Rule 18: Application for modification of standing orders

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Rule 18 — Governs application for modification of standing orders and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The application for modification of existing standing orders shall be submitted electronically or in person or by speed post.

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 342(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026

Rule status

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.

Official Gazette

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

(1) The application for modification of existing standing orders shall be submitted electronically or in person or by speed post.
(2) The application specified in sub-rule (1) shall contain the particulars of such standing orders which are proposed to be modified along with a tabular statement containing details of each of the relevant provisions of standing order in force and proposed modifications therein, reasons thereof and the details of registered Trade Unions operating therein.
(3) The statement mentioned in sub-rule (2) shall be signed by a person authorised by the industrial establishment or undertaking or workers or a Trade Union or other representative body of the workers, as the case may be, who has submitted such application for modification.

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 35

Full notified text — Rule 18

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

18. Application for modification of standing orders.– (1) The application for modification of existing standing orders
shall be submitted electronically or in person or by speed post.

(2) The application specified in sub-rule (1) shall contain the particulars of such standing orders which are proposed to
be modified along with a tabular statement containing details of each of the relevant provisions of standing order in
force and proposed modifications therein, reasons thereof and the details of registered Trade Unions operating therein.

(3) The statement mentioned in sub-rule (2) shall be signed by a person authorised by the industrial establishment or
undertaking or workers or a Trade Union or other representative body of the workers, as the case may be, who has
submitted such application for modification.

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Application and evidence

Primary statutory test — (1) The application for modification of existing standing orders shall be submitted electronically or in person or by speed post.
Additional operative limb — (2) The application specified in sub-rule (1) shall contain the particulars of such standing orders which are proposed to be modified along with a tabular statement containing details of each of the relevant provisions of standing order in force and proposed modifications therein, reasons thereof and the details of registered Trade Unions operating therein.
Code Section mapping — 35. 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: Worker, Trade union.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Sections cited/mapped

Section 35

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

When an event triggers application for modification 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: “(1) The application for modification of existing standing orders shall be submitted electronically or in person or by speed post.” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 35.

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

Q&A — Rule 18

What is Rule 18 of the Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026?

What does Rule 18 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The application for modification of existing standing orders shall be submitted electronically or in person or by speed post.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 18 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 18?

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

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 18?

The current concordance maps Rule 18 to Section(s) 35.

When did Rule 18 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.

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.