Section 101: Calling and financially assisting unlawful strikes or lock outs

101. Calling and financially assisting unlawful strikes or lock outs (1) Any person who in connection with any unlawful strike or lock-out calls, institutes, organises, carries on, procures or incites other persons to take part in the strike or lock-out shall commit an offence. (2) Any person who, for the purposes of promoting or maintaining an unlawful strike or lock-out, directly or indirectly gives financial assistance— (a) to a trade union of workers which calls, organises or carries on the strike or to any worker who takes part in or assists in the strike; or (b) to an employer who institutes, takes part in or assists in the lock-out, shall commit an offence. (3) Any trade union, worker, employer or other person who receives financial assistance for the purpose of promoting or supporting an unlawful strike or lock-out, shall commit an offence. (4) Where an officer of a trade union commits an offence with the authority of the trade union, every person who at the time of the offence was an officer of the trade union shall likewise commit that offence, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent and that he exercised all reasonable diligence to prevent the commission of the offence. (5) Where a person who commits an offence under this section was at the time of the offence, an officer of a trade union, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that he committed the offence with the authority of the trade union. (6) Any person who commits an offence under this section shall, on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding 25,000 rupees. E9A – 55 [Issue 8] Employment Relations Act