Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946

Section - 2 - Interpretation

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—

[(a) "appellate authority" means an authority appointed by the appropriate Government by notification in the Official Gazette to exercise in such area as may be specified in the notification the functions of an appellate authority under this Act:

Provided that in relation to an appeal pending before an Industrial Court or other authority immediately before the commencement of the Indus­trial Employment (Standing Orders) Amendment Act, 1963 (39 of 1963), that Court or authority shall be deemed to be the appellate authority;]

(b) "appropriate Government" means in respect of industrial establishments under the control of the Central Government or a [Railway administra­tion] or in a major port, mine or oilfield, the Central Government, and in all other cases, the State Government:

[Provided that where any question arises as to whether any industrial establishment is under the control of the Central Government, that Government may, either on a reference made to it by the employer or the workman or a trade .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store