THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CODE, 2020

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Chapter I - Preliminary
Section 1 : Short title, extent and commencement

Section 2 : Definitions

Chapter II - Bi-Partite Forums
Section 3 : Works Committee

Section 4 : Grievance Redressal Committee

Chapter III - Trade Unions
Section 5 : Registrar of Trade Unions

Section 6 : Criteria for Registration

Section 7 : Provisions to be contained in Constitution or rules of Trade Union

Section 8 : Application for registration, alteration of name and procedure thereof

Section 9 : Registration of Trade Union and cancellation thereof

Section 10 : Appeal against non-registration or cancellation of registration

Section 11 : Communication to Trade Union and change in registration particulars

Section 12 : Incorporation of a registered Trade Union

Section 13 : Certain Acts not to apply to registered Trade Unions

Section 14 : Recognition of negotiating union or negotiating council

Section 15 : Objects of general fund, composition of separate fund and membership fee of Trade Union

Section 16 : Immunity from civil suit in certain cases

Section 17 : Criminal Conspiracy in furtherance of objects of Trade Union

Section 18 : Enforceability of agreements

Section 19 : Right to Inspect books of Trade Union

Section 20 : Rights of minor to membership of Trade Union

Section 21 : Disqualification of office-bearers of Trade Unions

Section 22 : Adjudication of disputes of Trade Union

Section 23 : Proportion of office-bearers to be connected with industry

Section 24 : Change of name, amalgamation, notice of change and its effect

Section 25 : Dissolution

Section 26 : Annual returns

Section 27 : Recognition of Trade Unions at Central and State level

Chapter IV - Standing Orders
Section 28 : Application of this Chapter

Section 29 : Making of model standing orders by Central Government and temporary application

Section 30 : Preparation of draft standing orders by employer and procedure for certification

Section 31 : Certifying officer and appellate authority to have powers of civil court

Section 32 : Appeals

Section 33 : Date of operation of standing orders and its availability

Section 34 : Register of standing orders

Section 35 : Duration and modification of standing orders

Section 36 : Oral evidence in contradiction of standing orders not admissible

Section 37 : Interpretation, etc., of standing orders

Section 38 : Time limit for completing disciplinary proceedings and liability to pay subsistence allowance

Section 39 : Power to exempt

Chapter V - Notice of Change
Section 40 : Notice of Change

Section 41 : Power of Appropriate Government to Exempt

Section 42 : Voluntary Reference of Disputes to Arbitration

Chapter VI - Mechanism for Resolution of Industrial Disputes
Section 43 : Conciliation Officers

Section 44 : Industrial Tribunal

Section 45 : Finality of Constitution of Tribunal

Section 46 : National Industrial Tribunal

Section 47 : Decision of Tribunal or National Industrial Tribunal

Section 48 : Disqualifications for members of Tribunals and National Industrial Tribunal

Section 49 : Procedure and powers of arbitrator, conciliation officer, Tribunal and national Industrial Tribunal

Section 50 : Powers of Tribunal and National Industrial Tribunal to give appropriate relief in case of discharge or dismissal of work

Chapter VII - Mechanism for Resolution of Industrial Disputes
Section 51 : Transfer of Pending Cases

Section 52 : Adjustment of Services of Presiding Officers under Repealed Act

Section 53 : Conciliation and Adjudication of Disputes

Section 54 : Reference to and Functions of National Industrial Tribunal

Section 55 : Form of award, its Communication and Commencement

Section 56 : Payment of Full Wages to Worker Pending Proceedings in High Court

Section 57 : Persons on Whom Settlements and Awards are Binding

Section 58 : Period of Operation of Settlements and Awards

Section 59 : Recovery of Money Due from Employer

Section 60 : Commencement and Conclusion of Proceedings

Section 61 : Certain Matters to be Kept Confidential

Chapter VIII - Strikes and Lock-Outs
Section 62 : Prohibition of Strikes and Lock-Outs

Section 63 : Illegal Strikes and Lock-Outs

Section 64 : Prohibition of Financial Aid to Illegal Strikes or Lock-Outs

Chapter IX - Layoff, Retrenchment and Closure
Section 65 : Application of Sections 67 to 69

Section 66 : Definition of Continuous Services

Section 67 : Rights of Workers Laid-off for Compensation etc.

Section 68 : Duty of an Employer to Maintain Muster Rolls of Workers

Section 69 : Workers not Entitled for Compensation in Certain Cases

Section 70 : Conditions Precedent to Retrenchment of Workers

Section 71 : Procedure for Retrenchment

Section 72 : Re-employment of Retrenched Workers

Section 73 : Compensation of Workers in Case of Transfer of Establishment

Section 74 : Sixty Days Notice to be given of Intention to Close Down any Undertaking

Section 75 : Compensation to Workers in case of Closing Down of Undertakings

Section 76 : Effect of Laws Inconsistent with this Chapter

Chapter X-Special Provisions Relating to Lay-Off, Retrenchment and Closure in Certain Establishments
Section 77 : Applications of this Chapter

Section 78 : Prohibition of Lay-Offs

Section 79 : Conditions Precedent to Retrenchment of Workers to Which Chapter X Applies

Section 80 : Procedure for closing down an industrial establishment

Section 81 : Duty of an Employer to Maintain Muster Rolls of Workers

Section 82 : Certain provisions of Chapter IX to apply to industrial establishment to which this Chapter applies

Chapter XI - Worker Re-Skilling Fund
Section 83 : Worker re-skilling Fund

Chapter XII - Unfair Labour Practices
Section 84 : Prohibition of Unfair Labour Practice

Chapter XIII - Offenses and Penalties
Section 85 : Power of Officers of Appropriate Government to Impose Penalty in Certain Cases

Section 86 : Penalties

Section 87 : Cognizance of Offenses

Section 88 : Offenses by Companies

Section 89 : Composition of Offenses

Chapter XIV - Miscellaneous
Section 90 : Conditions of service, etc., to remain unchanged under certain circumstances during pendency of proceedings

Section 91 : Special provision for adjudication as to whether conditions of service, etc., changed during pendency of proceedings

Section 92 : Power to Transfer Certain Proceedings

Section 93 : protection of Persons

Section 94 : Representation of Parties

Section 95 : Removal of doubts in interpretation of award or settlement

Section 96 : Power to Exempt

Section 97 : Jurisdiction of civil courts barred

Section 98 : Protection of action taken in good faith

Section 99 : Power of appropriate Government to make rules

Section 100 : Delegation of Powers

Section 101 : power to Amend Schedules

Section 102 : Amendment of Act 7 of 2017.

Section 103 : Power to remove difficulties

Section 104 : Repeal and Savings