The Essential Services Maintenance (Arunachal Pradesh) Act, 1993
The Essential Services Maintenance (Arunachal Pradesh) Act, 1993
The Essential Services Maintenance (Arunachal Pradesh) Act, 1993 empowers the government of Arunachal Pradesh to ban strikes in essential services to protect public health, safety, and daily life. It applies across the state to employees working in critical sectors such as public transport, water supply, electricity, healthcare, sanitation, and general state public administration. Under this law, participating in, inciting, or financially supporting an illegal strike is a punishable offense carrying fines, imprisonment, and potential disciplinary action. It matters because it ensures that vital public services remain operational during labor disputes, preventing severe disruptions and grave hardship for the general community.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Power to prohibit strikes in certain employments.
- 4. Penalty for illegal strikes.
- 5. Penalty for instigation etc.
- 6. Penalty for giving financial aid.
- 7. Disciplinary action besides above penalty.
- 8. Power to arrest without warrant and to seize vehicles. Offences non-bailable.
- 9. Provisions of section 102 of Act 2 of 1974 to apply to seizure.
- 10. Act to override other laws.
- 11. Bar of legal proceedings.
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