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CHAPTER – 1 

CHAPTER – 1 Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement:

(1) This Act may be called “Trade Union Act, 2049 (1992)”.
(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Government of Nepal may by a notification published in the Nepal Gazette, specify.
2. Definitions : In this Act, Unless the subject or context otherwise requires :-
(a) ” Enterprise” means an Enterprise established pursuant to Clause (b) Section 2 of the Labour Act, 2048 (1991).
♣ (b) “Worker” means the worker engaged in various industry, trade, profession or service in the Enterprises or outside the Enterprises on permanent, temporary, agreement, daily wages, piece-rate or contract basic or working
thereunder and the Agriculture Labourer, and this term also includes the other personnel and the person engaged at self-employment, except those

It came into force on 2050.7.2 (Oct ,18, 1993) by a notification published in the Nepal Gazette
personnel who are working at the Manager or Proprietor level and who are working as the chief of its department, branch, sub-branch and unit.
(b1) “Agriculture Labourer” means the person who earns his/her livelihood by working on wages or paid Labour in agriculture sector”.
(c) “Manager” means the Manager appointed pursuant to Clause (f) Section 2 of the Labour Act, 2048 (1991) .
(d) “Trade Union” means the Enterprise level Trade Union registered under this Act for the protection and promotion of the occupational rights of the workers and this expression shall also includes Trade Union Association and Trade Union Federation.
(e) “Enterprise level Trade Union” means the Enterprise level Trade Union registered pursuant to Section 3.
(f) “Trade Union Association” means the Trade Union Association registered
pursuant to Section 4
(g) “Trade Union Federation” means the Trade Union Federation registered
pursuant to Section 5.
(h) “Authorized Trade Union” means the Enterprise level Trade Union
recognized pursuant to Section 11 to protect the rights of workers through
collective bargaining with the management.
(i) “Working Committee” means the working committee constituted under the
statute of the Trade Union.
(j) “Member” means the worker of the concerned Enterprise who has taken
membership of the Enterprise level Trade Union.
(k) “Official” means the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson , General Secretary and
Treasurer of the working committee and the expression shall also includes
the member of the working committee.
(l) “Registrar” means the registrar appointed pursuant to Section 4 and this expression shall include the officer authorized to use the registrar’s power by Government of Nepal in a notification published in the Nepal Gazette.
(m) “Register Book” means the Register book maintained pursuant to Section 16 for the registration of Trade Union.
(n) “Labour Court” means the Labour Court pursuant to Labour Act, 2048 (1991).
(o) “Prescribed” or as prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in the Rules framed or the order issued by Government of Nepal in a notification published in the Nepal Gazette

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