R.1 Short title

       These rules may be called the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1963.
1. Vide Notification No. 9556-9727-XVI, dated the 26-12-1962, published in the M.P. Gazette Part IV-Ga, dated 1-2-1963 at page 56.

R.2 Definitions

       In these rules unless the context otherwise requires :--
       (i) "Act" means the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1961 (No. 26 of 1961);
       (ii) "Annexure" means an annexure appended to these rules;
       (iii) "Form" means a form appended to these rules; and
       (iv) "Section" means a section of the Act.

R.3 Procedure for submission of amendment

       (1) An application for submission of amendment under sub-section (1) of Section 7 shall be in Form A.
       (2) The particulars of the employees for the purpose of sub-section (2) of Section 7 shall, in addition to those mentioned in Form A, be as follows :
       (a) number of employees employed;
       (b) number of employees employed through contractor(s);
       (c) name of the trade union or trade unions, if any, to which the employees belong; and
       (d) if the application is by a trade union, the latest figure of its membership.
       (3) A group of employees or representatives of employees in the same industry desirous of submitting a joint draft of amendments referred to in sub-section (3

R.4 Certification of amendments

As soon as may be, on receipt of an application under Rule 3, the Certifying Officer shall forward a copy thereof to (a) the employers when the applicant is the representative of employees, or (b) the representatives of employees when the applicant is the employer of the undertaking together with a notice in Form B.

R.5 Methods of sending Standing orders

Standing orders certified in pursuance of sub-section (3) of Section 8 shall be sent by registered post to the employer and the representative of the employees, as the case may be.

R.6 Register of Standing Orders

       The register required to be maintained under Section 12 shall be in Form C and shall be properly bound.
       The Certifying Officer shall furnish a copy of standing orders to any person applying therefor on payment of a fee of rupees five per copy.

R.6(a) Additional matter included in the Schedule

       In the Schedule to the Act after item XIV, the following item shall be added namely :
       "XV-Age of Retirement"].
2. Inserted by Notification No. 5782-9676-XVI, dated 19-10-1973.

R.7 Framing of Standing Orders

       3[Subject to the provisions of Section 6 of the Act, the Standard Standing Orders for all undertakings to which the Act applies shall be those set out in the Annexure.]
3. Substituted by Notification No. 968-9050-XVI, dated 27-2-1971.