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GUJARAT INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1946

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S.1 Short title
S.2 Extent commencement and Application
S.3 Definition
ch.2 AUTHORITIES TO BE CONSTITUTED OR APPOINTED UNDER THIS ACT
S.4 Commissioner of Labour
S.5 Registrar and Assistant Registrar
S.6 Conciliators
S.7 Board of Conciliation
S.8 Labour Officer and Assistant Labour Officer
S.9 Labour Courts
S.10 Industrial Court
ch.3 REGISTRATION OF UNIONS
S.11 Recognition of under taking and occupations
S.12 Maintenance of registers and approved list
S.13 Application for registration
S.14 Registration of union
S.15 Cancellation of registration
S.16 Registration of another union in place of existing registered union
S.17 Application for registration
S.18 Liability of union or members not relieved by Cancellation
S.19 Periodical returns to be submitted to registrar
S.20 Appeal to Industrial Court from order of Registrar cancelling registration
S.21 Publication of order
S.22 Registration of union for more than one local area
Ch.4 APPROVED UNIONS
S.23 Approved list: maintenance of :conditions for being entered in
S.23(a) Approved union to continue to be so for altered local area for some time
S.24 Removal from approved list
S.24(a) Appeal Industrial Court from order of Registrar
S.25 Rights of Officers of approved union
S.26 Legal aid to approved unions at Government expense in important proceedings
Ch.5 REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND APPEARANCE ON THEIR BEHALF
S.27 Recognition of combination of employers as association of employers
S.27(a) Appearance on behalf of employees
S.27(b) Continuance of recognition of association of employers for altered local area
S.28 Election of representatives of employees
S.29 Act or decision of majority to be act or decision of all
S.30 Representative of employees
S.31 Registered or representative union to continue to be so for altered local area for some time
S.32 Persons who may appear in proceedings
S.33 Appearance for employees
S.33(a) Persons who may appear in proceeding in which there is dispute between employees and employees
Ch.6 POWERS AND DUTIES OF LABOUR OFFICERS
S.34 Powers and duties of Labour Officer
Ch.7 STANDING ORDERS
S.35 Settlement of Standing Orders by Commissioner of Labour
S.36 Appeal to Industrial Court
S.37 Review
S.38 No alteration in Standing Orders for one year
S.39 Alteration in Standing Orders
S.40 Standing Orders to be determinative
S.41 Act XX of 1946 not to apply to certain industries
Ch.8 CHANGES
S.42 Notice of change
S.43 Notice of change when to be deemed general notice
S.44 Agreement regarding change
S.44(a) Registration of agreements under section 42(4)
S.44(b) Certain settlements deemed to be agreements
S.45 Agreement to come into force
S.46 Illegal change
S.47 Employer to make change etc., within certain time
Ch.9 JOINT COMMITTEES
S.48 Constitution of Joint Committees
S.49 Composition of Joint Committee
S.50 Proceedings of Joint Committee
S.51 Proposal for change
S.52 Special intimation for change and special application to Labour Court
S.53 Decision of respective representative binding on union and employer
Ch.9(a) JOINT MANAGEMENT COUNCILS
S.53(a) Constitution of Joint Management Councils
S.53(b) Function of Council
Ch.10 CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS
S.54 Report of dispute to be sent to Registrar, Chief Conciliator and Conciliator
S.55 Commencement of conciliation proceeding
S.56 Conciliation proceeding
S.57 Power of Chief Conciliator to intervene
S.58 Settlement and report
S.59 Reference to Board
S.60 Procedure and powers of Conciliator and Board
S.61 Reference to Industrial Court by Conciliator or Board
S.62 Time limit for stages of conciliation proceeding
S.63 Completion of conciliation proceeding
S.64 Conciliation proceedings not to be commenced or continued in certain ceases
S.65 Conciliation proceedings discontinued deemed to be completed
Ch.11 ARBITRATION
S.66 Submission
S.67 Submission when revocable
S.68 Non-applicable of Arbitration Act 1940
S.69 Special case to be stated to Industrial Court
S.70 Award by arbitrator
S.71 Dispute to be referred to Labour Court and Industrial Court if no arbitrator appointed
S.72 Disputes between employees and employees may be referred by State Government to arbitration of Labour Court or Industrial Court
S.73 State Government may refer Industrial dispute to Industrial Court for arbitration
S.73(a) (a) Power of State Government to include other undertakings in references to Labour or Industrial Court
S.73(a) Reference to arbitration by unions
S.74 Notice of award to parties
S.75 Date on which awards shall come into operation
S.76 Completion of arbitration proceeding
S.76(a) Procedure to give effect to awards affecting State Government
S.77 Territorial jurisdiction
S.78 Powers of Labour Court
S.79 Commencement of proceedings
S.80 Labour Court to give notice to parties affected and permit appearance of parties
S.80(a) Procedure to be followed in an application under section 79 by an employer when employees affected are numerous
S.80(b) When an employee, who is not permitted to appear may be allowed to join as party
S.80(c) Procedure to be followed in an application under section 79 by employees when employees affected are numerous
S.80(d) Judge of Labour Court to record minutes of proceeding, etc.
