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The Bombay Industrial Relations (Gujarat Extension and Amendment) Act, 1961 20 of 1961 Keyword(s):
Industry, Dispute Amendments appended: 8 of 1962, 22 of 1966, 18 of 1968, 20 of 1972, 12 of 2005 nI. G. JIDNANI, Scoretn~y to thc Gov t~r~ ln le~~ t , uf Gujarat, 1 ,.,gal Uepnrt 111cnl.
GUJARAT ACT NO. VIII OF 1962.
(F i r s t ~,vI,lisIt,.d. 1 / 1 1 i , i~ lg- rr t 4-iv.0 ~ h r n,c>.c?lt $ 1 1 i ~ Prt,sidrnt ,in Ihr- ''C:~tj!n.u! ( ; t , r c t . ~ ~ i , ~ ,;I (;rrzritc" oi ~ h c SS!/i Frl.rs!rrjy 1662) . - AH Act. furl-11c r I-(.) alnr:ml ille 1 3 0 1 i i l ~ i ~ I ~ i d ~ ~ s i , r i : ~ l l i ~ l a t i o ~ i s Act, 1946. - I . (I) l ' l ~ i s Art ~ u ; ~ y I l r : ci~llctl t.ltc 13o1llbny Jnc!ustrial Iiehti011s (Oiljarat short tit10 Ame~ltln~olil;) hc: , 196 1 . and cornrnencement.
l<(>lll.
2. In sct.:is 211 :: of tlir. I:c!111ll:t y Ili(l11st ri:tl Rt?lntio~~u Act, 1946 (1icrci1l;ifer Anlcndnlent 11 "f H : ~ C T K * ~ to :is " L lic 1 ~ ~ , i ~ i v i ] > ~ t l .', c,t,"),- - of scction 3 19 47. of Born, X I of l@4?. ,
(i) for ch;it~sc (13). I,IW frlllrnvirlg sliall LC snhslitutcd, i~nmely:-- (10 u I)CT?OYI " I I I ~ ) ~ O J Y (1 i11 t11r rxrc~tt , ior~ of AIIY work in res~icct of ~vli1r.11 illc ov:?.nrbr of xr? ~~~ir!vrtnl;ir~g is n n elnplc!ycr irithin t.he n-icnning of snlr-c:lnu~e ( r ) of o lau~r (141..
( h ) ;t pcrmn who I ~ n s I?vr:1i rli~n:i.ssrd or rii~~lim.gc*tl from cmploynicnt on a e c o u ~ ~ t ol' any c1isl)ulc rt~1:iting to n chnnpt: in r r~pr t : t tjf w l ~ i r h n notice is givtbn rlr an n;ll,lir.:i-tiolt nl;..rlc u n t l ~ r srction 42 mhetlmr beforp or after liis dismissal nr disr,l!nige:
but dot s tiot inclurlt: - ( i ) rL 1iwsoii ~-1:o is rm1)loycd in thc police servicc or as an cfficer or olhcr cn!p!o~.cr o f a prison, ( i i) c p r ~ s t ~ n , who I ~ C ~ H P C I I I ] ) ~ O ~ C I ~ p r i m ~ r i l y in n managrria1, administrtativc 01. suliclrvisory r:n~iacity t lrnws hasic PAY (cxoluding n l lo~nnccs ) excectling Iivc h ~ ~ n r l r c d r ~ ~ p c c s per ~i-iont h, and . . .
(iil') irrcspeci ivc ui hlc! pay clrnwn, any other pereon or clnss of persons crupIoyct1 i l l c:!ljac.iiy ~ ~ ~ c c i f i c d in CR~UEC ( i i ) or in n tech~~ic:ilcnpacity, wl~ich the fi;:itt: C+n~crri lr~e~it I I I R ~ , by riotiiic;~tion in the Official Gi~ze t t~ , specify in this 1)chalf'' ; tirid ,104 GUJ. ,GOvT. GAZ., EX., FEB. 28, 1962/1'HALGU~ri 9, 1883 [ PAW xv .. ( i i ) in clntrst! ( I d ) , for sub-clause (c) , thu following hall 11e xllb~titnted, irime1y:- " (e) wherr, the omnr:r of any nndcrtnlring i n the course. o f or for tho purpose of canducti~tg thc urldertnk~ng e n t ~ ~ ~ s l s tlic ~xucutiori of thc whole or any part of any work which is ordinarily a part of thc undcrtakii~g, to any persol1 ot11r:rwise than as tho servant or agent of the owner, tho o u ncr of t.he underknking;" .
('iii) in clause (3SA) for the figures a~ id 1t:ttcr "86A" the iigures and lcttors "80Ah" shall hc sul~stitutcd.
