{"id":375891,"date":"2026-02-17T14:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=375891"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T08:58:13","slug":"government-notified-industrial-relations-code-amendment-2026-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/02\/17\/government-notified-industrial-relations-code-amendment-2026-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Repealing Provisions Revised Under the Industrial Relations Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 16-2-2026, the President assented the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Act, 2026<\/span>, modifying the repealing provisions of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000630029\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial Relations Code, 2020<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">This Amendment will be in retrospective effect from <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">21-11-2025<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Under the revised section, the following enactments are repealed:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002814533\" target=\"_blank\">Trade Unions Act, 1926<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002810433\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002756734\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial Disputes Act, 1947<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The newly inserted sub section (1A) to Section 104 clarifies that, despite this abolition, all 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