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The Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971

An Act to provide for the recognition of trade unions for facilitating collective bargaining for certain undertakings ; to state their rights and obligations; to confer certain powers on unrecognized unions; to provide for declaring certain strikes and lock-outs as illegal strikes and lock-outs; to define and provide for the prevention of certain unfair labour practices; to constitute courts (as independent machinery) for carrying out the purposes of according recognition to trade unions and for enforcing the provisions relating to unfair practices; and to provide for matters connected with the purposes aforesaid.

महाराष्‍ट्र कामगार संघांना मान्यता देण्याबाबत आणि अनुचित कामगार प्रथांना प्रतिबंध करण्याबाबत अधिनियम, १९७१.

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Act Details

Act Number:

1

Act Year:

1972

Location:

Maharashtra

Enactment Date:

2/1/1972

Ministry:

Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra

Department:

Industries, Energy and Labour Department

All Section List

AUTHORITIES UNDER THIS ACT

Section 4 to Section 9

Section 4

Industrial Court.

Section 5

Duties of Industrial Court.

Section 6

Section 7

Duties of Labour Court.

Section 8

Investigating Officers.

Section 9

Duties of Investigating Officers.

RECOGNITION OF UNIONS

Section 10 to Section 18

Section 10

Application of Chapter III.

Section 11

Application for recognition of union.

Section 12

Recognition of union.

Section 13

Cancellation of recognition and suspension of rights.

Section 14

Recognition of other union.

Section 15

Application for re-recognition.

Section 16

Liability of union or members not relieved by cancellation.

Section 17

Publication of order.

Section 18

Recognition of union for more than one undertaking.

OBLIGATION AND RIGHTS OF RECOGNISED UNIONS, OTHER UNIONS AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES

Section 19 to Section 23

Section 19

Obligations of recognised union.

Section 20

Rights of recognised union.

Section 21

Right to appear or act in proceedings relating to certain unfair labour practices.

Section 22

Rights of unrecognised unions.

Section 23

Employees authorised by recognised union to appear or act in certain proceedings to be considered as on duty.

ILLEGAL STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS

Section 24 to Section 25

Section 24

Illegal strike and lock-out.

Section 25

Reference of Labour Court for declaration whether strike or lock-out is illegal.

UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES

Section 26 to Section 29

Section 26

Unfair labour practices.

Section 27

Prohibition on engaging in unfair labour practices.

Section 28

Procedure for dealing with complaints relating to unfair labour practices.

Section 29

Parties on whom order of Court shall be binding.

POWERS OF COURTS

Section 30 to Section 37

Section 30

Power of Industrial and Labour Courts.

Section 31

Consequences of non-appearance of parties.

Section 32

Power of Court to decide all connected matters.

Section 33

Regulation to be made by Industrial Court.

Section 34

Execution of order as to costs.

Section 35

Law declared by Industrial Court to be binding.

Section 36

Authorised Officer to appear in any proceeding before Court.

Section 37

Powers of Investigating Officers.

POWER OF LABOUR COURT AND INDUSTRIAL COURT TO TRY OFFENCES UNDER THIS ACT

Section 38 to Section 46

Section 38

Powers of Labour Court in relation to offences.

Section 39

Cognizance of offence.

Section 40

Powers and procedure of Labour Courts in trials.

Section 41

Power of Labour Court to impose higher punishment.

Section 42

Section 43

Powers of Industrial Court.

Section 44

Industrial Court to exercise superintendence over Labour Courts.

Section 45

Power of Industrial Court to transfer proceedings.

Section 46

Orders of Industrial or Labour Court not to be called in question in criminal courts.

PENALTIES

Section 47 to Section 51

Section 47

Penalty for disclosure of confidential information.

Section 48

Contempts of Industrial or Labour Courts.

Section 49

Penalty for obstructing officers from carrying out their duties and for failure to produce documents or to comply with requisition or order.

Section 50

Recovery of money due from employer.

Section 51

Recovery of fines.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 52 to Section 61

Section 52

Periodical returns to be submitted to Industrial and Labour Courts.

Section 53

Modifications of Schedules.

Section 54

Liability of executive of union.

Section 55

Offence under section 48 (1) to be cognizable.

Section 56

Certain officers to be public servants.

Section 57

Protection of action taken in good-faith.

Section 58

Pending proceedings.

Section 59

Bar of proceedings under Bombay or Central Act.

Section 60

Section 61