Amonrlment -3. ,In section 10 of thc principal Act-, in xuI>-t;cct,ion (4 ) , after the word8 "or of n''ction is eligible for being oppoiutcd a judge of such Court:' thc worrls "or has presided of Horn. XI .f 1947. over a Lal~our Court for not ~ C H Y thil~i ten years" #hall I)(: i118~rte(l n11d after the proviso, the following fl~rther proviso sllnll bt: insertctt, nnmcly :- - . , : .
, , "Provided further t,hat a member, ~ 1 1 u before hi8 appoin$nent as such nie~liber . . hns itresided ovcr :t Labour Court for not, less tlirn ten years sltoll ~ i o t witl~.st:ul~diing a:~yttlillj: ~ 0 l l t ~ l l I ~ d i~iscctio~i 92, he cligihlc for al)poi~itmertt on n Bench of tht: 111duet.rinl Ilourt r:unsisi-il~g o r ~ b of onc luenlber ant1 a!ot iclil92 sl~nll hal-e eKcct accordingly."
Amonamnnt 4. 111 sc(:tiot~ 14 of t.11~ ~)rili(:il)al .4ct, for tllo iliilnl ~lroviso t,hc following shall of 3oction 14 Ijc ~llbsti~lltc11, lla11lt:ly:- of Born. XI "Thirdly, that-
(i) wherc two or lnorc urliuns f~llfilling thc r:onditions necessary for registration apply in the same cnlcnrlar nionth for rcgistr;itiorl iri respect of the ~ R I I I C ili~Iustry ill ally local nren, subject to tlic proviuiorls uf tIic scr:ond proviso, t,hc union haying f I IC largest nlnmbcrsliip of e111ployc:es cn~ploycd in thc i ~ l d ~ ~ s t r p durirtg tllc wl~ult: of the period of thrcc cill(:ndxr month8 imnlediately preceding t h a t in which the applicaticlns s e r c mado shall be . regiutcred, ant1 any :ipplic:~tion nlatle in any subscqncnt calendar nlonths shall not be corlsidcrcd by the Registrar until the applications mndc in the earlier calendar month are disposcd of by him ;
(ii) where R uniorl fulfilling thi: c:onditiorls necessary for regifitration rnskcs , all application during anjt cn1~11cI;~r niorltliu for registratio~l in rcspc5ct of an industry in any local area, any ~pplication in any subsequent calcndar mont,h by any other union for registration i n rcspcct of the same indnsLry shall not he considered by thc Registrar until the former application ia disposed 'of by him 1".
Arnendmcnt 5. TO sub-scrtion (3) of sccdion 16 of the pri~lc:i~~nl Act, the words "find issue I S ecrtifir.**: r of registration in R I I C ~ I from a8 may bt! prc~cribed" hall bc added a t the of Rom. XI
1917. end.
PART IV j GUJ. I:OVT. G A L , EX., FEB. 28, lDGZ/PIIAI,GUhS1 9, 1883 166
6. In sectmion 23 of tllc prirlcipnl Act, Amendment. .
of B P C ~ ~ U I ~ 23 :
of Born. X.1 :
(1) in sub-sect,io~i (I) of lM7, .<- 1 ,,:
, ,
(d) for i.l:inse ( v ) the folbwing shall bt: t;ul;stitutcd, nnmcly :- h " ( v ) cvcry irlilllstrial tlispntc iri ~rl i ich a srtt.lenwnt is not rcar:hed 11y concilia- , tion shall bc offi:rcd t o I)e submi~. tcd 'lo nrbitrntiori or fvr rlr~cisiul~s to n JF-figc Board as riiny bc ni~~tu;tlly apl.cvd I I J I ~ I I nrirl t h a t itrbitr:ltir,ll of the I r ~ d ~ ~ s r r i x l Conrb u~idcr chilptvr 1 1 sliall not, bc rcfused b~ it luay dispntc ; '!.
(ii) c.lnuse (1:ii) sh;~ll be deletcd ;
(2) t u sub-sect,io11 (3), thc follc~iving provimeu shall Ft: nddrtl, nnrr~ely :- "l'roridctl tha t rrbci-c two or morc 1111ioris enlisfyi~~g t11c cor~rIitir>~ls ncccs'jary for bcing en t~ rc t l in the npprovcd list 111lcIer s\ii)-sctticru ( I ) :t~)ply i n t l ~ c eirlnc cnleridar mont,h for beirlg so cni:crc:rl irl rcs1,cct of t lit- s ;~nle i11d11si1.y ill any local itr:.n, 11niorl h;ii.i~iy tlic l:ityst, nlc~n~I!crzl~i~) of ~~r;l:loyt:rs c ~ l ~ ~ ~ l o ~ c d ill, the industry durilig t t ~ v r::llrl~~rlar rntrnt,l~ irnnir.tli;~tr.ly 1~ricL,di1~g i11;it i l l which the applir:;ltiur)s Ivcm rnnclc: sll;ill hc c1l:ercrl in t h c ;~j)~,rovctI lisr :~ncl :ill! apltlicnticb~i mad[! ill X I I ~ I S ~ : ~ I L C I I ~ , c;~lt:~~<l;tr ~ ~ i o i ~ t ~ l ~ s s11;~Il iiot 11e ~ . u ~ ~ s i d i , r t , t l 1 , ~ i,lic Xigjsiriir until thc r~pplicaiio~ls mndc ill t11c carlicr cnlcnc!or nlonihs are t1is~:osid af Ly 11;nl.
