Section – 1. Short title, extent and commencement.

February 10, 2026 PRELIMINARY
  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 date 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.