Section List

Act Number: 25

Act Name: The Essential Defence Services Act, 2021

Year: 2021

Enactment Date: 2021-08-11

Long Title: An Act to provide for the maintenance of essential defence services so as to secure the security of nation and the life and property of public at large and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Department: Department of Defence Production

Section NumberTitleActions
1Short title, extent and commencement.
2Definitions.
3Power to prohibit strikes in essential defence services.
4Removal of persons.
5Dismissal of employees participating in illegal strikes.
6Penalty for illegal strikes.
7Penalty for instigation, etc.
8Penalty for giving financial aid to illegal strikes.
11Power to arrest without warrant.
12Offences to be tried summarily.
13Cognizance of offences.
14Reference of other laws in certain areas.
15Protection of action taken in good faith.
16Act to override other laws.
17Amendment of Act 14 of 1947.
18Laying of notifications before Parliament.
19Repeal and savings.
9Power to prohibit lockouts in any industrial establishment or unit engaged in essential defence services.
10Power to prohibit layoff in any industrial establishment or unit engaged in essential defence services.
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