1. Short title and extent.—(1) This Act may be called the Industrial Disputes (Banking and
Insurance Companies) Act, 1949.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 2
[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*].
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, the
expressions “award”, “banking company”, “industrial dispute” and “insurance company” have the
meanings respectively assigned to them in section 2 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) as
amended by this Act.
3. [Amendment of section 2, Act 14 of 1947.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1952
(48 of 1952), s. 2 and the First Schedule.
4. Prohibition of references by 3
[State] Governments of certain industrial disputes for
adjudication, inquiry or settlement.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, it shall not
be competent for a State Government or any officer or authority subordinate to such Government to refer
an industrial dispute concerning any banking or insurance company, or any matter relating to such
dispute, to any tribunal or other authority for adjudication, inquiry or settlement.
5. Abatement of proceedings relating to disputes pending before 3
[State] tribunals and reference
of such disputes to tribunals constituted by the Central Government.—(1) Where under any law any
industrial dispute concerning any banking or insurance company or any matter relating to such dispute
has, before the 30th day of April, 1949, been referred by a 3[State] Government or any officer or
authority subordinate to such Government to any tribunal or other authority for adjudication or settlement
and any proceedings in respect of or arising out of such reference were immediately before that date
pending before any tribunal or other authority, then on the aforesaid date such refence shall be deemed to
have been withdrawn and all such proceedings shall have abated.
(2) The Central Government shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, by order in
writing, refer under section 10 of the said Act every industrial dispute to which the provisions of
sub-section (1) apply to an Industrial Tribunal constituted under the said Act for adjudication.
6. Powers of Central Government to refer disputes in respect of which awards or decisions have
been made for adjudication.—(1) Where any award or decision has been made in respect of any
industrial dispute concerning any banking or insurance company by any tribunal or other authority
constituted or appointed by a 3
[State] Government, or any officer or authority subordinate to such
Government, then the Central Government may, notwithstanding that the said award or decision is in
force, by order in writing refer under section 10 of the said Act the dispute or any of the matters in dispute
to an Industrial Tribunal constituted under the said Act for adjudication and stay the implementation of
the award or decision so made or of any part of such award or decision until the Industrial Tribunal to
1. The Act has been extended to the Scheduled Areas of the State of Orissa by Orissa Reg. 1 of 1956 and amended in U.P. by
U.P. Act 25 of 1951.
2. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for “except Part B States” (w.e.f. 1-4-1951).
3. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “Provincial”.
*. Vide Notification No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu
and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
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which the dispute or any of the matters in dispute is referred for adjudication has submitted its award or
for such further period as the Central Government may consider necessary.
(2) After the Industrial Tribunal to which the dispute or any of the matters in dispute has been so
referred for adjudication has submitted its award under sub-section (1) of section 15 of the said Act, the
Central Government may, by order in writing, declare that the award or decision previously made in
respect of such dispute by the tribunal or other authority constituted or appointed by the 1
[State]
Government or any officer or authority subordinate to such Government or such part of that award or
decision as may be specified in the order shall cease to be in operation.
7. Repeal of Ordinance 28 of 1949.—(1) The Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance
Companies) Second Ordinance, 1949 (28 of 1949) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken in the exercise of any power
conferred by or under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken in the exercise of
the powers conferred by or under this Act, as if this Act were in force on the day on which such thing was
done or action taken.