Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsAn arbitrator to make an award in respect of a reference under the Industrial Disputes Act within three months of reference
| 14. Where an industrial dispute has been referred under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 3 or subsection (1) of section 4 of the Industrial Disputes Act to an arbitrator for settlement, it shall be the duty of such arbitrator to make his award under section 17 of that Act, within three months of the date of the making of such reference : Provided however that it shall be lawful for the arbitrator to make his award at any time within a further period of two months, if he is of the opinion that in the interests of an effective settlement of the dispute such further period is required in which event he shall record the reasons therefor." |