The Andhra Pradesh Relief, Undertakings (Special Provisions) Act, 1971
The Andhra Pradesh Relief, Undertakings (Special Provisions) Act, 1971
This 1971 Andhra Pradesh Act regulates struggling industrial companies that receive financial aid from the government. It applies to government run or state assisted factories declared as relief undertakings. The law matters because it aims to prevent mass layoffs and protect workers from sudden unemployment. To keep these failing businesses operating, the state government has the power to temporarily suspend standard labor laws, halt collective bargaining agreements, and freeze all existing debts, liabilities, and pending court proceedings for up to five years. This temporary legal shield gives troubled industries the essential breathing room they need to recover.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
- 3. Declaration of relief undertakings
- 4. Power to direct industrial relations and other facilities temporarily for relief undertaking
- 5. Power of Government to amend the Schedules
- 6. Notifications to be laid on the table of the Legislature
- 7. Repeal of Ordinance 2 of 1971 - The Andhra Pradesh Relief Undertakings (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 1971, is hereby repealed.
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