45. Illegal strikes and lock-outs.
(1) A strike or a lock-out shall be deemed to be illegal if -
• (a) it is declared or commenced or continued in contravention of section 43 or section 44 or of any provision of any other written law; or
• (b) it has any other object than the furtherance of a trade dispute -
• (i) between the workmen on strike and their employer; or
• (ii) between the employer who declared the lock-out and his workmen.
(2) A lock-out declared in consequence of an illegal strike or strike declared in consequence of an illegal lock-out shall not be deemed to be illegal.
46. Penalty for illegal strikes and lock-outs.
(1) Any workman who commences, continues or otherwise acts in furtherance of a strike which is illegal under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit, or to both, and a further fine of fifty ringgit for every day during which such offence may continue.
(2) Any employer who commences, continues or otherwise acts in furtherance of a lock-out which is illegal under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit, or to both, and a further fine of fifty ringgit for every day during which such offence may continue.