The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2005

(1) This Act may be called the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2005. (2) It shall come into force at once.

For section 3 of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "3. Submission of Standing Orders.- (1) Within six months from the date on which the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2005 becomes applicable to an industrial establishment, the employer shall prepare the Standing Orders proposed by him for adoption in his industrial establishment. (2) The Standing Order prepared as required under sub-section (1) shall refer to every matter set out in the schedule which may be applicable to the Industrial establishment and where Model Standing Orders have been prescribed shall be so far as is practicable in conformity with such Model Standing Order. (3) The Standing Orders so prepared shall be discussed with the Trade unions existing in the Industrial establishment or representatives of the workmen, before adoption and the employer providing proof thereof: Provided no Standing Order adopted under this sub-section shall be effective unless a copy thereof as adopted is sent to the Certifying Officer by Registered Post Acknowledgement due and the acknowledgement therefor is received and filed. (4) If there is no dispute with regard to the clauses and matters set out in the Standing Orders drafted by the employer of the Industrial Establishment, then it shall be adopted in the Industrial Establishment as if it is certified under this Act and a copy thereof shall be sent immediately to the Certifying Authority by Registered Post Acknowledgement Due. (5) If there is any dispute or disagreement with regard to the adoption of any clause or matter set out in the schedule between the employer and the Trade Union or workmen representatives, then such Standing Orders drafted by the employer shall be submitted to the Certifying Officer notified under the rules within thirty days from the date of dispute, for adoption in the Industrial establishment."

In section 4 of the principal Act, for the words "Standing Orders shall be certifiable", the words, brackets and figures "In the event of submitting the draft Standing Order under sub-section (5) of section 3, the Standing Orders shall be certifiable" shall be substituted.

In section 5 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the word and the figure "section 3", the words, brackets and figure "sub-section (5) of section 3" shall be substituted.

Section 7 shall be renumbered as sub-section (2) thereof and before sub-section (2) as so renumbered, the following shall be inserted, namely:- "(1) Standing Orders as adopted under sub-section (4) of section 3 shall come into operation on the expiry of 30 days from the date on which the employer and the trade union or workmen representatives agree to adopt the standing orders."

In section 8 of the principal Act, after the words "finally certified", the words "or adopted" shall be inserted.

In section 9 of the principal Act, after the words "finally certified", the words "or adopted" shall be inserted.

In section 10 of the principal Act,- (i) in sub-section (1), after the words "finally certified", the words "or adopted" shall be inserted; (ii) after sub-section (2), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall be applicable in case of modifications mutually agreed by an employer, workmen or a trade union or other representative body of the workmen and such modifications shall be effected under sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 3.

In section 12 of the principal Act, after the words "finally certified", the words "or adopted" shall be inserted.

In section 12A of the principal Act, after the words "finally certified", the words "or adopted" shall be inserted.

In section 13 of the principal Act,- (i) in sub-section (1), after the words and figure "Standing Orders as required by section 3", the words and figures "or who fails to adopt Standing Order as required by sub-section (4) of section 3" shall be inserted; (ii) in sub-section (2), after the words "finally certified", the words "or adopted" shall be inserted.

In section 13-A of the principal Act, after the words "Standing Orders Certified", the words "or adopted" shall be inserted.