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Reference to arbitration by unions- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a Representative Union may refer in the prescribed manner any industrial dispute for arbitration to a Board or the Industrial Court, if it relates the matters in Schedule I or otherwise to a Labour Court; Provided that no such dispute shall be referred- (i) after two months from the date of completion of the proceedings before the Conciliator; (ii) where the employer has offered in writing before the Conciliator to submit the dispute to the arbitration under this Act and the union has not agreed to do so; (iii) unless the dispute is first submitted to the Conciliator and the conciliation proceedings are completed or the Conciliator certifies that the dispute is not capable of being settled by conciliation. (2) A copy of the reference made under sub-section (1) shall also be forwarded to the State Government, the Labour Commissioner and the Conciliator having jurisdiction, as early as possible. 52-A. Power of State Government to include other undertakings in reference— Where an industrial dispute concerning any undertaking in an industry or branch thereof has been or is to be referred to a Labour Court, the Industrial Court or a Board under Section 51 or section 52, and the State government is of opinion that the dispute is of such nature that any other undertaking, group or class of undertakings of similar nature in that industry or any branch thereof is likely to be interested in or affected by such dispute, the State Government may— (a) in the case of a reference under section 51 at the time of making such reference or at any time thereof, or (b) in the case of a reference under section 52 at any time after such a reference has been made, but before the award is made include in that reference such undertakings, group or class of undertakings whether or not at the time of such inclusion any dispute exists or is apprehended in that undertaking, group or class of undertakings.