Arbitr3tion Rul~ ~ ofPro (~ dur~ (Am~!l(hn~nt) Rules . 1984

L.N. 550f 1984

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT . 1976

CAeTNO. XXX OF 1976)

Arbitr3tion Rul~ ~ ofPro (~ dur~ (Am~!l(hn~nt) Rules . 1984

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Ind ustrial

Relations Act, 1976, the Minister of Labour and Social Services "has

made the fo\1owing rules:-

T hese rules may be cited as the Arbitration Rules of Procedure

(Amendment) R ules. 1984, and shall be read and construed as one with

the Arbitration Rules of Procodure, 1957, hereinafter referred 10 a8 "the

principal rules".

(i) For rule I of the principal rules there shall be substituted SubstitUIC.

the following

"I. T hese rules may be cited as the Industrial Tribunal rul ••• etc.

(Procedure) Rules, 1957".

( 2) Any reference in these rules or in any other enaClment

10 the "Arbitration R ules of Procedure. 1957" or to the "Malla Arbitra-

tion T ribunal" shall be read and corn;trued as if there were s ubstituted

therefor the words "Industrial Tribunal (Procedure) R ules. 1957" and

" Industrial T ribunal" respectively.

In rule 6 of the principal rules. for the words "in terms of Amendo rul. 6

paragraph (a) or paragraph (cl of subsection (2) of set:tion 10 of the A ct" of the

there shall be substituted the words "in tenus of the provisions of the prin",pa[ ", I ...

For rule 7 of the principal rules there shall be substituted me SubotilUteo

following

(i) The sta tement of case shall contain a list of all

... itnateS. [he witnesses that the party intends to produce in support of

his case. Besides the name and address of each witness such

list shall contain an indication of the proof that it is intended

to make by the production of each witness.

(2) No person whose name has not been included

in the list of witnesses may be produced to give evidence.

unless the T ribunal is satisfied that the omission of the na me

of such witness is justified on me grounds that the party

intending to produce such witness did not know of such

evidence on the date of the submission of the statement of

case. or that the need to produce such evidence arose after

the submission of me statement of case or for any other

reason to the &atisfaction of the T ribuna!.".

5. In rule 8 of me principal rules, me words " by reading bis Amendo rule S

state ment of case" shaH be deleted.