The Industrial Disputes (Bombay Provision for Uniformity) Act, 1959

This Act may be called the Industrial Disputes (Bombay Provision for Uniformity) Act, 1959.

For the purpose of providing for uniformity in the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act"), in its application throughout the State, all the amendments made in the principal Act by the Industrial Disputes (Saurashtra Amendment) Act, 1953, and the Industrial Disputes and the Industrial Disputes (Appellate Tribunal) (Saurashtra Amendment) Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as "the said amending Acts") and in force at the commencement of this Act in the Saurashtra area of the State of Bombay, shall cease to have effect and shall stand repealed; and the principal Act shall be in force in the said area as if the said amending Acts had not been passed.

Nothing contained in section 2 shall affect,—

1. (a) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred before the date of the coming into force of this Act; or
2. (b) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred or inflicted in respect of any act before such date; or
3. (c) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed.

For section 25R of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:—

Penalty for closure. “25R.

1. (1) Any employer who closes down an undertaking without complying with the provisions of sub-section
2. (1) of section 25-O shall, on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
3. (2) Any employer who contravenes a direction given under sub-section
4. (2) of section 25-O or section 25P shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both, and where the contravention is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to two thousand rupees for every day during which the contravention continues after the conviction.”.

1. (1) The Industrial Disputes (Maharashtra Amendment) Ordinance, 1981 is hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken (including any notification or order issued or any rule made) under the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done, taken, issued or made, as the case may be, under the principal Act, as amended by this Act.