Section 2: Exemptions.

(1) The provisions of subsection 1 of section 1 shall not apply to-
(a) an establishment in which less than fifty workers are employed;
(b) an establishment in which workers are employed on part-time basis;
(c) an establishment at which workers are paid on commission or on piece rate basis;
(d) workers in seasonal employment such as agriculture;
(e) any person employed in a vessel or aircraft to which the laws regulating merchant shipping or civil aviation apply.
(2) The Minister may, by order published in the Federal Gazette, grant other exemptions as he deems necessary in the interest of the national economy, taking into consideration reports from wages boards or such other body as might make representation for exemption on this behalf.