Industrial Disputes (Hearing and Determination of Proceedings) (Special Provisions) Act 2003 · As enacted
16. Pending proceedings
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Where on the date of the coming into operation of this Act, any application made to a labour tribunal under section 31B of the Industrial Disputes Act, is pending before such tribunal, it shall be the duty of the tribunal to make all such inquiries into such application and hear all such evidence as it may consider necessary, and make, not later than four months from the date of the coming into operation of this
Act, such order as may appear to the tribunal to be just and equitable.
Where on the date of the coming into operation of this Act, any proceedings under sections 2, 6 or 6A of the
Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions)
Act, is pending before the Commissioner, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner to make his order under those sections as relates to such proceedings, not later than one month from the date of the coming into operation of this Act.
Industrial Disputes (Hearing and Determination of
Where on the date of coming into operation of this
Act, any inquiry is pending before an arbitrator on a reference made under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 3 or subsection (1) of section 4 of the Industrial Disputes Act, it shall be the duty of such arbitrator to make his award on such reference not later than two months from the date of coming into operation of this Act.