| Sections | Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 |
| | Preamble |
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| | CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. | Short title, extent and commencement |
| 2. | Definitions |
| 2A. | Dismissal, etc., of an individual workman to be deemed to be an industrial dispute |
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| | CHAPTER II: AUTHORITIES UNDER THIS ACT |
| 3. | Works Committee |
| 4. | Conciliation officers |
| 5. | Boards 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. |
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| | CHAPTER IIA: NOTICE OF CHANGE |
| 9A. | Notice of Change |
| 9B. | Power of Government to exempt |
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| | CHAPTER III: REFERENCE OF DISPUTES TO BOARDS, COURTS OR TRIBUNALS |
| 10. | Reference of dispute to Boards, Courts or Tribunals |
| 10A. | Voluntary reference of disputes to arbitration |
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| | CHAPTER IV: PROCEDURE, POWERS AND DUTIES OF AUTHORITIES |
| 11. | Procedure and power 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 of full 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 |
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| | CHAPTER V: STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS |
| 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 |
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| | CHAPTER VA: LAY-OFF AND RETRENCHMENT |
| 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 |
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| | CHAPTER VB: SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LAY-OFF, RETRENCHMENT AND CLOSURE IN CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS |
| 25K. | Application of Chapter VB |
| 25L. | Definitions |
| 25M. | Prohibition of lay-off |
| 25N. | Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen |
| 25O. | Procedure for closing down an undertaking |
| 25P. | Special provision as to restarting 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 industrial establishment to which this Chapter applies |
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| | CHAPTER VC: UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES |
| 25T. | Prohibition of unfair labour practice |
| 25U. | Penalty for committing unfair labour practices |
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| | CHAPTER VI: PENALTIES |
| 26. | Penalty for illegal strikes and lock-outs |
| 27. | Penalty for instigation, etc. |
| 28. | Penalty for instigation, etc. |
| 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 |
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| | CHAPTER VII: MISCELLANEOUS |
| 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 proceeding |
| 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 |
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| | SCHEDULES |
| | FIRST SCHEDULE |
| | SECOND SCHEDULE |
| | THIRD SCHEDULE |
| | FOURTH SCHEDULE |
| | FIFTH SCHEDULE |
