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REGISTERED NO. DL-(N)04/0007/2003-26
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-11022026-270061
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II — Section 2
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026/MAGHA 22, 1947 (Saka)
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LOK SABНА
The following Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on 11th February, 2026:-
BILL No. 33 OF 2026
A Bill to amend the Industrial Relations Code, 2020.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of
India as follows:-
1. (1) This Act may be called the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Short title and
Act, 2026. commencement.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force from the 21st day of
November, 2025.
Amendment of
Act 35 of 2020.
2. In the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, in section 104, for sub-section (1),
the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
"(1) The following enactments shall stand repealed on and from the date
appointed in the notification issued under sub-section (3) of section 1,
namely:-
(a) the Trade Unions Act, 1926; 16 of 1926.
(b) the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946; and 20 of 1946.
(c) the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.”. 14 of 1947.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 replaces enactments, namely, the Trade
Unions Act, 1926, the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and the
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, relating to trade unions, industrial employment and
industrial disputes, and contains savings provisions under section 104 thereof to
ensure continuity and legal certainty.
2. Though the repeal has occurred by operation of section 104 of the Code
itself, there is a possibility of future confusion being created on a misconceived
ground that the Act delegates the power to repeal the said enactments to the
executive. The provisions of section 104 and the notification number S.O. 465(E),
dated 2nd February, 2026 published in the Official Gazette are clear that the repeal
has occurred by the operation of section 104 of the Code itself, it is considered
desirable to introduce the proposed amendment to avoid any future unwarranted
complication.
3. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.
NEW DELHI; DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA.
The 10th February, 2026.
FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, if enacted, is not
likely to involve any expenditure of recurring or non-recurring nature from and out
of the Consolidated Fund of India.
UTPAL KUMAR SINGH
Secretary General.
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AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054.
MGIPMRND-607GI(S4)—11-02-2026.
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