Rule 106: Procedure for reference of disputes to a Conciliation Officer or a Tribunal
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Rule 106 — Governs procedure for reference of disputes to a conciliation officer or a tribunal and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The procedure for reference of dispute to a conciliation officer or a tribunal shall be as per the procedure prescribed in the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020) and rules made thereunder.
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 procedure for reference of dispute to a conciliation officer or a tribunal shall be as per the procedure prescribed in the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020) and rules made thereunder.
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
Full notified text — Rule 106
106. Procedure for reference of disputes to a Conciliation Officer or a Tribunal.- The procedure for
reference of dispute to a conciliation officer or a tribunal shall be as per the procedure prescribed in the
Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020) and rules made thereunder.
PART IV
MINESApplication and evidence
- Primary statutory test — The procedure for reference of dispute to a conciliation officer or a tribunal shall be as per the procedure prescribed in the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020) and rules made thereunder.
- Code Section mapping — 66. 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: Tribunal.
Cross-references & prescribed forms
Sections cited/mapped
Forms
No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.
Worked example
When an event triggers procedure for reference of disputes to a conciliation officer or a tribunal, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “The procedure for reference of dispute to a conciliation officer or a tribunal shall be as per the procedure prescribed in the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020) and rules made thereunder.” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 66.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 106
What is Rule 106 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 106 — Governs procedure for reference of disputes to a conciliation officer or a tribunal and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The procedure for reference of dispute to a conciliation officer or a tribunal shall be as per the procedure prescribed in the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020) and rules made thereunder.
What does Rule 106 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “The procedure for reference of dispute to a conciliation officer or a tribunal shall be as per the procedure prescribed in the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020) and rules made thereunder.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 106 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 106?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 106?
The current concordance maps Rule 106 to Section(s) 66.
When did Rule 106 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.