S.81 Reference to Industrial Court by Labour Court
S.82 Cognizance of offence
S.83 Powers and procedure of Labour Court in trials
S.83(a) Legal parctitioners excluded from appearance in certain proceedings in Labour Courts
S.84 Appeal
S.85 Industrial Court to exercise superintendence over Labour Courts
S.86 Decision etc. of Labour Court not to be called in question
S.86(a) Power to award costs
Ch.12 WAGE BOARDS
S.86(a) (a) Wage Board
S.86(b) Constitution of Wage Board
S.86(c) Reference to Wage Boards
S.80 (c) (c) Reference to Wage Board by certain registered unions
S.86(d) Proceedings not to be commenced or continued before Conciliator, Boards, etc.
S.86(e) Procedure before Boards
S.86(e) (e) Coming into operation of decision of Wage Board
S.86(f) Procedure to give effect to decision of Wage Board affecting State Government
S.86(g) Appeals
S.86 (h) Parties on whom order or decision of Wage Board is binding
S.86 (I) Review of order or decision by Wage Board
S.86 (j) Superintendence by Industrial Court
S.86(k) Order or decision of Wage Boards not t be called in question
S.86 (k) (k) Transfer of certain disputes to Wage Board
Ch.12(b) STATE WAGE BOARD
S.86 (l) State Wage Board
Ch.13 COURT OF INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION
S.87 Duties of Industrial Court
S.88 Powers of Industrial Court
S.89 Cancellation of registration of union
S.90 Reference of point of law
S.91 Reference regarding interpretation of Act and Rules
S.92 Procedure before Industrial Court
S.93 Execution or order as to costs
S.94 Parties on whom order of Industrial Court binding
S.95 Order of Industrial Court to be final except on review
S.95 (a) Law declared by Industrial Court to be binding
S.96 Officer to appear in proceeding before Industrial Court
Ch.14 ILLEGAL STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS
S.97 Illegal Strike
S.97(a) Stoppage of work by employees in certain circumstances illegal
S.98 Illegal lock-outs
S.98(a) Closure of work by employer in certain circumstances illegal
S.99 Reference to Industrial Court for declaration whether strike, lock-out, closure of stoppage is illegal
Ch.15 COURT OF ENQUIRY
S.100 Court of Enquiry; constitution, duties and powers of
Ch.16 PENALTIES
S.101 Employer not to dismiss, reduce or punish an employee
S.102 Penalty for declaring illegal lock-out or illegal closure
S.103 Penalty for declaring or commencing illegal strike or illegal stoppage
S.104 Penalty for instigation, etc. illegal strikes lock-outs, closure and stoppages
S.105 Penalty for disclosing confidential information
S.106 Penalty for illegal change
S.106(a) Penalty for failure to appoint members on Joint Committee
S.106(b) Penalty for failure to nominate members on Council by employer
S.107 Penalty for contravention of a standing order
S.108 Penalty for obstructing person from carrying out duties
S.109 Penalties for offences not provided for elsewhere
S.110 Recovery of fines and compensation
Ch.17 RECORD OF INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS
S.111 Record of industrial matters, etc.
S.112 Inquiry for verification of records
Ch.18 MISCELLANEOUS
S.113 Modification in Schedules
S.113 (a) Dismissal of certain applications for want of prosecution
S.114 Agreement etc. on whom binding
S.115 Order or decision of Wage Board or Labour Court on whom binding
S.115(a) Order decision or award to be in terms of agreement between employer and Representative Union
S.115(b) Construction and interpretation of awards
S.116 Agreement etc., when to cease to have effect
S.116(a) Modification of award
S.117 Liability of the executive of a union
S.118 Powers of, certain authorities to summon witnesses etc.
S.118(b) Consequences of non-appearance of parties
S.119 Certain officer to be public servants
S.119 (a) Contempt of Industrial Court, Labour Courts and Wage Boards relating to commission to produce documents, etc.
S.119(b) Other kinds of contempts of Industrial Court, Labour Courts and Wage Boards
S.119(c) Power of Industrial Court, etc. to decide all connected matters
S.119(d) Power of Industrial Court, etc. to pass interim orders
S.119(e) Protection of action taken under this Act
S.120 Provisions of Act VII of 1929 not to be affected
S.120(a) Provisions of Act XVI of 1947 not to be affected
S.121 Repeal of Bom. IX of 1934
S.122 Repeal of Bom. XXV of 1938
S.123 Rules
S.124 Delegation of powers
Sch.1 SCHEDULE I
Sch.2 SCHEDULE II
Sch.3 SCHEDULE III
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