Section 2(e):
Employer
"employer" when used in relation to a plantation, means the person who has the ultimate control over the affairs of the plantation, and where the affairs of any plantation are entrusted to any other person (whether called a managing agent, manager, superintendent or by any other name) such other person shall be deemed to be the employer in relation to that plantation; Explanation - For the purposes of this clause, "the person who has the ultimate control over the affairs of the plantation" means in the case of a plantation owned or controlled by- (i) a company, firm or other association of individuals, whether incorporated or not, every director, partner or individual; (ii) the Central Government or State Government or any local authority, the person or persons appointed to manage the affairs of the plantation; and (iii) a lessee, the lessee;