(2) The competent authority may prohibit the manufacture, modification, or finishing of any machinery or any other thing which is manufactured, modified or finished locally if it is feared that it may cause bodily injury to the health or workers in any factory or place of work. 98. Responsibility of the factory owner Where any contravention of the provisions of this Act has been committed in any factory, the owner of such factory shall be deemed responsible for committing such contravention unless he proves otherwise; provided that where such contravention has been caused by the breach of any person employed in the factory of any of his duties, the owner of the factory shall not be responsible for such contravention in respect of such breach unless it is proved that he failed to take all reasonable means to prevent such breach. PART XII: TRADE DISPUTE AND STAGES OF SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES 99. Application of this chapter This provisions of this chapter shall apply to every trade dispute which arises between one or more employers and all their workmen or officials or any group thereof whether members of a trade union or not; provides that an employer shall not negotiate with any group of employees whenever they are represented by a lawful trade union save through such an organization. 100. Immunity of Trade Unions from actions in tort (1) No action shall be entertained against a trade union or against any of its members or officials whether such action is instituted by workmen or employers on behalf of themselves or all other members of a trade union in respect of tort act alleged to have been committed by or on behalf of a trade union. (2) Nothing in the provisions of sub-section (1) shall absolve from any civil or criminal liability which may be incurred in accordance with the laws in force in respect of any act committed by a member or official of the trade unions or federations in violation of the rights and property of trade unions or federations. 101. Conspiracy in relation to a trade dispute (1) No action shall be entertained in respect of any act done pursuant to an agreement between two or more persons if done in contemplation or instigation of a trade dispute. (2) Any activity which constituted an offense against state security, integrity or basic rules in accordance with the laws in force shall be an exception to sub-section (1). (3) For the purposes of this section an “offense” means any act which exposes the offender to penalty of imprisonment whether absolutely or at the discretion of the Court. 102. Permanent official of the Government subject to penalty. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as exempting from disciplinary measures any permanent official of the Government who breaks his duties in contemplation of a trade dispute. 103. Immunity from actions for inducing breach of contract No action shall be instituted in the civil courts against any employer or employee because of his doing any act in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute. 104. Intimidation and annoyance Nobody shall compel any person to do or refrain from doing any act which such person has a legal right to do or refrain from doing the same, through: (a) The use of violence, provocation, insulting such person and his wife or children or damaging his property; (b) Following such person about from place to place; 26