Industrial Relations (Bihar) Rules, 2026 · Rule 18

Rule 18: The objects under sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) and the subscription

Rule 18 of the Industrial Relations (Bihar) Rules, 2026 operationalises The objects under sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) and the subscription. It belongs to the trade union layer of the Industrial Relations Code framework in Bihar. The provision directly involves Employer, Trade union, State Government.

Final State RuleBihar Gazette (Extraordinary), 1 July 2026Effective 1 July 2026

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Rule 18 of the Industrial Relations (Bihar) Rules, 2026 operationalises The objects under sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) and the subscription. It belongs to the trade union layer of the Industrial Relations Code framework in Bihar. The provision directly involves Employer, Trade union, State Government.

Jurisdiction: Bihar. This page explains a State rule under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; other States may prescribe different procedure/forms.

Full notified Rule text

18. The objects under sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) and the subscription payable under sub-section (4) of section 15.— (1) The general funds of a registered Trade Union shall not be spent on any other objects than the following, namely: - (a) the payment of salaries, allowances and expenses to office-bearers of the Trade Union; (b) the payment of expenses for the administration of the Trade Union, including audit of the accounts of the general funds of the Trade Union; बहार गजट (असाधारण), 1 जुलाई 2026 69 (c) the prosecution or defence of any legal proceeding to which the Trade Union or any member thereof is a party, when such prosecution or defence is undertaken for the purpose of securing or protecting any rights of the Trade Union as such or any rights arising out of the relations of any member with his employer or with a person whom the member employs; (d) the conduct of industrial disputes on behalf of the Trade Union or any member thereof; (e) the compensation of members for loss arising out of industrial disputes; (f) allowances to members or their dependents on account of death, old age, sickness, accidents or unemployment of such members; (g) the issue of, or the undertaking of liability under, policies of assurance on the lives of members, or under policies insuring members against sickness, accident or unemployment; (h) the provision of educational, social or religious benefits for members (including the payment of the expenses of funeral or religious ceremonies for deceased members) or for the dependents of members; (i) the upkeep of a periodical published mainly for the purpose of discussing questions affecting employers or workmen as such; (j) the payment, in furtherance of any of the objects on which the general funds of the Trade Union may be spent, of contributions to any cause intended to benefit workmen in general, provided that the expenditure in respect of such contributions in any financial year shall not at any time during that year be in excess of one-fourth of the combined total of the gross income which has up to that time accrued to the general funds of the Trade Union during that year and of the balance at the credit of those funds at the commencement of that year; and (k) subject to any conditions contained in the notification, any other object notified by the State Government in the official Gazette. (2) For the purpose of sub-section (4) of section 15, provision of rule 8 shall be applied.

Gazette / notified rule source

Clause / sub-rule explanation

Clause (1)

(1) The general funds of a registered Trade Union shall not be spent on any other objects than the following, namely: -

This is framed as a mandatory requirement. Identify the person on whom “shall” operates, the required act/document and the stated deadline or condition before treating compliance as complete.

Clause (a)

(a) the payment of salaries, allowances and expenses to office-bearers of the Trade Union;

Read this clause with the rule heading, defined terms and the cited Code section. Its legal effect depends on the actor, trigger and any qualification stated in the text.

Clause (b)

(b) the payment of expenses for the administration of the Trade Union, including audit of the accounts of the general funds of the Trade Union; बहार गजट (असाधारण), 1 जुलाई 2026 69

Read this clause with the rule heading, defined terms and the cited Code section. Its legal effect depends on the actor, trigger and any qualification stated in the text.

Clause (c)

(c) the prosecution or defence of any legal proceeding to which the Trade Union or any member thereof is a party, when such prosecution or defence is undertaken for the purpose of securing or protecting any rights of the Trade Union as such or any rights arising out of the relations of any member with his employer or with a person whom the member employs;

Read this clause with the rule heading, defined terms and the cited Code section. Its legal effect depends on the actor, trigger and any qualification stated in the text.

