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Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 · XI

Section 51: Revocation, suspension and amendment of licence

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Section 51 — Governs revocation, suspension and amendment of licence and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this section. Key operative text: (1) If the authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 119 is satisfied, either on a reference made to him in this behalf or otherwise, that— (a) a licence granted for the purposes of this Part has been obtained by…

Full official textSource checked: 20 August 20262 direct Central Rule link(s)

Current-law status

All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.

Primary sources

Provision / India Code ↗ · Official Act PDF ↗ · 2026 Central Rules ↗

Finin2min analysis — what the section actually does

Operative clauses

(1) If the authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 119 is satisfied, either on a reference made to him in this behalf or otherwise, that— (a) a licence granted for the purposes of this Part has been obtained by misrepresentation or suppression of any material fact, or (b) the holder of a licence has, failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the licence has been granted or has contravened…
(2) Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 119 may amend a licence granted for the purposes of this Part.

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

Central Government, Authority / officer

Full statutory text — Section 51

Official English text transcribed from the current India Code consolidation; page headers/line breaks are normalised for web reading. The Gazette/India Code PDF remains authoritative for typography, amendment footnotes and schedules.

51. Revocation, suspension and amendment of licence.—(1) If the authority referred to in
sub-section (1) of section 119 is satisfied, either on a reference made to him in this behalf or otherwise,
that—
      (a) a licence granted for the purposes of this Part has been obtained by misrepresentation or
   suppression of any material fact, or
      (b) the holder of a licence has, failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the licence has
   been granted or has contravened any of the provisions of this Part or the rules made thereunder, then,
without prejudice to any other penalty to which the contractor may be liable under this Code, the authority
referred to in sub-section (1) of section 119 may, after giving the contractor an opportunity of showing

cause, revoke or suspend the licence in accordance with the procedure as may be prescribed by the
Central Government.
   (2) Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the authority referred to in sub-section (1) of
section 119 may amend a licence granted for the purposes of this Part.

How to apply this provision

Primary statutory test — (1) If the authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 119 is satisfied, either on a reference made to him in this behalf or otherwise, that— (a) a licence granted for the purposes of this Part has been obtained by misrepresentation or suppression of any material fact, or (b) the holder of a licence has, failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the licence has been granted or has contravened…
Additional operative limb — (2) Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 119 may amend a licence granted for the purposes of this Part.
Central Rule mapping — 95, 96. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
Prescribed-form link recorded in the corpus — XXI, XXII. Confirm the current notified form/version before filing.
Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Central Government, Authority / officer.

Why this is section-specific: the operative-clause, exception, threshold and cross-reference panels above are extracted from Section 51 itself rather than a generic “trigger/control/evidence” template.

Rules, forms and cross-references

Direct 2026 Central Rule mapping

Rule 95 Rule 96

Forms mapped

XXI, XXII

Other sections cited in this text

Section 119

Related Labour Hub resources

State overlays Forms Labour litigation

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

For an establishment affected by revocation, suspension and amendment of licence, 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: “(1) If the authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 119 is satisfied, either on a reference made to him in this behalf or otherwise, that— (a) a licence granted for the purposes of this Part has been obtained by misrepresentation or suppression of any material fact, or” Read the mapped Central Rule(s) 95, 96. Use the current notified XXI, XXII where the process requires it.

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 51

What does Section 51 of the OSHWC Code cover?

What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 51?

The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “(1) If the authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 119 is satisfied, either on a reference made to him in this behalf or otherwise, that— (a) a licence granted for the purposes of this Part has been obtained by misrepresentation or suppression of any material fact, or (b) the holder of a licence has, failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the licence has been granted or has contravened…” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.

Does Section 51 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 51?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in the official section text.

Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 51?

The current concordance maps Section 51 to Central Rule(s) 95, 96.

Is a prescribed form mapped to Section 51?

The current corpus records: XXI, XXII. Confirm the current notified version before filing or service.

Is Section 51 currently operative?

All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.

Source & verification trail

Act: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — official India Code PDF ↗

Central Rules: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 345(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.

Reliance note: This page is an educational legal-reference layer. Verify the current official text, the applicable Central/State rules, notifications, schemes and judicial decisions before acting on a live matter.