Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968 — section 11A

11A. Closure of establishment..—Notwithstanding anything contained in Standing Order 11, on employer shall 3[terminate the employment of more than fifty percent of the workmen or] close down the whole of the establishment without prior permission of the Lahore Court in this behalf, except in the event of fire, catastrophe, stoppage of power supply, epidemics or civil commotion. Explanation.__ ‘Close down’ in this Standing Order includes lay-off of workmen beyond fourteen days where such lay-off results in closure of an establishment but does not include lock-out declared, commenced or continued in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 (XXIII of 1969).] 4