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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement

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The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 Section 1 is part of The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 - Short title, extent and commencement. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) This Act may be called the Industrial Relations Code, 2020.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Code and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Code shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.


1. 21st day of November, 2025---vide Notification No. S.O. 5320(E), dated 21st November, 2025, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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