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The Industrial Relation (Bihar) Rules, 2026

Rule 43. Notice of lock-out under sub-section (5) and authority under sub-section (6) of section 62

Chapter VIII — Strikes and Lock-outsMade under The Industrial Relations Code, 2020Notification No. 99, 30 Jun 2026

Official text

(1) The notice of lock-out referred to in sub-section (2) of section 62 shall be given by the employer of an industrial establishment in Form-XXI to the Secretary of every registered Trade Union relating to such industrial establishment endorsing a copy thereof to the concerned conciliation officer of the district and Labour Commissioner, Bihar electronically. The notice shall be displayed conspicuously by the employer on a notice board or on electronic board at the main entrance to the industrial establishment. The date of receipt of such notice by the conciliation officer shall be the date of receiving the notice for the purpose of clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 23.

(2) If the employer gives to any person employed by him a notice of lock-out, then he shall within five days from the date of such notice, intimate electronically the same to the concerned conciliation officer of the district and Labour Commissioner, Bihar.

Source: The Industrial Relation (Bihar) Rules, 2026, Notification No. 99 — Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 698, 1 July 2026, p. 86 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 86 · official download · all sources