Punjab Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1958

From: 1958-04-25 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act to provide for the maintenance of certain essential services Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the maintenance of certain essential services in [3][the Punjab]; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the [4][Punjab] Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1958. [5][(2) It extends to the whole of the Province of [6][the Punjab] except the Tribal Areas.] (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context— (i) “employment” means any service for which remuneration is received; (ii) “essential service” means a service to the employment of which this Act applies; (iii) “Government” means the [7][Provincial Government of the Punjab]. 3. Employment to which this Act applies.— This Act shall apply to all employment under the Government or any agency set up by it or a local authority or any service relating to transport or civil defence. 4. Power to order persons engaged in certain employments to remain in specified areas.— (1) The Government or an officer authorised in this behalf by the Government may, [8][if the public interest so requires] by general or special order, direct that any person or persons engaged in any employment or class of employment to which this Act applies shall not depart out of such area or areas and for such period not exceeding three months as may be specified in such order. (2) An order made under sub-section (1) shall be published in such manner as the Government, or the officer making the order, considers best calculated to bring it to the notice of the persons affected by the order. 5. Offences.— Any person engaged in any employment or class of employment to which this Act applies who— (a) disobeys any lawful order given in the course of such employment, or attempts to persuade any person to disobey any such order, or (b) without reasonable excuse abandons such employment or absents himself from work, or (c) departs from any area specified in an order under sub-section (1) of section 4 without the consent of the Government or the authority making…