**Executive Summary**
This document details the Industrial Disputes (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu) Amendment Regulation, 2025. This regulation amends the Industrial Disputes Act of 1947 in its application to the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The regulation was promulgated by the President. Its enforcement date will be determined by the Administrator through notification in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Short Title and Extent**
* The regulation is named the Industrial Disputes (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu) Amendment Regulation, 2025.
* It applies to the entirety of the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
* The enforcement date will be set by the Administrator through a notification in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendment to Section 2 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947**
* A new clause (pp) is added to section 2, defining "State Government" as the Administrator of the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, appointed by the President.
* **Amendment to Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947**
* In subsection (1), the phrase "in a public utility service" is replaced with "in any industrial establishment or a public utility service."
* In subsection (1)(a), "six weeks" is replaced with "sixty days."
* In subsection (2), the phrase "No employer carrying on any public utility service" is replaced with "No employer of any industrial establishment, or carrying on any public utility service.”
* In subsection (2)(a), "six weeks" is replaced with "sixty days."
* In subsection (3), the phrase "public utility service" is replaced with "industrial establishment or public utility service" at both instances.
* **Amendment to Section 25K of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947**
* In subsection (1), "one hundred workmen" is replaced with "three hundred workmen."
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Employers in Industrial Establishments and Public Utility Services in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu**
* **Impact:** Employers are now under the updated regulations, which include revised definitions and notice periods. They need to adjust their practices to comply with the new requirements for industrial establishments and public utility services.
* **Action Required:** Review and update internal policies and procedures related to industrial disputes, particularly regarding notice periods and definitions. Ensure compliance with the amended regulations.
**Stakeholder: Employees/Workmen in Industrial Establishments and Public Utility Services in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu**
* **Impact:** Workmen are now under the updated regulations, which include revised definitions and notice periods.
* **Action Required:** Be aware of updated rights and regulations.
**Stakeholder: Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu**
* **Impact:** The Administrator is now officially defined as the "State Government" and has the responsibility of setting the commencement date of the regulation through a notification in the Official Gazette.
* **Action Required:** Determine and publish the commencement date of the regulation in the Official Gazette.
**Stakeholder: Government Bodies/Regulatory Agencies Responsible for Enforcing the Industrial Disputes Act**
* **Impact:** Must enforce the amended regulations within the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
* **Action Required:** Update enforcement procedures and documentation to reflect the changes introduced by the amendment.
Key Entities Referenced
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: The principal Act being amended by the Industrial Disputes (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu) Amendment Regulation, 2025.
Industrial Disputes (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu) Amendment Regulation, 2025: Regulation amending the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, specifically for the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Union territory to which the amendment regulation applies.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The ministry responsible for the legislative department that published the regulation.
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 19th November, 2025/Kartika 28, 1947 (Saka)
THE INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES (DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI
AND DAMAN AND DIU) AMENDMENT REGULATION, 2025
No. 13 of 2025
Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India.
A Regulation further to amend the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, in its application to
the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution, the
President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by her:—
1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Industrial Disputes (Dadra and Short title,
extent and
Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu) Amendment Regulation, 2025.
commencement.
(2)It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
and Daman and Diu.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.2 THE GAZETTE OF IND2I A EXTRAORDINARY [Part II—
Amendment of 2. In the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the 14 of 1947.
section 2. principal Act), in section 2, after clause (p), the following clause shall be inserted,
namely:—
‘(pp) “State Government” means the Administrator of the Union
territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu appointed by the
President under article 239 of the Constitution;’.
Amendment of 3.In section 22 of the principal Act,—
section 22.
(a)in sub-section (1),—
(i) for the words “in a public utility service”, the words “in any
industrial establishment or a public utility service” shall be substituted;
(ii) in clause (a), for the words “six weeks”, the words “sixty
days” shall be substituted;
(b)in sub-section (2),—
(i) for the words “No employer carrying on any public utility
service”, the words “No employer of any industrial establishment, or
carrying on any public utility service” shall be substituted;
(ii) in clause (a), for the words “six weeks”, the words “sixty
days” shall be substituted;
(c) in sub-section (3), for the words “public utility service” at both the
places where they occur, the words “industrial establishment or public
utility service” shall be substituted.
Amendment of
4. In section 25K of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words “one
section 25K. hundred workmen”, the words “three hundred workmen” shall be substituted.
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DROUPADI MURMU,
President.
President.
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DR. RAJIV MANI,
Secretary to the Govt. of India.
UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002
AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054.
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