The Industrial Disputes (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Amendment Regulation, 2025

1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Industrial Disputes (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Amendment Regulation, 2025.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
3. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

In the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2, after clause (p), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— ‘(pp) “State Government” means the Administrator of the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution;’.

In section 22 of the principal Act,—

1. (a) in sub-section (1),—
   • (i) for the words “in a public utility service”, the words “in any industrial establishment or a public utility service” shall be substituted;
   • (ii) in clause (a), for the words “six weeks”, the words “sixty days” shall be substituted;
2. (b) in sub-section (2),—
   • (i) for the words “No employer carrying on any public utility service”, the words “No employer of any industrial establishment, or carrying on any public utility service” shall be substituted;
   • (ii) in clause (a), for the words “six weeks”, the words “sixty days” shall be substituted;
3. (c) in sub-section (3), for the words “public utility service” at both the places where they occur, the words “industrial establishment or public utility service” shall be substituted.

In section 25K of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words “one hundred workmen”, the words “three hundred workmen” shall be substituted.

In section 7 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1),—

1. (a) for the words “nine hours”, the words “ten hours” shall be substituted;
2. (b) in the first proviso, for the words “ten hours”, the words “twelve hours” shall be substituted;
3. (c) in the second proviso, for the words “fifty hours”, the words “one hundred and forty-four hours” shall be substituted.

In section 8 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), for the words “nine hours”, the words “ten hours” shall be substituted.

In section 9 of the principal Regulation,—

1. (a) in clause (a), for the words “five hours”, the words “six hours, unless he has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour” shall be substituted;
2. (b) in clause (b), for the word “before”, the word “unless” shall be substituted.

For section 21 of the principal Regulation, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— “21. No woman or young person shall be required or permitted to work whether as an employee or otherwise in any establishment between the hours of 7 P.M. and 6 A.M.: Provided that women workers may, with their consent, be allowed to work even between the hours of 7 P.M. and 6 A.M. in any establishment in which adequate safety and security measures or provisions for holidays, as may be prescribed, are provided by the employer: Provided further that where the Administrator considers that the employment of women in any particular hazardous or dangerous processes in an establishment is dangerous for their health and safety due to the operation carried out therein, the Administrator may require the employer to provide adequate safeguards as may be prescribed, prior to the employment of women for such operation.”.

In section 34 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (2), clauses (d) and (e) shall be omitted.

For the Schedule to the principal Regulation, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:—

“THE SCHEDULE [See section 4(4)] FEES FOR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE Serial No. Category of establishment Fees for registration certificate in rupees (1) (2) (3) 1. Establishment having twenty or more but less than thirty employees Rs. 1,000. 2. Establishment having thirty or more employees but less than fifty employees Rs. 1,500. 3. Establishment having fifty or more employees Rs. 2,000.”.