J'rovideti fi~rtlter t h a t where n unic~rl s;~t,isfy ing the corlc1itio:ls ticccssnry for hcing entcl-or1 in tlie npl,rr,r.i:rl list iipplirs iri : L I ~ J * c i i le~~tlar mciath for Lci~lg so e~ltcrcd in respt!t:t of alliuclt~stry in nn,- lcir.;ll area, any npl)licnrioil ill nriy ~rlhs~cprmt cxlcntlar nlcirltl~ 1)y :itly other ~itiioll for I~cing su erl te~cd in reul,cct O F the silnic iotlustry sl~iill no t be crmsidered 1)y thr: R e ~ i s t r t ~ r until tllc furriier' npplicntio~i is disposcd of 1)y him."
( 3 ) t o snh-~ec t io~ i ( d ) , the following shall be added at, t hc ellci, 11anlcly:-- "If hc is s:itiufied th:tt the mcmbr:ruhi~i of t,he R P P ~ C R I L ~ , 11nio1l had in t h r calcntlar 1110~1th ill wllir>ll thc applicxtir ,~~ wits runde as n lso i 11. thr: r.;tlcr~clnr month immctli;~trbly prcc.ecii~iy iit \\.:IS resper t i~cly l a r ~ e r tllail t 11 r n~tc~~~hc:rsliij, of the approvctl nnions ill those 11iunt 11s. l'llt! provisiolls of sub-scr:t ion (3) shall ~n utritis ~ ) tu tu l~( i i s apply t u such npplicntio~i."
7. In sectinrl 1311 of t,he pr i~~oi l>nl Act, for tllc nords "sl~nll be, r l een~~r l to bc Amcndment the nl~pcoverl urlinn'' the i{.orr!s "shiill contiln~r, t o have all the rights nllrl l,riri-"f 23h 'crtiO" of leges of ail xppmvcrl uiliori iri rcspect of its ~iiernbers" s l l ~ l l bc snl)stiiutctl. U O ~ . SI of *
1947.
8. In acct,inn 24 of the princip:~l Act, ill clai~ao (ii) the word ''or'' shall be arldcd Arnrndrnnnt a t tho end anrl after CIRIIRP, (ii) t l in follotri~lg shall hc insertcd, nanicIy :- :: ::zr;'p, of 1947.
" (iii) as instigated, aided or assisted thc cflmrne~~cemer~t or cont.in11ance of ta strike or a stoppage which has been held or declared t o bo illegal.".
166 GUJ. GOVT. G:iZ., EX., FER. 25, 19G?/PI-T~iT.GT:TLI 9, lEE3 [PART JV Insart,ion of 9. ACtcr s!:ctiori 21 of t,llc. principal Art , t hc fu l i r ,~ : illy ricw section ~11x11 be innew scctioll ncrtcrl, namely:,- - 24A in Born.
XI of 1047. , ''"-4. (1) Any ~lnr :~ . to ;i proeectli~ig bcforc tlic I : y i d ~ . n r I T I ; ~ ~ , ~ r i t l i i ~ i 30 Appeal to l,,dustrinl days f ~ w n t,lil: (l;!tv of a.11 ortler p;~ssctl lry ~ h l - t(,.::i.- rilr ur~ric--r this C'i~itpter, h u r t from &pj)eiil against s11cl1 ort!cr to t,lle Illtlustrixl L'cruni:
ortler of Rogistrnt.
Providctl t,hiit, tlic- Iuc111stri;lI Court nlay for s : ~ ficirrii re;? son sd11;it any nppcal lnndc nftcr the rsllirj- of suc:Ii ~>c:riod.
(!!) TIN prorisiolis of slil,-scr.(iilr~s (2) nnd (3) (I!' sreIioll 20 sllnll apply ~ w t i f c ~ t i s t i l ~ t ( l i i d ; s t o : ~ n aplivnl unr!c:r i h i s st:ct i r~~i . ' : .
Amendment 10. 111 S ? C ( ~ ( I ~ L 25 Of t l l ~ l)r i l l~i]~;l l :i?! 2rt [,l' c I ~ ; ! i ~ ~ (c), tlic fulIrov;i~~g C ~ I I S C uf aectiorj .?5 s11;111 I,c inserted, nnrnr1y:-- of Rnin. 1 L o f 1047.
