Sec. 208. ### (a)
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## Sec. 208 ###
(a)Upon receiving a report from a board of inquiry the President may direct the Attorney General to petition any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties to enjoin such strike or lock-out or the continuing thereof, and if the court finds that such threatened or actual strike or lock-out— ######
(i)affects an entire industry or a substantial part thereof engaged in trade, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several States or with foreign nations, or engaged in the production of goods for commerce; and ######
(ii)if permitted to occur or to continue, will imperil the national health of safety, it shall have jurisdiction to enjoin any such strike or lock-out or the continuing thereof, and to make such other orders as may be appropriate. ###
(b)In any case, the provisions of the Act of March 23, 1932, entitled “An Act to amend the Judicial Code and to define and limit the jurisdiction of courts sitting in equity, and for other purposes”, shall not be applicable. ###
(c)The order or orders of the court shall be subject to review by the appropriate court of appeals and by the Supreme Court upon writ of certiorari or certification as provided in sections 239 and 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended (U.S.C., title 29, secs. 346 and 347).1 1This provision is presently codified in section 2072 of Title 28, United States Code. **[**[29 U.S.C. 178](/us/usc/t29/s178)**]** Enacted June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, sec. 208, 61 Stat. 155; amended May 24, 1949, ch. 139, sec. 127, 63 Stat. 107.
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