Section 2Prohibition of strikes, etc., by employees

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2. Prohibition of strikes, etc., by employees Whenever the Government is satisfied that, in the interest of public order or for the maintenance of services or supplies essential to the life of the community, it is necessary to prohibit any strike by any employee of the Government or [of any body or establishment], the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, prohibit any strike for a period of three months from the date of the notification.

1. 3. The words “of any body or establishment” were substituted for the words “of a local authority” by section 4 of the Essential Services Laws (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. XXXVI of 1974)