< < ( d ) t o re111:1i1i ~ Y P S P I I ~ ( I I I T ~ I I ~ :I tl(~]>iirt 11iv11i i:l V I : ~ I I ~ T ~ ; i ~ i ~ i ~ ~ s i cn~lj loyc~, who is ;a rile~iibcr of' tliilt I I H I U I I . "
(ii) alter sub-section {4), tllc followil~g s ~ ~ b - s c t l-iruis s l ~:!ll 11c: i~!:;r.rlcrl, nulilely :- '' (-1) ~ ~ I I C ~ C i ~ t : L I I ~ prq~(:(>c:di~~g I:I:I!~ I* t 11;s :\~:i: :>!I P I I > ] , I O ? - L K is rclrvse11ted by ail : ~ w ~ ~ , , i ; i t i o ~ i of e : ~ ~ , ,i I>,(:I>~, :: ~,~:i>j,l-*r, 1 1 : ~~~ lh .~~h! i~ th ! i i . P:: ~ ! ~ , I I I V I L T , s l~h~ni ,<$i( :~~l or :L ivii~,,l t o tvl~iclt SII,.II : t ~ . x o ( . i ~ ~ ~ i o ~ l i s :I ~;L I -L I , : s I I ; I I I l,c I~i~idil lg on such eml,loyrr.
Insortion of 12. Aftc:r sce:tio~i '27:i o l t11c pi~ii lei~~nl A c t , tlir f u l l o \ \ i ~ ~ g ILCM scctioii ~ l ~ n l l be nc'v 'cct iilsertcd, 1li1111(-ly :-- 2713 i r k Porn. XT of l'J,i7.
Cnntinuarlco "27H. Notwit,hst;~~~tlin,n in ly i l~i~iq cant ~i~:cvl i n this Act, 011 nil7 n l ter i~t io~l in of rocogni- any 10c;il ; i rk~ i or IT(^;^$ i:~iy il?sr~(;ii:tio~l ~ r j ' e1i11 ~ ~ I J - I r s : I C V O ! ' I ~ ~ :<d I : I~{ !P~ s ~ t ~ ~ - ~ e c t i o ~ i tiun of BqSDCiAtiOn (1 j of st:{:tion 27 ior i11c heal f i r w 01. : I Y ~ ~ : I S i111111(,~li;itt I F I I P ~ ~ ~ Y P S I I ~ , I I : ~ l t ~ i * i ~ t i o ~ l , of ornployors sl~iill IN: ontiiL:rl to rcli~cs!wt 111c crnI~lnycihs i ! ~ ;h{:r,r?rt'::i:cc i\ I T 11 t h c ] ~ o \ isi01.s of for sub-sr:ctioll (7) orth;~l:scc:-tiarn i l l t l ~ c i~lttlrc>(l 1o~ i : l I~I*(::) O I * awns. ::': 11ic cnse r n l T local urcn. ( ?!
Ijc, for x periutl o f twcl \ .e mc~r~tlis f'rom tlir rl:11 t? on i r 11ii.ll ~ ~ : r , l i :~I~r l . ; l t i rn~ i.; clTc'uctccl.
PART I V ] GUJ. GOVT. G A L , EX,, FEB. 28, 1962/PHATAQUNn 9, 1883 167
13. In sectmion 64 of thn principal Act,
(i) in clau~a In), in eub-clause (ii) -after the worda and figures "section 72 Amen(dmont ,, of ~ect ion 64 or 73" t,ho words, figures and letter "or referred for decision under section 86C shall be inserted. of 194'1.
(ii) in C ~ R U E ~ (h), in su h-claiise (ii.) aftcr t,hc words, figures and letter "section 72, 73 or 73A" the mords, figures and lettcr "or referred for decision under acct,ion 81iC or 8SCC" shall he inserted.
14. 111 sect,ion 82 of the Act, after the morda "the person affected Amendment thcrchy" the words "or hy a rcpresenhtiva union which is HIRO 8n approved of eection 32 of Born. XI anion," ~ h a U be inserted. 1947.
15. Gection 85 of the principal Act shall be renumbered as sub-section ( I ) of Amendment that aection and after the ~ub-saction 60 renumbered, tho following pub-section ~ f " t ~ ~ m , , ahall be inserted, namely :- XI of 1947.
" (2) The Tndustrial Court may, br, order in mrit,ing and for reason8 to be stated therein, withdraw any proceeding under t,his Act pending before a Lnboitr Court and transfer it for dispoanl to another Labour Court which may, subject to any special directions in t.he order of t,ransfcr, proceed in the, matter either de 7 1 0 ~ 0 or from t,lm stage at which it is trantcferred. ".
16. I n Chapter XI1 of hhe principal Act, after section 88, the following new Inmr'ion of new section ~oction shall be inserted, ilarnely :- 8RA in Rom.
X I of 1947.
"8611, A Lnbom Court ahall hare tho pomer to direct by whom tho whole Power to or any part of the costs of any proceeding before i t shall be paid : s a a d coata.
Providcd that, no such costs shall be directed to be paid for the serviccs of any legnI adviser engtlged by any party.
