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| (1) It shall be the duty of a labour tribunal to which any industrial dispute is referred for settlement by adjudication to make all such inquiries and hear all such evidence as the tribunal may consider necessary, and thereafter make such award as may appear to the tribunal just and equitable. |
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| (2) A labour tribunal shall give priority to the proceedings for the settlement of any industrial dispute that is referred to the tribunal for settlement by adjudication. |
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| (3) Subject to such regulations as may be made in that behalf under section 39 (1) (f), a labour tribunal Conducting an inquiry under this section may lay down the procedure to be observed by such tribunal in the conduct of the inquiry. |
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| (4) Save as otherwise expressly provided by regulations made in that behalf under section 39 (1) (f), the regulations made in respect of the procedure to be observed by an arbitrator shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to a labour tribunal conducting any inquiry under this section. |
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| (5) Reference shall be made in every award of a labour tribunal to the parties and trade unions to which, and the employers and workmen to whom, such award relates. |
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