THE INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES (PUNJAB) RULES, 1958 — The INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT, 1947

THE INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES (PUNJAB) RULES, 1958 1. Title and application. — (1) These rules may be called the Industrial Disputes (Punjab) Rules, 1958. They extended to the whole of the state of Punjab. 2. Interpretation. – In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context: (a) “Act” means the Industrial Disputes, Act, 1947 (XIV of 1947); (b) " Chairman" means the chairman of a Board or Court of, if the Court consists of one person only, such person; (c) "Committee" means a Works Committee constituted under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Act; (d) “Form” means a form in the Schedule to these rules; (e) “Section” means a section of the Act. PART I Procedure for reference of Industrial Disputes to Boards of Conciliation, Courts of Enquiry, Labour Courts or Industrial Tribunals. 3. Application. – An application under sub-section (2) of Section 10 for the reference of an industrial dispute to a Board, Court, Labour Court, or Tribunal, shall be made in Form A and shall be delivered personally or forwarded by registered post in triplicate to the Labour Commissioner Punjab. The application shall be accompanied by statement setting forth-- (a) the parties to the dispute; (b) the specific matter in dispute; (c) the total number of workmen employed in the undertaking affected; (d) an estimate of the number of workmen affected or likely to be affected by the dispute; and (e) the efforts made by the parties themselves to adjust the dispute. 4. Attestation of Application. — The application, and the statement accompanying it shall be signed: (a) in the case of an employer by the employer himself, or when the employer is an incorporated company or other body corporate by the Agent, manager or other principal officer of the Corporation; (b) in the case of wo