(2) The provisions of section 03 shall apply to an order made under this section in the same manner as they apply t o an order of the Industrial Court."
17. Section 86A of the. principal Act shall ho ranumbered ES section 86AA. ~ ~ n t m - t b Q ~ - inp of WC- tion 86 A as mctirm
86hA.
18. In section 87 of %he principal Act, in clauue (a) - Amendment of saction 87
(a) in sub-clause (i), for the figure^ and word "20 or 44" the figures, of Born. XI letter and word "20,248 or 44" shall be substituted ; and of 1947.
(ii) after sub-claust (viii) tie followir~g sub-clause shaIl he inserted, namely:- " (viii a) to decide applicatione made to it under section 115 B; ".
19. In section 93 of the principal Act, aftcr the mords "a place of residence or Amendment 'b&inwsH the wofde or where such place is within the City of Ahmedabad before of aoction 93 of Born. XI the Court of Small Cnusm of Ahmedabad" shall be inserted. of 194% IV--Extra--23 (Mono) 168 GLTJ. GOVT. GAZ., EX., F'I1:B. 28, 19621PHALGCh'A, 9, 1E83 [ PART 1V All~cr~drrient 20. Iri section 107 of the principal h c t , ufter the words "who acts in contrao r ~ c ~ t i ~ ~ ~ l vention of " I he words, brackets aiid figures "11 mudel standing order notified arld 1U7 of Unm. .
XI of 1817, 111 opernt.ion under sub-sectiori ( 5 ) of siction 35 of " shnll be inserted.
Arllcridrllcr't 21. In section 114 of the principal Act, irl sub-section ( Z ) , nfter the words o r tcctiuri 1 l . i ,,r uon,. "iu that local nrea" the i~or(t4 "1111d wit.11 cfftct from such (late", shall be iuserted, XI of 1847.
Irlscrti(j[l of 22. After section 11511 of the principnl Act,, the following section shall be inserted, n r w nection lLr ,R 11mely:-- Hen). XT of Constr~rcl~on " 1 15U. \\'here nny qlrcstiurl arises regnrdirig the constructio~l or interpretation and interpretation of of uny award, any employcr or en~ployee on whom such nwurd iu binding may :- BWCTCL'. (0) if thc awnrd wus made by a Lnbour Court, JYage Board or Industrial Court, apply to the Cowt or Board which made the ar~nrd, und ( h ) if thc uwnrd wns rnnde by mly other arbitmtor, apply to the Intiustrial Court, for deciding the question. The Court or Board to which tlic ~pp l i ca t i o~~ ia made may, after giving the parties concerried a11 opporturlity of being heard, decide the question nrtd such dccisiot~ shall be binding or1 the parties oil whom t h e awbrd is binding."
Amendment 23. 111 section 116 of the principal Act, after sub-section ( 4 ) , the following subof arclion no,+ section shnll he inserted, namely :- XI of 1917.
" (421) A ]lotice give11 by a p r t y uncier sub-section ( I ) or (-3) may be with- , draw11 by it by a sul~set~uent notice piverl i11 writing in tlic prescribed mnrlIier before the cxpiry nf two calendar months from the dnte on n-hich the previous notice irns given. The party giving such fiubsequent notice shnll send n copy thereof to the Registrar r~nd the Labour Officer of the local area coriccrned."
Arnenrlmcnt 24. To sub-section (3) of section 116A of the principal Act, the following shall of dection l l 6 A af Uom. be added, namely :- XI of 1947. "with effect from such date as it may specify."
Deletion of 25. Section 121 of the principal Act shall be deleted.
~ e c t i o n 121 of Uurn. XI of 1947.
of 26. After section I23 of the principtil Act, the following llew seotion ahnll be innew eertion serted, namely :-- 124 in Born.
XI of 1947.
Delop~tion " 124. The State Governmeut may, by notification in the Ofliciul Gazette, polreran direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act or rules made thereunder shall, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions, if riny, as may be specified in the direction, be exercisable alao by atich o5ccr or authority subordinate to it as may be specified in the notification," ~ m e n d m e n t 27. In Schedule JII to the principal Act in item (4, the word "awards" shall Erhw'u'e be deleted. ITT to Born.
X1 uf 1847.
REGISTERED NO. 6-448 EXTRAORDINARY Yol. VII] THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 19661AGR.AHBYANA -. . .. . . 17, 1888 Separate Paging b given to this pari in order that it may be filed as a separate cornpilalion - -- - - -
PART IV Acts of the Gujarat Legislature and Ordinances promulgated and Regulations made by the Governor.
The following Act of the Gujarat Legislature having been assented to by the President on the 3rd December 1966 is hereby published for general information.
SUMANT M. VIDYARTHI.
Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Legal Department.
GUJARAT ACT NO. 22 OF 1966 (First published, after having rdceived the assent of the President in the G~ljnrai Govertln~ent Gazelle on the 8th December 1966.)
An Act further to amend the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946.
