REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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MINISTRY OF AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES
NOTDJTCATION
New Delhi, the 27th March, 2002
S.O. 384(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 of the Coir Industry Act, 1953 (45 of 1953), the following bye-laws made by the Coir Board further to amend the Coir Board Employees (Conduct) Bye Laws, 1968, and confirmed by the Central Government, are hereby publiched, as required by sub-section (2) of section 27 of the said Act, namely :—
1. (1) These Bye-Laws may be called the Coir Board Employees (Conduct) Amendment Bye-laws, 2002.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette
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2. In the Coir Board Employees (Conduct) Bye-Laws, 1968, after bye-law 3, the following bye-law shall be inserted, namely :—
"3A- Prohibition of sexual harassment of working women:- - (1) No employee shall indulge in any act of sexual harassment of any woman at her work place
(2) Every employee or person who is inchargc of a work place shall take appropriate steps to prevent or deter the sexual harassment to any woman at such work place.
Explanation:— For the purposes of this bye-law, "sexual harassment" includes such unwelcome sexually determined behaviour whether directly or otherwise as :—•
(a) physical contact and advances;
(b) a demand or request for sexual favour;
(c) sexually coloured remarks;
(d) showing pornography; or
(e) any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature.".
IF. No 6(7)/2000-Coir|
SHANKAR AGGARWAL, Jt. Secy.
Footnote .-—The principal bye-laws were published vide number SO. 1781,dated the 15th May, 1968, and subsequently amended vide number:—
(1) S.O. 3491, dated 1st September, 1976
(2) S.O. 3660, dated 12th July, 1985
(3) S.O 527(E), dated 5thJuly, 1989