Rule 186: Income from sources and quantity of hazardous substance
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 186 — Governs income from sources and quantity of hazardous substance and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Income from sources under Explanation to clause (x) of sub-section (1) of section 2 and substance or quantity of substance under clause (zb) of said sub-section shall be specified through general or special order by Central Government issued from time to time.
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
- Income from sources under Explanation to clause (x) of sub-section (1) of section 2 and substance or quantity of substance under clause (zb) of said sub-section shall be specified through general or special order by 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.
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 186
186. Income from sources and quantity of hazardous substance.- Income from sources under
Explanation to clause (x) of sub-section (1) of section 2 and substance or quantity of substance under
clause (zb) of said sub-section shall be specified through general or special order by Central
Government issued from time to time.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — Income from sources under Explanation to clause (x) of sub-section (1) of section 2 and substance or quantity of substance under clause (zb) of said sub-section shall be specified through general or special order by Central Government issued from time to time.
- Code Section mapping — 2. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
- Evidence file — retain the general or special order issued by the Central Government specifying the income source and the substance/quantity of hazardous substance, and reconcile it against the establishment’s own records.
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 income from sources and quantity of hazardous substance, the compliance owner should identify the applicable establishment and hazardous-substance facts, and check whether a general or special Central Government order under this rule has specified them. A text point to test is: “Income from sources under Explanation to clause (x) of sub-section (1) of section 2 and substance or quantity of substance under clause (zb) of said sub-section shall be specified through general or special order by Central Government issued from time to time.” Reconcile the mapped Code Section 2 definition of the same terms.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 186
What is Rule 186 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 186 — Governs income from sources and quantity of hazardous substance and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Income from sources under Explanation to clause (x) of sub-section (1) of section 2 and substance or quantity of substance under clause (zb) of said sub-section shall be specified through general or special order by Central Government issued from time to time.
What does Rule 186 require or permit?
The operative clause of the notified rule is: “Income from sources under Explanation to clause (x) of sub-section (1) of section 2 and substance or quantity of substance under clause (zb) of said sub-section shall be specified through general or special order by Central Government issued from time to time.” Read it together with Section 2 of the Code, which defines “income from sources” and the substance/quantity terms this rule operationalises.
Does Rule 186 contain a proviso or explanation?
No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this rule text.
What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 186?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression appears in this rule text — it authorises the Central Government to specify the income source and substance/quantity by general or special order.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 186?
The current concordance maps Rule 186 to Section(s) 2.
When did Rule 186 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.