It is hereby enacted in the Seventeenth Year of the Republic of India as
1. This Act may be called the Bombay Industrial Relations (Gujarat Amend-she* title* ment) Act, 1966.
2. In section 3 of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act. 1946 (hereinafter h i d m a n t referred to as "the principal Act"),- of e a of X I of lM7.
75 GUJ. QOVT. QAZ., EX., DECE~BER 8, lDBG/AGRAIIAYANA 17. 1888 WT I V (R) in clause (13), in sub-clause (b), for the words "dismissed or discharged from employment" the words "dismissed, discharged or retrenched from employment or whose scrvices have been terminated shall be substituted; and for the words "dismissal or discharge", the words "dismissal, discharge, retrenchment or, as the case may be, termination from employment" shall be substituted;
(b) in clause (231,-
(i) after the words "any area" the brackets and words "(including the entire State)" shall be inserted; and
(ii) the folIowing shall be added at. the end, namely : - "or for different industries;";
(c) in clause (25). for the words "two annas" the words "trventy-five paise" shall be substituted;
( I ) in clause (311, after the \ ords "and includes" the words "an Additional Registrar, and" shall be inserted;
(e) in clause (39), for sub-clause (YO, the following sub-clause shall be suhstituted, namely : - "(vi) gratuity payable, if any.".
hmadment 3. In section 13 of the principal Act,-- of eaotion 18 of Born.
;PI of 1947.
(a) in sub-section ( I ) , for the words "not less than fifteen percent" the words "not less than twenty-five per cent" shall be substituted;
(b ) after sub-section (3), the following new sub-section shall be added, namely : - "(4) Notwithstal~ding anything conlaincd in this section, if a union makes a fresh application for registration as a Representative Union, Qualified union, or as the case may be, Primary Union, the Registrar shall not entertain such application unless a period of one year has elapsed sincc the date of disposal by the Registrar of the previous application of that union for such registration.".
amendment 4. In section 16 of the principal Act, in sub-section ( I ) , - of &ion 10 of Born.
x~ of 1947. (i) after the words "the Registrar shall" the words "if a period of two years has elapsed since the date of registration of the registered union," shall be . . inserted:
(ii) at the end, the following proviso shall be added, namely : - 4 .P&T 3V.3 GUJ. QOVT. GAZ., EX., DFCEMBXR 8, IBfl%/ABRABAYANA 17, 1888 76 . . "Provided that the R~gistrar shall not antertain ahy application for registration of a union, wless a period of one year has elapsed since the date of disposal of the previous application of the union.".
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I ... . 5. In section 24 of the principal Act, in the marginal note thereto, the words tr",:~", -'?cancelling registration" shalI be deleted. 20 of om.
XI of 1947.
.6. In section 23 of the principal-Act,- >(a) id sub-section (I).- (4 in dause (9, for the words "four annas" the words "fifty paise" shall :.be substituted;
(ti) for clau~e' (v ) , the followving shall be substitutwl, nan~cty : - "(v) every industrial dispute in which an agreement cr settlement is not reached shaIl be offered to be submitted to arbitration or for decision to a Wage Board as may be mutually agreed upon and that if at any t ime an employer agrees to refer all disputes, as then existing and to which the union is a party to arbitration of the Industrial Court under Chapter XI, such arbitration shall not be refused by it;";
(b) in sub-section (Z), for the words "two annas" the words "twenty-five -paisem, and for the words "four annas" the words "fifty paise" shall be substi- 'tuted:
(0 after the words "such industry" the words "in that local area" shall , bt inserted;
(ii) the following proviso shall be added at the elid, namely :- "Provided that the Registrar shall not entertain-
(a) any such application unless a period of two years has elapsed since the approved union was entered in the approved list;
(b) any fresh application by the sahe union, ilnless a period of o11e year has elapsed from the' date of disposal of its previous application by the Registrar.".
7. I n Ncliod 21 d the pridibal Ad, ih sub-S&etioh ( l) , in clause {R), afterAmendment of wtiou tbb wdrds "ftt the industry" at the Md, the wofds T a ihai l&l area" shall be 2.1 of Barn. , i&rtR?. X I of 1947.
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subatitution 8. For section 68 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, of mtion 08 in B O ~ . xlnamely : - of 1947.
Non-appti*- "68. Nothing in the Arbitration Act. I940 shall apply to arbitrations underx o f ' tion of Arbi- 1940, .
tration A C ~ , this Chapter.".
1940.
In~ertion of 9. After section 73 of the principal Act, the following new section shall be *ction inserted, namely : - 73AA in Born.
X I of 1947.
Power of State Government to indude other udertakiilgs in references to Labour or Industrial Court.
