 buj no, 147 or 1985 the essential' services maintenance (amendment) bill 1985 billto amend the essential services maintenance act, 1981 be it enacted by parliament in the a"hirty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the essential services maintenance short (amendmeni) act, 1985 ", itle the essential services maintenance act, 1981 was enacted with the object of ensuring uninterrupted mainte! lance of essential services and continuance of production essential for national security and defence as well as for tfie economy the j\4:t which came· into force on the 23rd september, 1981 will expire on the 221'1d september, 1985 • 2 the need for utmost discipline and operationill\ efficiency tn all essential services is at present as important and urgent as at the time when the above-mentioned act was enacted experience of the working of the act during the last 'four years has shown that it is most useful and effective in ensuring  that essential services are maintai~ed and t~ere is no disruption of the no~al life of the community as a result of any strike, lock-out or lay-off in any essentiaj service it is, therefore, considered desirable to extend the act for a further period of five years with effect from the 23rd september, 1985  3 the ,bill seeks to achieve the above object  - new dblhi; s b chavan the 7th august, 198?  extrac:r prom the essen'tial suvlcbs maintenance af:r, 1981(40 of 1981) - - - - - 1 v) - - - - - 10 of 1897 short title extent, commencement ' and duration (4) it shall cease to have effect on the expiry of four years from the date on which this act receives the assent of the president except a'll respects tl)ings done or omitted to be done before such cesser of operation of this' act,' and section 6 of the general clauses act, 1897, shall apply upon such cesser of operation of this act as if, it had then been repealed by a central act·  - - - - - -,' ;" f()  emend the e81ential swvicesmalntenance a~t, 1981 (shri s b chovan, minister of home alair,) 