Rule 17: Register of standing orders
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Rule 17 — Governs register of standing orders and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The certifying officer shall maintain electronically, a register in Form-III of all finally certified standing orders or deemed to have been certified or adopted Model Standing Orders, of all the concerned industrial…
Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 342(E), 8 May 2026. The Central Rules must be read with the Code and any later amendment/corrigendum.
Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics
Operative clauses
- (1) The certifying officer shall maintain electronically, a register in Form-III of all finally certified standing orders or deemed to have been certified or adopted Model Standing Orders, of all the concerned industrial establishments, which shall contain details of – (a) the unique number assigned to each standing order;
- (d) the date of certification or deemed certification or date of adoption of Model Standing Orders by each establishment or undertaking;
- (e) the areas of operation of the industrial establishment; and (f) such other details as may be relevant and helpful in retrieving the standing orders and create a data base of such of all standing orders.
- (2) The certifying officer shall furnish a copy of the certified standing orders or deemed certified standing orders referred to in sub-rule (1) to any person applying therefor, on payment of two rupees per page of the certified standing orders or deemed certified standing orders, as the case may be.
- (3) The payment of fee for getting certified standing orders may also be made electronically.
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- (2) The certifying officer shall furnish a copy of the certified standing orders or deemed certified standing orders referred to in sub-rule (1) to any person applying therefor, on payment of two rupees per page of the certified standing orders or deemed certified standing orders, as the case may be.
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 17
17. Register of standing orders.–– (1) The certifying officer shall maintain electronically, a register in Form-III of
all finally certified standing orders or deemed to have been certified or adopted Model Standing Orders, of all the
concerned industrial establishments, which shall contain details of –
(a) the unique number assigned to each standing order;
(b) the name of industrial establishment;
(c) the nature of industrial establishment;
(d) the date of certification or deemed certification or date of adoption of Model Standing Orders by each
establishment or undertaking;
(e) the areas of operation of the industrial establishment; and
(f) such other details as may be relevant and helpful in retrieving the standing orders and create a data base
of such of all standing orders.
(2) The certifying officer shall furnish a copy of the certified standing orders or deemed certified standing orders
referred to in sub-rule (1) to any person applying therefor, on payment of two rupees per page of the certified standing
orders or deemed certified standing orders, as the case may be.
(3) The payment of fee for getting certified standing orders may also be made electronically.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) The certifying officer shall maintain electronically, a register in Form-III of all finally certified standing orders or deemed to have been certified or adopted Model Standing Orders, of all the concerned industrial establishments, which shall contain details of – (a) the unique number assigned to each standing order;
- Additional operative limb — (d) the date of certification or deemed certification or date of adoption of Model Standing Orders by each establishment or undertaking;
- Numerical or timing control — (2) The certifying officer shall furnish a copy of the certified standing orders or deemed certified standing orders referred to in sub-rule (1) to any person applying therefor, on payment of two rupees per page of the certified standing orders or deemed certified standing orders, as the case may be.
- Code Section mapping — 34. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
- Prescribed-form link recorded in the corpus — III. Confirm the current notified form/version before filing.
Cross-references & prescribed forms
Sections cited/mapped
Forms
III
Worked example
When an event triggers register of standing orders, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “(2) The certifying officer shall furnish a copy of the certified standing orders or deemed certified standing orders referred to in sub-rule (1) to any person applying therefor, on payment of two rupees per page of the certified standing orders or deemed certified standing orders” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 34. Use the current notified III where the process requires it.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 17
What is Rule 17 of the Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 17 — Governs register of standing orders and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The certifying officer shall maintain electronically, a register in Form-III of all finally certified standing orders or deemed to have been certified or adopted Model Standing Orders, of all the concerned industrial…
What does Rule 17 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The certifying officer shall maintain electronically, a register in Form-III of all finally certified standing orders or deemed to have been certified or adopted Model Standing Orders, of all the concerned industrial establishments, which shall contain details of – (a) the unique number assigned to each standing order;” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 17 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 17?
The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “(2) The certifying officer shall furnish a copy of the certified standing orders or deemed certified standing orders referred to in sub-rule (1) to any person applying therefor, on payment of two rupees per page of the certified standing orders or deemed certified standing orders, as the case may be.” Apply it only in its notified context.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 17?
The current concordance maps Rule 17 to Section(s) 34.
Which form is connected with Rule 17?
The current corpus records: III. Confirm the current notified version before use.
When did Rule 17 come into force?
The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 342(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
Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026 — official Gazette PDF ↗
Industrial Relations Code, 2020 — India Code ↗
Source check: 20 August 2026.