"73AA. Where an industrial dispute concerning any undertaking in an industry or section thereof has been or is to be referred to a Labour Court or Industrial Court under sectibn 72 or 73, and the State Government is of opinion, whether on application made to it in this behalf or otherwise, that the dispute is of such a nature that any other undertaking, group or class of undertaking of a similar nature in that industry or any section thereof is likely to be interested in or affected by such dispute, the State Government may, at the time of making such reference or at any time thereafter, but before the submission of the award, include in that reference such undertaking, group or class of undertakings or any section thereof, whether or not at the time of such inclusion any dispute exists or is apprehended in that establishment, group or class of under-- takings or section thereof.".
Amendment 10. In section 75 of the principal Act, for the words "The award shall" the of section 75 of XI words, figures and letters "Except as provided in section 118B, the award shall" of lM7.shail be substituted.
Amendnlent 11, In section 79 of the principal Act, in sub-section ($I, for the words "three of eect,ion 79 of BO,,,. months" wherever they occur the words "six months" shall be substituted.
XI of 1947.
Ammdment 12. In section 94 of the principal Act, for clause (a), the following shall be of section 94 of substituted, namely : - XI of 1947.
"(a) all parties to the industrial dispute;".
13. In section 95 of the principal Act, in sub-section (I), after the words "a of sootion 05 of Born. registered union" the words "or a representative of employees" shall be inserted.
XI of 1947.
Amendment 14. In section 100 of the principal Act, after sub-section (31, the following of section loo of hm.new sub-section shall be added, namely :- XI of 1947.
"(4) A Court of Enquiry may refer to the Industrial Court any point of law arising in any proceeding before it under this Act. Any Wing of the Cowt of Enquiry in such proceeding shall be in accordance with the decision of the.
Industrial Court on such poinL9'.
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15. After section 118A of the principal Act, the following new section shall rmrtion of new twctian be inserted, namely :- I l a ~ in ~ o m .
"118B. ( I ) Where in any proceeding before the Industrial Court or a Labour hscqtlellceq of non-appea- Court, if either party in spite of notice of hearing having been duly served on ,,, of it, does not appear when the matter i s called on for hearing, the Court may parties.
either adjourn the hearing of the matter to a subsequent date or proceed exprrrte and make such award, order or decision as it thinks fit.
(2) Where any award, order or decision is made ex-pirrlt: under scb-section (I), the aggrieved party may, w~thin thirty days of the receipt of a copy thereof, make an application to the Court, to set aside such award. order or decision.
If the Indllstrial Court or Labour Court is satisfied that there was sufficient muse for non-appearance of the aggrieved party, it may set aside the award, order or decision so made and shall appoint a date for proceeding with the matter :
Provided that no award, order or decision shall be set aside on any such applim'tion as aforesaid l~nless notice thereof has been xrved on the opposite party.".
16. For section I21 of the principal Act, the following shall be substiuted, ~ ~ b ~ ; ? ~ namely : - 121 of h m .
a n t ~ . "121. The Ilumbay I'rade Displ~tes . Conciliation Act, 1934 is hereby grlIx :i I S of
1934. repealed.". 1934.
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17. In section 123 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),- An~cndhetlt.
of section 123 of Born, XI of 1947.
(I] in clause (g), after the ikords, brackets and figure "sub-section (I)" the i r words, brackets and figure "the forrn.of certificate of registration under subsection (3)" shall be inserted;
(i i) in clause (!la), for the figures and word "111 and IV" the figures and word "111. I V and V" shall bc substituted.
18. In section 124 of thc principal Act, the words "subordinate to it" shall Ammament of eeotion 12.4 be deleted. of Born. XI of 1047.
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- + Actu of the Gujarat Legislature and Ordinances promulgated and Regulations made by the Governor.
The foflowing Act of the Gujarat Legislature havin? been assented to by the President on the 5th Oct~ber 1968 is hcreby published for general information.
SUMANT hl. VIDYARTHI, - Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Legal Department.
GUJARAT ACT NO. 18 OF 1968.
(First published, after having received the assent of the President in the "Gujarat Government Gazette" on the 6th October 1968.)
An Act further to amend the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946.
It is hereby enacted in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows: -
1. This Act may be calIed the Bombay Industrial Relations (Gujarat Amend- ShO* tith ment) Act, 1968.
2. After sub-section ( I ) of section 97 of the Bombay Industria1 Relations Act, Arnendmen'l 1946 the following sub-section shali be inserted, namely : - of section 07 of Born XI of 1947- "(IA) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (I) a strike which is commenced or continued only for the reason that the employer has not paid the basic pay or dearness allowance due to the employees within the period fixed under any law for the time being in force or under a registered agreement or settlement or an effective award or an effective decision of a Wage Roard shall not be deemed to be itlegal :
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PART IV Acts of the Gujarat Legislature and Ordinances promulgated and Rcgulat~ons made by the Governor.
The followi~lg Act of the Gujwat Legislature having been assented to by the Pruside~~t on the 5th Octobar, 1972, is hereby publishcd for general information.
S . S. SHAH, Secretary to tI~c Government of Gujarat, Legal Department.
