Power of Government as respects awards

(1) If the Government are of opinion that it is inexpedient on public grounds affecting national economy or social justice to give effect to the whole or any part of an award referred to in sub-section (5) of section 22, they may, by notification in the Gazette, declare that the award shall not become enforceable on the expiry of the period mentioned in sub-section (7) of the said section. (2) Where any declaration has been made in relation to an award under sub-section (1), the Government may, within thirty days from the date of publication of the award under sub-section (6) of section 22, make an order rejecting or modifying the award, and such order shall be published in the Gazette. (3) Where no order has been passed by the Government under sub-section (2), the award shall become enforceable on the expiry of the period of thirty days mentioned in that sub-section. (4) Where any order has been made by the Government under sub-section (2), the award shall not be enforceable or, as the case may be, the award as modified shall be enforceable on the expiry of a period of five days from the date of publication of such order in the Gazette. (1) Whoever obstructs any Inspector or Conciliation Officer in the discharge of his duties under this Act or refuses or wilfully neglects to afford any Inspector reasonable facilities for making an inspection, examination or inquiry authorised by or under this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. (2) Whoever wilfully refuses to produce on the demand of an Inspector any register or other document kept in pursuance of this Act or prevents or attempts to prevent or does anything which he has reason to believe is likely to prevent any person from appearing before, or being examined by, an Inspector acting in pursuance of his duties under this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. (1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for- the procedure to be followed by the Conciliation Officer and the Agricultural Tribunal; the fees to be paid for applications and appeals under this Act; the powers of the Conciliation Officer necessary for the effective enforcement of the provisions of this Act; the manner of estimating the cash value of the prescribed wages in kind; the procedure to be followed by the Government under sections 25 and 26; any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed under the provisions of this Act. (3) Every rule made under this section and every notification issued under section 45 shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made or issued, before the Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or notification or decides that the rule or notification should not be made or issued, the rule or notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule or notification. (1) An Agricultural Worker who is above eighteen years and below sixty years may apply for registration as a member to the Fund. The application for this purpose is to be made (in Form I) before the Chief Executive of the Board or the Welfare Fund Officers having jurisdiction over the area. (2) The Chief Executive or any other officer authorised for the purpose shall issue an identity card to each Agricultural worker registered in the Fund. The Identity Card shall be in Form No. II. (3) The Cluef Executive shall maintain a Register/Registers in Form No. Ill for entering the names of the members admitted to the Fund.