Authority | Duties | Powers |
Central Government | To determine the extent of the act and to make rules to give effect to the Act | To make rules, to delegate powers to subordinate officers |
State Government | To make rules to give effect to the Act in the State and to implement the act in the State | To make rules, to delegate powers to subordinate officers |
Certifying Officer - Labour Commissioner, Regional Labour Commissioner. | To certify standing orders for industrial establishments | Approve Draft Standing Orders, adjudicate the reasonableness of the provisions of any standing orders, maintain Register of standing orders, Receiving evidence, administering oaths, enforcing the attendance of witnesses |
Industrial Court (Appellate authority) | To hear appeals against the order of Certifying Officer. | Receiving evidence, administering oaths, enforcing the attendance of witnesses, and compelling the discovery and production of documents |
Labour Courts | To settle disputes relating to subsistence allowance. | Settle disputes relating to subsistence allowance. |