(3A) A shop or establishment to which this Act has become applicable shall continue to be governed by this Ac… — THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972

[(3A) A shop or establishment to which this Act has become applicable shall continue to be governed by this Act notwithstanding that the number of persons employed therein at any time after it has become so applicable falls below ten.]

1 [(3A) A shop or establishment to which this Act has become applicable shall continue to be governed by this Act notwithstanding that the number of persons employed therein at any time after it has become so applicable falls below ten.] (4) It shall come into force on such date 2 as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint.

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