The Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971
State Act of Maharashtra · Act 1 of 197260 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the recognition of trade unions for facilitating collective bargaining for certain undertakings ; to state their rights and obligations; to confer certain powers on unrecognized unions; to provide for declaring certain strikes and lock-outs as illegal strikes and lock-outs; to define and provide for the prevention of certain unfair labour practices; to constitute courts (as independent machinery) for carrying out the purposes of according recognition to trade unions and for enforcing the provisions relating to unfair practices; and to provide for matters connected with t… |
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| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 1 of 1972 |
| Year | 1972 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Ministry | Govt of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 60 |
| Subjects | labour |
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- Section 1 Short title.
- Section 2 Extent, commencement and application.
- Section 3 Definitions.
- Section 4 Industrial Court.
- Section 5 Duties of Industrial Court.
- Section 6 Labour Court.
- Section 7 Duties of Labour Court.
- Section 8 Investigating Officers.
- Section 9 Duties of Investigating Officers.
- Section 10 Application of Chapter III.
- Section 11 Application for recognition of union.
- Section 12 Recognition of union.
- Section 13 Cancellation of recognition and suspension of rights.
- Section 14 Recognition of other union.
- Section 15 Application for re-recognition.
- Section 16 Liability of union or members not relieved by cancellation.
- Section 17 Publication of order.
- Section 18 Recognition of union for more than one undertaking.
- Section 19 Obligations of recognised union.
- Section 20 Rights of recognised union.
- Section 21 Right to appear or act in proceedings relating to certain unfair labour practices.
- Section 22 Rights of unrecognised unions.
- Section 23 Employees authorised by recognised union to appear or act in certain proceedings to be considered as on duty.
- Section 24 Illegal strike and lock-out.
- Section 25 Reference of Labour Court for declaration whether strike or lock-out is illegal.
- Section 27 Prohibition on engaging in unfair labour practices.
- Section 28 Procedure for dealing with complaints relating to unfair labour practices.
- Section 29 Parties on whom order of Court shall be binding.
- Section 30 Power of Industrial and Labour Courts.
- Section 31 Consequences of non-appearance of parties.
- Section 32 Power of Court to decide all connected matters.
- Section 33 Regulation to be made by Industrial Court.
- Section 34 Execution of order as to costs.
- Section 35 Law declared by Industrial Court to be binding.
- Section 36 Authorised Officer to appear in any proceeding before Court.
- Section 37 Powers of Investigating Officers.
- Section 38 Powers of Labour Court in relation to offences.
- Section 39 Cognizance of offence.
- Section 40 Powers and procedure of Labour Courts in trials.
- Section 41 Power of Labour Court to impose higher punishment.
- Section 42 Appeal.
- Section 43 Powers of Industrial Court.
- Section 44 Industrial Court to exercise superintendence over Labour Courts.
- Section 45 Power of Industrial Court to transfer proceedings.
- Section 46 Orders of Industrial or Labour Court not to be called in question in criminal courts.
- Section 47 Penalty for disclosure of confidential information.
- Section 48 Contempts of Industrial or Labour Courts.
- Section 49 Penalty for obstructing officers from carrying out their duties and for failure to produce documents or to comply with requisition or order.
- Section 50 Recovery of money due from employer.
- Section 51 Recovery of fines.
- Section 52 Periodical returns to be submitted to Industrial and Labour Courts.
- Section 53 Modifications of Schedules.
- Section 54 Liability of executive of union.
- Section 55 Offence under section 48 (1) to be cognizable.
- Section 56 Certain officers to be public servants.
- Section 57 Protection of action taken in good-faith.
- Section 58 Pending proceedings.
- Section 59 Bar of proceedings under Bombay or Central Act.
- Section 60 Bar of Suits.
- Section 61 Rules.
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