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CHAPTER I — PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER II — BI - PARTITE FORUMS
CHAPTER III — TRADE UNIONS
Section 5Registrar of Trade UnionsSection 6Criteria for registrationSection 7Provisions to be contained in constitution or rules of Trade UnionSection 8Application for registration, alteration of name and procedure thereofSection 9Registration of Trade Union and cancellation thereofSection 10Appeal against non-registration or cancellation of registrationSection 11Communication to Trade Union and change in its registration particularsSection 12Incorporation of a registered Trade UnionSection 13Certain Acts not to apply to registered Trade UnionsSection 14Recognition of negotiating union or negotiating councilSection 15Objects of general fund, composition of separate fund and membership fee of Trade UnionSection 16Immunity from civil suit in certain casesSection 17Criminal conspiracy in furtherance of objects of Trade UnionSection 18Enforceability of agreementsSection 19Right to inspect books of Trade UnionSection 20Rights of minor to membership of Trade UnionSection 21Disqualification of office-bearers of Trade UnionsSection 22Adjudication of disputes of Trade UnionsSection 23Proportion of office-bearers to be connected with industrySection 24Change of name, amalgamation, notice of change and its effectSection 25DissolutionSection 26Annual returnsSection 27Recognition of Trade Unions at Central and State level
CHAPTER IV — STANDING ORDERS
Section 28Application of this ChapterSection 29Making of model standing orders by Central Government and temporary applicationSection 30Preparation of draft standing orders by employer and procedure for certificationSection 31Certifying officers and appellate authority to have powers of civil courtSection 32AppealsSection 33Date of operation of standing orders and its availabilitySection 34Register of standing ordersSection 35Duration and modification of standing ordersSection 36Oral evidence in contradiction of standing orders not admissibleSection 37Interpretation, etc., of standing ordersSection 38Time limit for completing disciplinary proceedings and liability to pay subsistence allowanceSection 39Power to exempt
CHAPTER V — NOTICE OF CHANGE
CHAPTER VI — VOLUNTARY REFERENCE OF DISPUTES TO ARBITRATION
CHAPTER VII — MECHANISM FOR RESOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
Section 43Conciliation officersSection 44Industrial TribunalSection 45Finality of constitution of TribunalSection 46National Industrial TribunalSection 47Decision of Tribunal or National Industrial TribunalSection 48Disqualifications for members of Tribunal and National Industrial TribunalSection 49Procedure and powers of arbitrator, conciliation officer, Tribunal and National Industrial TribunalSection 50Powers of Tribunal and National Industrial Tribunal to give appropriate relief in case of discharge or dismissal of workerSection 51Transfer of pending casesSection 52Adjustment of services of presiding officers under repealed ActSection 53Conciliation and adjudication of disputeSection 54Reference to and functions of National Industrial TribunalSection 55Form of award, its communication and commencementSection 56Payment of full wages to worker pending proceedings in higher CourtsSection 57Persons on whom settlements and awards are bindingSection 58Period of operation of settlements and awardsSection 59Recovery of money due from employerSection 60Commencement and conclusion of proceedingsSection 61Certain matters to be kept confidential
CHAPTER VIII — STRIKES AND LOCK– OUTS
CHAPTER IX — LAY-OFF, RETRENCHMENT AND CLOSURE
Section 65Application of sections 67 to 69Section 66Definition of continuous serviceSection 67Rights of workers laid-off for compensation, etcSection 68Duty of an employer to maintain muster rolls of workersSection 69Workers not entitled for compensation in certain casesSection 70Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workersSection 71Procedure for retrenchmentSection 72Re-employment of retrenched workerSection 73Compensation to workers in case of transfer of establishmentSection 74Sixty days’ notice to be given of intention to close down any undertakingSection 75Compensation to workers in case of closing down of undertakingsSection 76Effect of laws inconsistent with this Chapter
CHAPTER X — SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LAY-OFF, RETRENCHMENT AND CLOSURE IN CERTAIN — ESTABLISHMENTS
Section 77Application of this ChapterSection 78Prohibition of lay-offSection 79Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workers to which Chapter X appliesSection 80Procedure for closing down an industrial establishmentSection 81Duty of an employer to maintain muster rolls of workersSection 82Certain provisions of Chapter IX to apply to industrial establishment to which this
CHAPTER XI — WORKER RE - SKILLING FUND
CHAPTER XII — UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES
CHAPTER XIII — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
CHAPTER XIV — MISCELLANEOUS
Section 90Conditions of service, etc., to remain unchanged under certain circumstances during pendency of proceedingsSection 91Special provision for adjudication as to whether conditions of service, etc., changed during pendency of proceedingsSection 92Power to transfer certain proceedingsSection 93Protection of personsSection 94Representation of partiesSection 95Removal of doubts in interpretation of award or settlementSection 96Power to exemptSection 97Jurisdiction of civil courts barredSection 98Protection of action taken in good faithSection 99Power of appropriate Government to make rulesSection 100Delegation of powersSection 101Power to amend SchedulesSection 102Amendment of Act 7 of 2017Section 103Power to remove difficultiesSection 104Repeal and savings
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