(1) The units of an establishment specified in the First Schedule shall be determined by the election authority in consultation with the employers and the unions in such industrial establishment.
(2) An appeal against the decision of the election authority under sub-section (1) shall lie within such time as may be prescribed, to the Chief Election Authority who shall, after giving reasonable opportunity to all concerned, decide such appeal, and whose decision thereon shall be final and binding.
Levels of recognised unions.
Power to amend First Schedule.
Determination of industrial units.
Central Act XVI of
1926.
Central Act 14 of 1947.
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(3) The units determined either under sub-section (1), or under sub-section (2) shall not be altered for a period of five years.
6. The Commissioner of Labour shall be the Chief Election Authority for the purposes of this Act.