Chapter
XI — Special provisions for contract labour, migrants and sectors
Section 76 — Permission to work by employees outside industrial premises
Detailed statutory control map with Central Rule, form, authority, evidence and State-jurisdiction checks.
Statutory identity
Part
Part V — Beedi and cigar workers
Provision owner
Work-environment engineering control
Applicable rules
No single Central Rule; read Code, notifications and jurisdictional rules
Forms
No direct prescribed form identified
Last source review
2026-07-17
Provision-by-provision analytical map
This page does not replace the statutory text. It separates the operative legal transaction into controls so that each subsection, proviso, exception and delegated instrument can be checked against the official India Code source before use.
- Control 1. Identify the sector-specific standard and the actual exposure, occupancy or hygiene condition.
- Control 2. Use competent measurements and calibrated instruments where a numerical or exposure standard applies.
- Control 3. Apply elimination, substitution and engineering control before relying only on personal protective equipment.
- Control 4. Define cleaning, ventilation, maintenance, waste-disposal and inspection frequencies.
- Control 5. Trend deviations, complaints and occupational-health findings and close corrective actions.
Actor, trigger and jurisdiction
Primary actor
Employer, occupier, owner, agent, manager, contractor, employee or statutory authority according to the text of section 76.
Trigger
The facts engage “Permission to work by employees outside industrial premises”. Coverage, sector and appropriate-Government analysis must be recorded before action.
Central/State split
The 2026 Central Rules apply where the Central Government is the appropriate Government. State rules and notifications must be checked separately.
Technical overlay
Applicable standards, mine/dock regulations, Schedule limits and authority orders may add more specific requirements.
Linked Central Rules and forms
No single direct Rule or Form mapping has been asserted. Use the official source and the concordance before applying a procedure.
Implementation workflow
- Coverage memo: identify establishment, sector, headcount, worker status, location and appropriate Government.
- Legal decomposition: mark each subsection, proviso, explanation, exception and delegated power in the official text.
- Control design: assign a process owner, system trigger, time limit, reviewer and escalation path.
- Evidence: preserve the source transaction, decision, communication and acknowledgement.
- Freshness check: verify later Gazette notifications, authority appointments, State rules and technical orders.
Evidence checklist
- risk and exposure assessment
- measurement/calibration records
- ventilation or sanitation maintenance
- inspection checklist
- worker complaint log
- corrective-action evidence
Non-compliance and remedy
Persistent unsafe exposure can trigger improvement/prohibition action and enhanced liability where injury or disease results.
Read sections 94–114 for the offence, adjudication, prosecution, composition and court route. A continuing unsafe condition should be corrected immediately; retrospective records must never be fabricated.
Worked control example
A covered establishment converts “Permission to work by employees outside industrial premises” into a control with a named owner, trigger, deadline, prescribed evidence, reviewer and escalation path. A sample transaction is tested before the policy is treated as operational.
Practical questions
Is the Central Rule automatically applicable to every establishment?
No. Determine the appropriate Government and sector. State rules may govern establishments outside the Central sphere.
Does a policy prove compliance?
No. Transaction evidence, prescribed records, competent appointments, measurements and acknowledgements are ordinarily required.
What should be checked before relying on this page?
Read the exact India Code section, mapped Rule, Schedule, authority notification and any later Central or State instrument.
Official sources
India Code — complete CodeRead the exact statutory provision and related subordinate instruments.Ministry Labour Codes libraryCode, final Central Rules, notifications, FAQs and implementation material.Official Gazette — Central Rules, 2026G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026; Gazette ID CG-DL-E-09052026-272379