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Mercantile Laws – II

Notes him and shall be deemed to be a duly appointed medical practitioner for the purposes of
Chapter V of the Act.
Insurance Number: "Insurance Number " means a number allotted by the appropriate Office to
an employee for the purposes of the Act, the Rules and these Regulations.
Regional Director: "Regional Director" means a person appointed by the Corporation as such for
a specified region.
Registered Midwife: "Registered Midwife" means a person who is registered as a midwife under
any law in force in any State providing for registration of nurses and midwives.
Rules: "Rules" means rules made by the Central or a State Government under the Act.
Social Security Officer: "Social Security Officer" means a person appointed as such by the
Corporation under section 45 of the Act.
Specified: "Specified" means specified by instructions issued from time to time by the Corporation
or any authorised officer.
State Rules: "State Rules" means the rules made by a State Government under section 96 of the
Act.
Year: "Year" means a calendar year except when specifically stated otherwise.

5.7 Review Questions

1. Discuss the object and scope of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948.

2. What are the different kinds of benefits provided under the ESI Act?
3. How the Employees’ Insurance Court constituted and what are the matters to be decided
by such a Court?
4. What is ESI scheme?
5. How the scheme does help the employees?
6. How the scheme is funded?

7. What is meant by ‘premises’?
8. What is manufacturing process?

9. Who is a principal employer?
10. What is meant by ‘Breach of trust’?

Answers: Self Assessment

1. 40 2. Pension
3. 250 4. False
5. True 6. True

7. Section 19 8. Standing Committee
9. Medical Benefit Council 10. Yes
11. No 12. Yes

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