Rule 14: Authority for approving acts and omissions

Rule 14 — Governs authority for approving acts and omissions and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) having jurisdiction over the place of work of the employee concerned shall be the authority for approving acts and omissions for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 19.

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 343(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026

Rule status

Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 343(E), 8 May 2026. The Central Rules must be read with the Code and any later amendment/corrigendum.

Official Gazette

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

The Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) having jurisdiction over the place of work of the employee concerned shall be the authority for approving acts and omissions for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 19.

Provisos / explanations

No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.

Thresholds & timelines

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Mapped Code sections

Section 19

Full notified text — Rule 14

English rule text transcribed from the final official 2026 Gazette PDF; layout is normalised for web reading. The Gazette controls.

14. Authority for approving acts and omissions.–– The Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner
(Central) having jurisdiction over the place of work of the employee concerned shall be the authority
for approving acts and omissions for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 19.

Application and evidence

Primary statutory test — The Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) having jurisdiction over the place of work of the employee concerned shall be the authority for approving acts and omissions for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 19.
Code Section mapping — 19. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Employee / worker, Authority / officer.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Sections cited/mapped

Section 19

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

An employer configuring payroll for authority for approving acts and omissions should first identify the employee and wage period, then apply the exact provision and any linked rule. The system rule should be tested against a sample payslip and bank/payment record. A text point to test is: “The Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) having jurisdiction over the place of work of the employee concerned shall be the authority for approving acts and omissions for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 19.” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 19.

Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.

Q&A — Rule 14

What is Rule 14 of the Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026?

What does Rule 14 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “The Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) having jurisdiction over the place of work of the employee concerned shall be the authority for approving acts and omissions for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 19.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 14 contain a proviso or explanation?

No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this rule text. Check the complete rule below for clause-level conditions.

What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 14?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 14?

The current concordance maps Rule 14 to Section(s) 19.

When did Rule 14 come into force?

The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 343(E), 8 May 2026; Rule 1 states that the Rules come into force on publication. Check any later amendment or corrigendum before reliance.

Primary sources

Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 — official Gazette PDF ↗

Code on Wages, 2019 — India Code ↗

Source check: 20 August 2026.

Jurisdiction note: This is the Central Rule corpus. Check State rules/notifications where the State Government is the appropriate Government and check later Gazette amendments before acting.