Bare ActsThe KERALA WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE ACT, 1986

Section 20

Twnsjer ofemploJCeS of local bod1es to the Authonty

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Twnsjer ofemploJCeS of local bod1es to the Authonty.-(1) Save ..l.S otherwise provided in till~ sectwn, an employee \\ ho was employed exrlu- SIVcly m connectiOn with water supply or sewerage serv1ce or !eweragc works under a local bodv whos~ proper1ies, assets, and water supply and sewerage services have been tramferred to the Authority under section 18 shall, on and from the dat< of transfer of such property and assets to the Authoritl', become an employee of the Authority. • (2) Not>l"ithstanding anything con tamed in sub-section (I) but subject to any cxpl.f'SS agreement to the contrary, any employee rcfr~rcd to therein other than a workman as defined in the Industnal Disputes Act. I 947 (Central Act 14 of 1947}, who becomes an employee of the Auth01 ity shaH be lia'l:>le fo1 tranfer from any establi£hment or undertaking in wh1ch he was e•1ployed immedtately before the said date to any other c~tablishment or unde1taking belongwg to the Authonty at the ~arne remuner< tion and on the same terms and condtttons as were appiicable to them 1mrneoia:ely before such transfu. (3) Jf any question arises a~ to whether an~r perwn \~as'exclusively employed in connection with the water supply or sewerage services or sewerage w0rks under a lo<..al bod\' ill!mediately before the said date, such question sh;,ll be decided b) the Governmc_nt. The sums stand1ng to the credit of the emplo)·ees 1 efcrred to 111 sub4sntion \I) many pcmion, provident fund, gratmty or other like funds constitlted for them shall be transferred by the local body concerned to the J I I • -~--------- 87 , -~-- - , \uthonty along w1th any ac ... umulated mterest due till the said date and with the accounts rclatmgto the said fund and the Authority shall, to the exdu~iou of the local body, be liable for payment of pens1011, provident fund, gr..ttuity or other like sums as may be payable to ~uch employees at the appropriatt: ttme Jrl accordance with the conditions of their serv1ce (5) Notwithstanding anythmg con~.uncd m the Indu<>tnal Disput~'l Act, 1947. (Central Act 14 of 1947), or 111 any othc1· law for the tune being m force, the transfer of services of an emplovcc to the Autho11ty undc1 ~ub­ ~ection (I) shall not entitle any such employee to .my compensatiOn under that Act or such other law and no such clann shi't II Jw entert.uncd by any court, ttibunal or other authority. (6) Every permanent or tempotary employee of a local body beconung an employee of the Auth011ty unde1 suh-sectwn , I) ~hall, .m and trom the sa1d date, be a permanent or tempo rat y employee, a'! the case may, be, of the Authority, against a permanent 01 tcmpo1ary post wluch shall stand created in the establishment of the Aw honty with effect J rom the satd date . . { 7) Nothing in any rule, regulat1ons or order appltcable t0 emplovces of the local bodies m relation to retrenchment or abolition of post~ ~hall apply to any employee referred to m sub-sectwn (I). (8) Notwithstanding anything contained m the lotegoiu~ suo- sections, the Authority shall be competent. to take such disciplinary 01 othe1 a~tion as 1t thinks fit or to contmue any such action already 1I!ittated agdimt or in respect of any employee who becomes an employee of the Authority under sub-sectiOn (I) m respect of any act or omtsswn or conduct or record of such employee while he was in the service of the local body .. CHAPTER IV PROPERTY, CONTRACT, FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND .:\UDIT \ 2~. Executw1t and registration. of contracts etc.-Every contract for assurance of property on behalf of the Authonty shall be m writing and cxecutl'd by such officer and in such manner as may be provided by the regulations.

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