The Industrial Disputes (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1963

1. (1) This Act may be called the Industrial Disputes (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1982.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu.
3. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.

Amendment of section 2-A. Central Act XIV of 1947.-In the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (Central Act XIV of 1947) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) section 2-A shall be re-numbered as sub-section

1. (1) of that section and after the said sub-section
2. (1) as so re-numbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely :- "(2) Where no settlement is arrived at in the course of any conciliation proceeding taken under this Act in regard to an industrial dispute referred to in sub-section (1), the aggrieved individual workman may apply, in the prescribed manner, to the Labour Court for adjudication of such dispute and the Labour Court shall proceed to adjudicate such dispute, as if, such dispute has been referred to it for adjudication and accordingly all the provisions of this Act relating to adjudication of industrial disputes by the Labour Court"

After section 29 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely :--

"29-A. Penalty for failure to comply with an order issued under section 10-B.- Any person who fails to comply with any provision contained in any order made under sub-section

1. (1) of section 10-B, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to one year and with b."."