GUJARAT ACT NO. 20 OF 1972, iFirst publishcd, after having received the assent of the President iu tlw Grtjaral Gavert~~~letl i Gnzctie o t ~ the 19th October, 1972,) An Act further to amend the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946.
It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India ax follows: -
1. ( I ) This Act may bc called the Bombay Industrial Relations (Gujarat::;* mE- Amendment) Act. 1972. oncement.
12) I i shall come into force on such date as the State Governmznt may, by noti- 1ic;ition in (he 09cirrl Gnzetre, appoint.
" ~ m r i n the Bornhly Industrid Rclstionn Act. 1946 (hereinafter referred to astf"";",:2t C1 ?I lg : ''the principal Act"), in section 27A, for the words and figures "sections 32 a n d 2 7 - ~ ~ f n ~ m , -73" 11te words, figurcs and letter "sections 32. 33 and 33A" shall be substitutd. XI Pf 100 IV- pxtra-30 (Liao) I01 if~i QOVT. QAZ.,. EX, OCTOBER 19, 1072]hmN4 27, 1691 ~ A B T XV Amendment 3. In section 30 of the principal Act, for the words "The following shall be of section 30 ,I B ~ ~ . XI entitled to appear or act" the words, figures and letter "Subject to the provisions of 1947. of section 33A, the folIowing shall be entitled to appear or act" shall bc substituted.
Amendment 1. In section 32 of the principal Act, in the proviso,- of section 32 or Bum. XI of 1947. (a) for the words "Provided that" the words, figures and letter "Provided that.
subject to the provisions of section 33A," shall be subsiituted;
(b) after the words "any proceedings" the brackets and words "(not being a proceeding before a Labour Court or the I~dustrial Court in which the legality or propriety of an order of dismissal, discharge, removal, retrenchment, termination of service or suspension of an employee is under considzration)" shall be inserted.
Amcltdmelt 5. Id section 33 of the principal Act,- of sxt ion 33 'Om' (a) in clause (b), the words and figures "or for deciding any industrial dispute of 1947.
referred to it under sectio~l 72" shall bc deleled;
(b) in the second proviso,--
(i) for the words "Provided further that" the words. figures and letter, "Provided further that, subject to the provisions of section 33A." shall b.2 substituted:
( i i ) after the words "any proceeding u~ider th is Act" the brackets and wortls "(not being a proceeding before a Labour Court or the Indusirial Court in which the legality or propriety of an order of dismissal, discharge. ren~oval.
retrenchment, termination of servicc or suspension of an eniployee is u~ider consideration)" shall be inserted.
Xnwrtion of 6. In the principal Act, after section 33, the following section shal! bc inserted.
section 3JA in Born. XI namely : - o f 1947.
pemons who ''33A. (1) In any dispute between the employees and employees referred to armay Bppcar bitration of a Labour Court or the Industrial Court under section 77, all per- In proceetlinrr in which sons, who are parties to the dispute, shall be entitled to appear and act in the there i s die* proceedings before such Court :
puta between em loyew an[ empfoyeee.
Provided that, where the number of employees on either side exceeds five,, ihcn such employees shatl elect, k the manner prescribed, two persons from anlongst themselves to appcar and act for them.
(2) .If a Representative Union desires to be heard in respect of such dispute, it may, on application made to the Court, aIso be heard by such Court.", Amendmcnt 7. tri section 34 a€ the principal Act, in sub-section (a, in the proviso, in of 34 clause (b), for the words "except at the requcst of the union" the words "except of Born. XI of 1947. after consultation with such union" shall be substituted.
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PART IV Acts of thc Gujarat Legislature and Ordinances promulgated and regulations made by the Governor.
The following Act of the Gujarat Legislature, having been assented to by the Govcnlor on the 2 1" March, 2005 is hereby published for general it~forrnation.
S.S.PARMAR, Secretary to the Goventment or G~ijarat, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department.
C;UJAKAT ACT NO. 12 OF 2005.
(First published, after having rcceived the assent of the Governor in the "C;l+trcir Cowel-ntnent Gnzeitc", on the 2 1" March, 2005).
A N ACT fitrther to amend the Bombay It~dustrial Kelat ions Act, 1946.
It is hereby ellacted in the Fifty-Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- I . This Act may be called the 'Bornhay Industrial Relntiorls (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 2005.
13-2 GUI A R M GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX., 2 1-3-2005 [PART IV Amendn~ent 2. In the Uombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946, in sectior~ 2 , after sub-section Hum. Xl of section of (5) . the following shall be added, namely :-. 1947.
Born. X I of
1947.
"(6) 'The State Government may, by notification in the OfJcinl Grrze~te, direct Born. 1 or that the provisions of this Act shall cease to apply to such industry, in such arca, and 1904.
from such date, as may be specified i n the said notification, and thereupon the provisions of section 7 of the Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904, shall apply to such cessor as if this Act had then been repealed in relation to the said industry in such area by the Gujarat Act."
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