includes  manufacture of variety of products extracted  or obtained from the products or residues of  petroleum refining)

 3l6

Processing of nuclear fuels (this group   includes  extraction  of uranium metals  from   pitch   blend   or  other  uranium            bearing ores; manufacture of alloys or  dispersions   or   mixtures   of    natural uranium or its compounds; manufacture of enriched uranium and its compounds; plutonium and its compounds; uranium depleted  in  U 235  other  radio  active elements,  isotops  or  compounds  and nonirradiated   fuel  elements for  use in    nuclear   reactors. Production  of heavy water in classified in group 309.)

3l7
Manufacture of coke oven products                                    318
Manufacture of other coal and coaltar products not elsewhere classified       

3l9

32.         MANUFACTURE OF NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS

Manufacture of refractory products and  structural clay products

 320
Manufacture of glass and glass product                                 32l
Manufacture of earthern and plastic products                        322
Manufacture of nonstructural ceramic ware                           323
Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster                               324
Manufacture of mica products                                              325

Stone dressing and crushing, manufacture of  structural stone goods and stoneware

 326

Manufacture of asbestos cement and other cement products

 327

Manufacture of miscellaneous non-metallic mineral products not elsewhere classified

 329

33.           BASIC METAL AND ALLOY INDUSTRIES

Manufacture of iron AND steel in primary  semi-finished forms  330

Manufacture of semi-finished iron and steel  products in re-rolling mills, cold-rolling  mills and wire drawing mills

 33l
Manufacture of ferro-alloys   332
Copper manufacturing                                                          333
Brass manufacturing                           334
Aluminum manufacturing                                     335
Zinc manufacturing                                                                 336
Casting of metal                                                                   337

Processing/Re-rolling of metal scrap other  than iron and steel scrap

 338
Other non-ferrous metal industries                                        339

 

34.          MANUFACTURE OF METAL PRODUCTS & PARTS,  EXCEPT    MACHINERY 

 

                AND  EQUIPMENT

 

Manufacture of fabricated structural metal products

 340

Manufacture of furniture fixtures primarily of metal

 342

Manufacture of hand tools, weights and measure  and general hardware 

 343

Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of  metal;   powder   metallurgy   (this group includes  production   of  a  wide variety of  finished  or  semi-finished  metal products, by means  of  the  above   activities which,      individually, would  be  characteristically  produced in other activity categories)

 344

Treatment  or  coating  of  metals  general   mechanical  engineering on a sub-contract   basis. (this group includes plating, polishing,  anodising, engraving, printing, hardening, buffing, deburring, sand blasting, welding or     other specialised operations on metals on a  fee or contract basis. The units classified  here, generally, do not take ownership of the goods nor do they sell them to third parties.)

345

      

35-36.    MANUFACTURE    OF     MACHINERY     AND     EQUIPMENT  OTHER THAN

               TRANSPORT  EQUIPMENT (MANUFACTURE  OF SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT,  

                 PHOTOGRAPHIC   OR CINEMATOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT  AND  WATCHES

               AND CLOCKS IS CLASSIFIED IN DIVISION 38)

Manufacture of agricultural  machinery and equipment and parts thereof

350

Manufacture of machinery and equipment  used by construction and mining industries    

35l

           

 

Manufacture of prime mover, boilers steam   generating plants and nuclear reactors      

352

Manufacture of industrial machinery for food and textile industries (including bottling  and filling machinery) 353
Manufacture of industrial machinery for other  than food and textile industries 354
Manufacture of general purpose non- electrical machinery or equipment, their components and accessories not elsewhere classified 356
Manufacture of machine tools, their parts and accessories 357
Manufacture of electrical industrial machinery,  apparatus and parts thereof       360
Manufacture of insulated wires and cables,    including manufacture of optical fibres cables   36l
Manufacture of accumulators, primary  cells and primary batteries     362
Manufacture of electrical lamps   363
Manufacture of electric fans and electric  or electro-thermic domestic appliances and  parts thereof

 

 364

Manufacture of television receivers, reception apparatus for    radio    broadcasting,   radio  telephony  or  telegraphy, video  recording or  reproducing   apparatus,   turn-tables,  record      players,  cassette  players  and  other   sound  reproducing    apparatus,   sound   recording  apparatus,      microphones,     loudspeakers amplifiers  &  sound amplifiers & prerecorded audio or video records or tapes

  366

Manufacture  of radiographic X-ray   apparatus X-ray tubes and parts and  manufacture of electrical equipment  not elsewhere classified    

