The arbitration agreement shall be signed-
(a) ~n the~ c of an cmplo~cr. by the employer himself, or when the employer 1s an mcorpor 1 atcd ~01'.1pany or other body corporate, by the agent manager. or t 1cr pr111c1pal officer of the Corporation· ' 1[(b) in the ca ofworkm~n. by any officer of a trade unio'n of the workmen or b) fo . repre entat1ve of the workmen duly authorised in this behalf at a m tmg of the workmen duly held for the purpose.
E ·planation.- In tJ1i rule ·officer' means any of the following offi I
(a) the Pre ident; icers, name y:-
(b) the ic -President;
(c) dte . ecretary (including the General Secretary);
(d) a Jomt ecretary;
(e) any ?ther officer of the trade union authorised in this behalf by the Pre 1dent or Secretary of the Union.]
2[8-A. otificatio_n reg~rdi~g arbitration agreement by majority of each party.- Whe~e an !ndustnal dispute has been referred to arbitration and the Sta~e ~o emment 1s sat_isfied that t~e persons making the reference represent the maJonty of each party, 1t shall publish a notification in this behalf in the Official Gazett~ fo~ die information of the employees and workmen who are not parties to 1!11 arb1trat1on agreement but are concerned in the dispute.]
PARTIII Po ers, Procedure and Duties of Conciliation Officers, Boards, Courts, Labour Courts, Tribunal and Arbitrators