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all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification was published were made available to the public;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And whereas, copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 6th October, 2016;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And whereas, no objections and suggestions were received from persons in respect of the said rules;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 95 of the Employees\u2019 State Insurance Act,1948(34 of 1948), the Central Government after consultation with the Employees\u2019 State Insurance Corporation, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Employees\u2019 State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950, namely:-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1.\u00a0<strong>Short title and commencement.-<\/strong> (1) These rules may be 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