Contents of the OSH Rules (Uttar Pradesh)

The Uttar Pradesh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026

Rule 120. Procedure on death or disability of licensee under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 79

Chapter IX — Special Provisions for Contract Labour Inter-state Migrant Workers, Audio- Visual Workers and Beedi and Cigar WorkersPart V — FactoryMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020Notification No. 962/XXXVI-03-2026-1903305, 27 Aug 2026

Official text

If a licensee dies or becomes insolvent or otherwise disabled, the person carrying on the business of such licensee shall not be liable to any penalty, under the Code or these rules for exercising the powers granted to the licensee by the licences during such time as may reasonably be required to allow him to make an application for the transfer of the licenses in his own name for the unexpired portion of the original licences:

Provided that this period shall not exceed two months from such date when cause of action arises:

Provided further that Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Licencing Authority may further extend this time limit to one month, if the person in whose favour transfer of license has to be done shows sufficient causes for such delay and the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Licencing Authority is satisfied with given causes on a penalty of rupees five thousand.

Source: The Uttar Pradesh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026, Notification No. 962/XXXVI-03-2026-1903305 — Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary, 27 August 2026, p. 336 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 336 · official download · all sources

The rules were made in Hindi. The English text is the translation published by order of the Governor under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution, which makes it the authoritative text in English. Rule headings are printed as marginal notes.