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Conciliation Boards Act (No. 10 of 1958) - Sect 12

Duties of a Conciliation Board

12.
(1) Where any dispute is referred to a Conciliation Board under this Act for inquiry, it shall be the duty of the Board to summon the parties to such dispute to appear before the Board and after inquiring into such dispute make every effort to induce such parties to settle such dispute, and, where such parties agree to a settlement, record such settlement and issue a copy thereof signed by the President of the Board to each such party.
(2) Where any offence is referred to a Conciliation Board under this Act for inquiry, it shall be the duty of the Board to summon the alleged offender or offenders and the party or parties against whom such offence is alleged to have been committed to appear before the Board and to inquire into the allegation of such offence. If after such inquiry the Board is satisfied that such offence has been committed, the Board shall make every effort to induce such offender or offenders and such party or parties to agree to compound such offence, and, where such offender or offenders and such party or parties so agree, then-
(a) if such offence is an offence specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Act, the Board shall make a record of the compounding of such offence and issue a copy thereof signed by the President of the Board to each such offender and each such party, and
(b) if such offence is an offence specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Act, the Chairman of the Panel of


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