Amendment of section 10 of Act XX of

In section 10 of the said Act,-

1. (a) in sub-section (1),-
   • (i) after the words "standing orders", at both the places where they occur, the words "or the amendments" shall be inserted;
   • (ii) after the words "came into operation" the following shall be added, namely:- "and where model standing orders have not been amended as aforesaid, the model standing orders shall not be liable to such modification until the expiry of one year from the date on which they were applied under section 2A";
2. (b) for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), an employer, workman or any prescribed representatives of workmen desiring to modify the standing orders or the model standing orders together with the amendments, as finally certified under this Act, or the model standing orders applied under section 2A, as the case may be, shall make an application to the Certifying Officer in that behalf, and such application shall be accompanied by five copies of the standing orders, or the model standing orders, together with all amendments thereto as certified under this Act or model standing orders in which shall be indicated the modifications proposed to be made and where such modifications are proposed to be made by agreement between the employer and workmen a certified copy of the agreement shall be filed along with the application";
3. (c) in sub-section (3), for the words "standing orders" the word "amendments" shall be substituted.