369

           

37.          MANUFACTURE OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AND PARTS

Ship and boat building                                                       370
Manufacture of locomotives and parts     37l
Manufacture of railway or tramway wagons and coaches and other rail road equipments, not elsewhere classified 372
Manufacture of heavy motor vehicles, coach work 373
Manufacture of motor cars and other motor  vehicles  principally  designed   for  the   transport  of  less than l0 persons (includes manufacture of racing cars and golf-cars) 374
Manufacture of bicycles, cycle-rickshaws  and parts                            376

Manufacture of aircraft, space-craft and  their parts

 377

Manufacture of bullock-carts, push carts and   hand-carts 

 378

Manufacture of transport equipment and  parts not elsewhere classified 

 379

 

38.         OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

Manufacture of medical, surgical, scientific and measuring equipment except optical  equipment   380
Manufacture of photographic, cinematographic  and optical  goods  and equipment (excluding photo chemicals, sensitised papers & films)                38l
Manufacture of watches and clocks                                  382

Manufacture of jewellery and related articles

 383
Manufacture of sports and athletic goods                          385

Manufacture of stationery articles  not elsewhere classified

 387

Manufacture of miscellaneous products not  elsewhere classified

 389

           

39.          REPAIR OF CAPITAL GOODS

  Repair of locomotives and other rail-road  equipments   

 397

    

40.         ELECTRICITY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND    DISTRIBUTION

Generation and transmission of electric energy     400
Distribution of electric energy to households, industrial, commercial and other users   40l

 

4l.           GAS AND STEAM GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION THROUGH PIPES.

Generation of gas in gas-works and distribution   through       mains  to   households,   industrial commercial and other user

4l0

            

42.         WATER WORKS AND SUPPLY

Water supply for example collection,  purification and distribution of water

420

43.          NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION

Generation of solar energy     430
Generation and distribution of bio-gas energy    43l
Generation of energy through wind mills    432
Generation and distribution other non  conventional energy not  elsewhere classified         439

50.          CONSTRUCTION

Construction and maintenance of buildings   500
Construction and maintenance of roads, 50l
railbeds, bridges, tunnels, pipelines,  ropeways, ports, harbours and runways. Construction or erection and maintenance of   power, telecommunication and transmission lines 502
Construction and maintenance of waterways and water reservoirs such as bunds, embankments, dams, canals, tanks, wells, tubewells and aquaducts

  503

5l.            ACTIVITIES ALLIED TO CONSTRUCTION

Plumbing and drainage 

 5l0

Heating and Air-conditioning installation,  lift installation, sound-proofing 

5ll

Setting of tiles, marble, bricks, glass  and stone    5l2
Electrical installation work for constructions      5l4
Painting and decorating work for constructions       5l5
Other activities allied to construction, not elsewhere classified 5l9

     

6l.           WHOLESALE TRADE IN WOOD, PAPER, SKIN, LEATHER AND FUR, FUEL, 

                PETROLEUM, CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY, CERAMICS, GLASS AND ORES, 

                 AND METALS

Wholesale trade in petrol, mobile oil and allied products 6l4
Wholesale trade  in medicines and chemicals 6l5
Wholesale trade in toiletry, perfumery  and cosmetics 617 

               

62.           WHOLESALE TRADE  IN ALL TYPES OF MACHINERY EQUIPMENT

                 INCLUDING TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT

Wholesale trade in agricultural and industrial  machinery 620
Wholesale trade in electrical machinery and  equipment 62l
Wholesale trade in transport and storage equipment 623

63.            WHOLESALE TRADE  NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

Wholesale trade in furniture and fixtures 

630

  66.          RETAIL TRADE IN TEXTILES                                

Retail trade in textiles  660
Retail trade in ready-made garments, and  retail  trade  in second-hand garments) 661

68.             RETAIL TRADE NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

Retail trade in motor fuels   682
Retail trade in agricultural machinery and  equipment 684
Retail trade in transport equipment 686
Retail trade  not elsewhere classified    689

69.             RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

Restaurants, cafes and other eating and  drinking places (Note 1: this group includes sales of prepared foods and drinks for immediate consumption on the premises such as restaurants, cafe, lunch counters and catering activities and take-out activities as well as dining-car activities of railway companies and other passenger transport facilities which are  operated    as independent activities. Sales through vending machines, vending stalls, whether or not mobile, are included.

