Section 64: Prohibition of financial aid to illegal strikes or lock-outs
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Section 64 — Sets the statutory prohibition and conditions governing financial aid to illegal strikes or lock-outs. Key operative text: No person shall knowingly spend or apply any money in direct furtherance or support of any illegal strike or lock-out.
All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5320(E); use the current India Code consolidation because the Code also reflects the 2026 amendment/transition framework.
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Finin2min analysis — what the section actually does
Operative clauses
- No person shall knowingly spend or apply any money in direct furtherance or support of any illegal strike or lock-out.
Provisos, explanations & qualifications
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this section text.
Thresholds and timelines in the text
- No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this section text.
Actors expressly appearing in the text
No standard actor label extracted; identify the legal subject from the full text.
Full statutory text — Section 64
64. Prohibition of financial aid to illegal strikes or lock-outs.—No person shall knowingly spend
or apply any money in direct furtherance or support of any illegal strike or lock-out.
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LAY-OFF, RETRENCHMENT AND CLOSUREHow to apply this provision
- Primary statutory test — No person shall knowingly spend or apply any money in direct furtherance or support of any illegal strike or lock-out.
Rules, forms and cross-references
Direct 2026 Central Rule mapping
Forms mapped
No prescribed form is directly mapped in the current concordance.
Other sections cited in this text
Related Labour Hub resources
A direct concordance is not exhaustive. Central/State jurisdiction, schemes, authority appointments, saved instruments and later notifications may change the practical route without changing the section wording.
Worked example
Workers give a strike notice and propose to stop work 10 days later. Section 62 bars a strike within fourteen days of giving the notice, so that proposed date fails that timing condition even before the other statutory prohibitions are tested. The file should also check the 60-day notice window, the date stated in the notice and whether conciliation/tribunal proceedings create an additional bar.
Illustration only; it is not statutory text or a substitute for applying the actual facts, jurisdiction, current rule/scheme and official instrument.
Q&A — Section 64
What does Section 64 of the Industrial Relations Code cover?
Section 64 — Sets the statutory prohibition and conditions governing financial aid to illegal strikes or lock-outs. Key operative text: No person shall knowingly spend or apply any money in direct furtherance or support of any illegal strike or lock-out.
What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 64?
The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “No person shall knowingly spend or apply any money in direct furtherance or support of any illegal strike or lock-out.” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.
Does Section 64 contain a proviso or explanation?
No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this section text. Check the full text below for clause-level qualifications.
What time limit, percentage or amount appears in Section 64?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in the official section text.
Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 64?
No direct Central Rule is recorded in the current concordance. That does not exclude a relevant scheme, notification, State rule or enabling provision.
Is Section 64 currently operative?
All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5320(E); use the current India Code consolidation because the Code also reflects the 2026 amendment/transition framework.
Source & verification trail
Act: Industrial Relations Code, 2020 — official India Code PDF ↗
Central Rules: Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 342(E), 8 May 2026 ↗
Official library: Ministry of Labour & Employment — Labour Codes ↗
Source check: 20 August 2026. Individual professional interpretation should be re-reviewed when the section, rules, notification, scheme, State overlay or controlling judgment changes.