1. Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
1[(2) It extends to the whole of India].
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(3) It shall come into force on the first day of April, 1947.
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1. Subs. by Act 36 of 1956, sec. 2, for the former sub-section (w.e.f. 29-8-1956).
2. Proviso omitted by Act 51 of 1970, sec. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-9-1971).