  690

  Note 2: The above mentioned activities, if carried out in connection  with  the   provision  of  lodging,  are  to be  classified in group 691)

Hotels, rooming houses, camp and other lodging places

69l

                          

70.               LAND TRANSPORT

Railway transport     700
Passenger transport by bus (including tramways)   70l
Passenger transport by motor vehicles  other than by bus     702

 

7l.               WATER TRANSPORT

Ocean and coastal water transport     7l0
Inland water transport    7ll

   

72.              AIR TRANSPORT

Air transport carriers (of passengers and freight)

720

74.                STORAGE AND WAREHOUSING SERVICES

Warehousing of agricultural products without refrigeration  740
Warehousing of agricultural products with refrigeration (cold storage) 74l

75.               COMMUNICATION SERVICES

Postal, telegraphic, wireless and signal communication services 750
Telephone communication services       752

80.               BANKING ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL   SERVICES

Deposit activities (this group includes activities of central banks, commercial banks, savings banks, saving and loan  associations  and other such instructions   whose major  source  of  funds  is deposits) 800

Other credit activities (this group includes activities of such units whose chief activity is making loans. They are   distinguished from the deposit instructions in that the chief source of funds is equity or short term paper, but not deposits)   

80l
Other banking activities  802

Securities dealing activities (this group  includes activities of brokers and dealers and central exchanges dealing in all kinds of negotiable instruments and underwriters and agents in the floatation of new securities)

 803
Financial services other than securities   dealing activities

 804

   

8l.                PROVIDENT AND INSURANCE SERVICES

Provident services   8l0
Insurance Carriers, Life    8ll
Deposit/credit guaranty insurance services         8l2

Insurance carriers other than life such as  fire, marine, accident or health including  insurance agents, values or assessors 

 8l9

 

82.                 REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES

Purchase, sale, letting & operating of real estate such as residential and non-residential buildings developing and sub-dividing real estate into lots, lessors of real property,  real estate agents, brokers and managers engaged in renting, buying and selling, managing and appraising real estates on a contract or fee basis

820

     

89.                BUSINESS SERVICES NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

Accounting, book-keeping and auditing   activities, including tax consultancy  services  89l
Data processing, software development and  computer consultancy services     892

Architectural and engineering and other  technical consultancy activities

 894
Advertising      896

Press agency activities (this group includes news syndicate and news agency activities on   a fee or contract basis. Includes activities of independent  news reporters and news writers)

   897

      

90.                 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE SERVICES

Public services in the Union Government  including defence services

 900

Public services in State Government  including police services

 90l

Public services in local bodies, departments and offices engaged in administration like local taxation and business regulation 

 902
Public services in Quasi-Government bodies   903

           

9l.                SANITARY SERVICES

Sanitation and similar services such as  garbage and sewage disposals, operation of drainage systems and all other types of work  connected with public health and sanitation

9l0

92.               EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH SERVICES

Educational services rendered by technical or vocational colleges, schools and other   institutions 920
Educational services rendered by non-technical colleges, schools, universities & other institutions 92l

Research and scientific services not classified elsewhere such as those rendered by institutions and laboratories engaged in research in the biological, physical and social sciences, metrological institutes and medical research organisation 

 922

94.               COMMUNITY SERVICES

Welfare services rendered by organization operating on a no-profit basis for the promotion of welfare of the community such as relief societies, crèches, homes for the aged and  physically handicapped 

94l

           

95.               RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL SERVICES

Motion picture and video film production 950
Motion picture distribution and projection services 95l
Radio and television broadcasting and related services   954
Libraries, museums, botanical and zoological gardens, zoos, game sanctuaries  956

96.               PERSONAL SERVICES

Laundry, cleaning and dyeing services 96l
Hair dressing such as those done by barbers  hair dressing saloons and beauty shops  962
Personal services not else where classified  969

                                   

97.               REPAIR SERVICES

Repair of footwear and other leather goods    970
Repair of watches, clocks and jewellery      973
Repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles except trucks, lorry and other heavy vehicles 974
Repair of bicycles and cycle rickshaws   975

X0              PERSONS WITHOUT ANY AFFILIATION TO ANY   PARTICULAR INDUSTRY

                   (INCLUDING FRESH ENTRANTS TO LABOUR FORCE)

                                

Persons without any affiliation to any particular industry (including fresh entrants to labour force)  

X00

 XI.             ACTIVITIES NOT ADEQUATELY DEFINED (OTHER THAN THOSE IN  X0)                    

Activities not adequately defined (other than those in X0)   

Xl0