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3. Application of this Act
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With effect from the appointed date, the provisions of this Act shall apply to, and in relation to, plantation workers in the following trades, namely :—
(a)
the tea growing and manufacturing trade ;
(b)
the rubber growing and manufacturing trade;
(c)
the coconut growing trade;
(d)
the cocoa, cardamom and pepper growing and manufacturing trade ;
(e)
the cinnamon trade; and
(f)
the tobacco trade, and such workers shall be entitled. to the allowances specified under section 5, irrespective of the extent of the plantation.