Section List

Act Number: 14

Act Name: The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Year: 1947

Enactment Date: 1947-03-11

Long Title: An Act to make provision for the investigation and settlement of industrial disputes, and for certain other purposes.

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and commencement.
2 Definitions.
2A Dismissal, etc., of an individual workman to be deemed to be an industrial dispute.
3 Works Committee.
4 Conciliation officers.
5 Board of Conciliation.
6 Courts of Inquiry.
7 Labour Courts.
7A Tribunals.
7B National Tribunals.
7C Disqualifications for the presiding officers of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals.
8 Filling of vacancies.
9 Finality of orders constituting Boards, etc.
9A Notice of change.
9B Power of Government to exempt.
9C Setting up of Grievance Settlement Authorities and reference of certain individual disputes to such authorities.
10 Reference of disputes to Boards, Courts or Tribunals.
10A Voluntary reference of disputes to arbitration.
11 Procedure and powers of conciliation officers, Boards, Courts and Tribunals.
11A Powers of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals to give appropriate relief in case of discharge or dismissal of workmen.
12 Duties of conciliation officers.
13 Duties of Board.
14 Duties of Courts.
15 Duties of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals.
16 Form of report or award.
17 Publication of reports and awards.
17A Commencement of the award.
17B Payment offull wages to workman pending proceedings in higher courts.
18 Persons on whom settlements and awards are binding.
19 Period of operation of settlements and awards.
20 Commencement and conclusion of proceedings.
21 Certain matters to be kept confidential.
22 Prohibition of strikes and lock-outs.
23 General prohibition of strikes and lock-outs.
24 Illegal strikes and lock-outs.
25 Prohibition of financial aid to illegal strikes and lock-outs.
25A Application of sections 25C to 25E.
25B Definition of continuous service.
25C Right of workmen laid-off for compensation.
25D Duty of an employer to maintain muster rolls of workmen.
25E Workmen not entitled to compensation in certain cases.
25F Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen.
25FF Compensation to workmen in case of transfer of undertakings.
25FFA Sixty days' notice to be given of intention to close down any undertaking.
25FFF Compensation to workmen in case of closing down of undertakings.
25G Procedure for retrenchment.
25H Re-employment of retrenched workmen.
25-I Repealed..
25J Effect of laws inconsistent with this Chapter.
25K Application of Chapter VB.
25L Definitions.
25M Prohibition of lay-off.
25N Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen.
25-O Procedure for closing down an undertaking.
25P Special provision as to restarting of undertakings closed down before commencement of the Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act, 1976.
25Q Penalty for lay-off and retrenchment without previous permission.
25R Penalty for closure.
25S Certain provisions of Chapter VA to apply to an industrial establishment to which this Chapter applies.
25T Prohibition of unfair labour practice.
25U Penalty for committing unfair labour practices.
26 Penalty for illegal strikes and lock-outs.
27 Penalty for instigation, etc.
28 Penalty for giving financial aid to illegal strikes and lock-outs.
29 Penalty for breach of settlement or award.
30 Penalty for disclosing confidential information.
30A Penalty for closure without notice.
31 Penalty for other offences.
32 Offence by companies, etc.
33 Conditions of service, etc., to remain unchanged under certain circumstances during pendency of proceedings.
33A Special provision for adjudication as to whether conditions of service, etc., changed during pendency of proceedings.
33B Power to transfer certain proceedings.
33C Recovery of money due from an employer.
34 Cognizance of offences.
35 Protection of persons.
36 Representation of parties.
36A Power to remove difficulties.
36B Power to exempt.
37 Protection of action taken under the Act.
38 Power to make rules.
39 Delegation of powers.
40 Power to amend Schedules.
7DQualifications, terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer.
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