Rule 39. Manner of holding conciliation proceedings under sub-section (1), full report under sub-section (4), and application and the manner of deciding such application under sub-section (3) of section 49 and sub-section (6) of section 53

Where any industrial dispute exists or is apprehended or a notice under section 62 has been given, the Conciliation Officer on receipt of such application shall examine the application and if he finds that the dispute pertains to the jurisdiction of State Government other than Conciliation Officer, he shall transfer the dispute to the concerned authority. In other cases, he will issue first notice to the parties concerned declaring his intention to commence conciliation proceedings.

(1) The employer or the workers representative in the first meeting shall submit their respective statement in the matter of said dispute.

(2) The Conciliation Officer shall hold conciliation proceedings for the purpose of bringing about a settlement of the dispute and may do all such things as he thinks fit for the purpose of inducing the parties to come to a fair and amicable settlement.

(3) For recording of oral evidence, the Conciliation Officer shall have the powers as are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908.

(4) If no such settlement is arrived at in the conciliation proceeding referred to in sub-rule (1), the Conciliation Officer shall submit a report to the Secretary (Labour and Employment)Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh within seven days from the date on which the conciliation proceedings are concluded.

(5) The report referred to in sub-rule (3) shall be accessible to the parties concerned.

(6) The report referred to in sub-rule (3) shall contain inter-alia the submissions of the employer, worker or Trade union, as the case may be, and it shall also contain the efforts made by the Conciliation Officer to bring the parties to the amicable settlement, reasons for refusal of the parties to resolve the dispute and the conclusion of the Conciliation Officer.