Clause (d)

(d) the conduct of industrial disputes on behalf of the Trade Union or any member thereof;

Read this clause with the rule heading, defined terms and the cited Code section. Its legal effect depends on the actor, trigger and any qualification stated in the text.

Clause (e)

(e) the compensation of members for loss arising out of industrial disputes;

Read this clause with the rule heading, defined terms and the cited Code section. Its legal effect depends on the actor, trigger and any qualification stated in the text.

Clause (f)

(f) allowances to members or their dependents on account of death, old age, sickness, accidents or unemployment of such members;

Read this clause with the rule heading, defined terms and the cited Code section. Its legal effect depends on the actor, trigger and any qualification stated in the text.

Clause (g)

(g) the issue of, or the undertaking of liability under, policies of assurance on the lives of members, or under policies insuring members against sickness, accident or unemployment;

Read this clause with the rule heading, defined terms and the cited Code section. Its legal effect depends on the actor, trigger and any qualification stated in the text.

Clause (h)

(h) the provision of educational, social or religious benefits for members (including the payment of the expenses of funeral or religious ceremonies for deceased members) or for the dependents of members;

Read this clause with the rule heading, defined terms and the cited Code section. Its legal effect depends on the actor, trigger and any qualification stated in the text.

Clause (i)

(i) the upkeep of a periodical published mainly for the purpose of discussing questions affecting employers or workmen as such;

Read this clause with the rule heading, defined terms and the cited Code section. Its legal effect depends on the actor, trigger and any qualification stated in the text.

Clause (j)

(j) the payment, in furtherance of any of the objects on which the general funds of the Trade Union may be spent, of contributions to any cause intended to benefit workmen in general, provided that the expenditure in respect of such contributions in any financial year shall not at any time during that year be in excess of one-fourth of the combined total of the gross income which has up to that time accrued to the general funds of the Trade Union during that year and of the balance at the credit of those funds at the commencement of that year; and

This is framed as a mandatory requirement. Identify the person on whom “shall” operates, the required act/document and the stated deadline or condition before treating compliance as complete.

Clause (k)

(k) subject to any conditions contained in the notification, any other object notified by the State Government in the official Gazette.

Read this clause with the rule heading, defined terms and the cited Code section. Its legal effect depends on the actor, trigger and any qualification stated in the text.

Who acts under this Rule?

  • Employer
  • Trade union
  • State Government

Thresholds / timelines in the Rule

No standalone numeric/time threshold extracted from the notified rule text.

Practical application

Example: a trade union seeks registration or a related statutory action in Bihar. The union should match its application, office-bearer/member particulars, prescribed form and supporting documents to Rule 18 before filing with the Registrar.

Compliance reading

Do not apply this Rule in isolation. Confirm the enabling Industrial Relations Code provision, defined terms, prescribed forms and any subsequent amendment, State notification or judicial interpretation. Where the Rule allocates a power to an authority, verify the currently notified competent authority before filing.

Q&A

What does Bihar Industrial Relations Rule 18 cover?

Rule 18 of the Industrial Relations (Bihar) Rules, 2026 operationalises The objects under sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) and the subscription. It belongs to the trade union layer of the Industrial Relations Code framework in Bihar. The provision directly involves Employer, Trade union, State Government.

Is Rule 18 a Central or State rule?

It is a final Bihar State rule under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. It should not be substituted for another State's rules or the Central Rules.

What should an employer or worker verify before acting?

Verify the Industrial Relations Code provision linked to the issue, the complete text of Rule 18, any prescribed form, the current Bihar Gazette and any later amendment/corrigendum.

Does the notified rule itself contain a timeline or threshold?

No standalone numeric threshold was automatically extracted from this rule; the operative condition may be qualitative or contained in a linked Code provision/form.

What evidence should be retained?

Keep the prescribed application/notice/form, proof of service or filing, authority acknowledgement/order and the internal record showing how the statutory trigger and deadline were checked.

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