Rule 80: Qualifications and experiences, duties and responsibilities of experts
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 80 — Governs qualifications and experiences, duties and responsibilities of experts and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The scheme will be notified for empaneling experts for third party audit and certification.
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 345(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
- The scheme will be notified for empaneling experts for third party audit and certification.
- The qualifications and experiences, duties and responsibilities of experts to be empaneled will be notified through general or special order by the Central Government issued from time to time.
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.
Full notified text — Rule 80
80. Qualifications and experiences, duties and responsibilities of experts.-The scheme will be notified for empaneling experts for third party audit and certification. The qualifications and experiences, duties and responsibilities of experts to be empaneled will be notified through general or special order by the Central Government issued from time to time.
Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — The scheme will be notified for empaneling experts for third party audit and certification.
- Additional operative limb — The qualifications and experiences, duties and responsibilities of experts to be empaneled will be notified through general or special order by the Central Government issued from time to time.
- Code Section mapping — 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
Cross-references & prescribed forms
Sections cited/mapped
Forms
No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.
Worked example
For an establishment affected by qualifications and experiences, duties and responsibilities of experts, the compliance owner should identify the applicable sector and authority, document the prescribed control/notice/record and retain inspection or training evidence. A text point to test is: “The scheme will be notified for empaneling experts for third party audit and certification.” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 80
What is Rule 80 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 80 — Governs qualifications and experiences, duties and responsibilities of experts and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The scheme will be notified for empaneling experts for third party audit and certification.
What does Rule 80 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “The scheme will be notified for empaneling experts for third party audit and certification.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 80 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 80?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 80?
The current concordance maps Rule 80 to Section(s) 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.
When did Rule 80 come into force?
The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026; Rule 1 states that the Rules come into force on publication. Check any later amendment or corrigendum before reliance.