**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Labour and Employment issued notification S.O. 2482(E) on May 13, 2026, to appoint specific officers for the composition of offences under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. The document designates officials from the Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) to oversee dock work legalities. These appointments are effective immediately for all major ports across India.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Framework and Authority**
* The notification is issued in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 114 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020).
* The appointments are specifically for the "composition of offences" as defined under the said Code.
**Designated Officers**
* **Director General:** Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Mumbai.
* **Deputy Director General:** Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Mumbai.
**Scope of Jurisdiction**
* The authority of these officers is limited to matters pertaining to "dock work."
* The geographical jurisdiction covers "all major ports" in India.
**Impact Analysis**
**Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), Mumbai**
**Impact**
The Director General and Deputy Director General are now legally empowered to act as the designated authorities for the composition of offences related to dock work under the OSH Code, 2020.
**Action Required**
The designated officers must assume their roles in handling legal proceedings and the composition of offences within their specified jurisdiction at all major ports.
**Port Authorities and Dock Work Employers**
**Impact**
Organizations involved in dock work now have identified regulatory officers for the settlement or composition of offences related to safety, health, and working conditions.
**Action Required**
Stakeholders must ensure compliance with the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, and direct relevant legal or compositional matters to the newly appointed DGFASLI officers.
Key Entities Referenced
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020: The primary legislation under which the central government exercises its power to appoint officers for the composition of offences.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The central government ministry responsible for issuing the notification and regulating labor conditions and safety.
Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Mumbai: The technical department whose Director General and Deputy Director General are designated as officers for compounding offences related to dock work.
All major ports: The geographical jurisdiction where the appointed officers exercise their authority for the purposes of the Code in relation to dock work.
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स.ं 2390] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, मई 13, 2026/ििै ाख 23, 1948
No. 2390] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY13, 2026/VAISAKHA 23, 1948
श्रम और रोिगार मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 13 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2482(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, उपिीजिका िन्द्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और कायय ििा संजिता, 2020 (2020 का
37) की धारा 114 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, नीचे िी गई सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (2) म ें उजल्लजखत
अजधकाररयों को, नीचे िी गई सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (3) में जिजनर्िष्टय क्षेत्रों िते ,ु डॉक काय यकी ििा उि संजिता के प्रयोिनों के जलए
तत्सस्ट्थानी प्रजिजष्टयों म ें 'अपराध िमन के जलए अजधकारी' के रूप में जनयिु करती ि:ै
3462 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी
क्र.स.ं अजधकारी का पिनाम अजधकाररता (क्षत्रे )
(1) (2) (3)
1. मिाजनिेिक सभी प्रमुख पत्तन।
कारखाना सलाि सेिा एिं श्रम संस्ट्थान मिाजनिेिालय, मुंबई।
2 उप मिाजनिेिक सभी प्रमुख पत्तन।
कारखाना सलाि सेिा एिं श्रम संस्ट्थान मिाजनिेिालय, मुंबई।
[फा. स.ं एस-65025/23/2026-आईएसएच-II]
आलोक चरं , िररष्ठ श्रम और रोिगार सलािकार
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th May, 2026
S.O. 2482(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 114 of the Occupational
Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), the Central Government hereby appoints the officers
mentioned in column (2) of the table below to be the officer in the corresponding entry for composition of offences for
the purposes of the said code, in case of dock work, for the areas specified in column (3) of the Table below:
TABLE
Sl.No. Designation of officers Jurisdiction(Area)
(1) (2) (3)
1. Director General All major ports.
Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour
Institutes, Mumbai.
2. Deputy Director General All major ports.
Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes,
Mumbai.
[F. No. S-65025/23/2026-ISH-II]
ALOK CHANDRA, