Co-operative Employees Commission (Amendment)



Co-operative Employees Commission (Amendment)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CO-OPERATIVE EMPLOYEES COMMISSION ACT, NO 12 OF 1972

BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows: ”

[6th November
, 1992
]
Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Co-operative Employees Commission (Amendment) Act, No. 51 of 1992

Replacement of section 39 of Act No. 12 of 1972.

2. The Co-operative Employees Commission Act, No. 12 of 1972, is hereby amended by the repeal of section 39 thereof and the substitution therefor of the following section:-

“Application of the Industrial Disputes Act to co-operative societies and their employees.

39.

(1) A labour tribunal established under the Industrial Disputes Act shall not entertain an application, by an employee, under section. 31B of that Act, for relief or redress in respect of any matter if an appeal has been made to the Commission by such employee, in respect of the same matter or substantially the same matter.

(2) The Commission shall not entertain an appeal from an employee in respect of any matter, if an application has been made by such employee under section 31B of the Industrial Disputes Act to a labour tribunal established under that Act, in respect of the same matter or substantially the same matter.”.

Sinhala text to prevail in case of any inconsistency.

3. In the event of any inconsistency between the la and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.