Section 43: Illegal strikes and lock-out

43. Illegal strikes and lock-out.-- (1) A strike or lock-out shall be illegal if-- (a) it is declared, commenced or continued without giving to the other party to the dispute, in the prescribed manner, a notice of strike or lock-out or before the date of strike or lock-out specified in such notice, or in contravention of Section 46; (b) it is declared, commenced or continued in consequence of an industrial dispute raised in a manner other than that provided in Section 34; (c) it is continued in contravention of an order made under Section 42, Section 45, or Section 61 or sub-section (6) of Section 44; or (d) it is declared, commenced or continued during the period in which a settlement or award is in operation in respect of any of the matters covered by a settlement or award. (2) A lock-out declared in consequence of an illegal strike and a strike declared in consequence of an illegal lock-out shall not be deemed to be illegal.

Effective date: 2012-03-14

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