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Andhra Pradesh Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1971

Andhra Pradesh Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1971

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The Andhra Pradesh Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1971, empowers the state government to prohibit strikes in key public interest sectors like water distribution, electricity, healthcare, and sanitation. It applies directly to employees within these essential services, as well as anyone who knowingly funds or instigates these illegal strikes. This legislation matters because it secures the continuous delivery of services vital to public safety and daily community life across the state. However, it severely limits labor rights by overriding existing standard labor laws, penalizing participants with fines, imprisonment, or both, and granting police officers the power to arrest suspects without a warrant.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Power to prohibit strikes in certain employments
  4. 4. Penalty for illegal strikes
  5. 5. Penalty for instigation etc.
  6. 6. Penalty for giving financial aid to illegal strikes
  7. 7. Power to arrest without warrant
  8. 8. Act to override other laws
  9. 9. Repeal of Andhra Pradesh Ordinance 1 of 1971
  10. 0. Preamble

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