(1) The day for the holding of an enquiry into an application for an establishment order under section 38 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946, to be set out in a notice under that section shall be not less than thirty days from the date of publication of the notice or later than sixty days from the receipt of the application by the Court and section 38(b)(ii) of the section shall stand amended accordingly.

(2) The Court shall make an establishment order, or make known its decision not to do so, within forty-two days of the completion of the enquiry held in accordance with the said section 38.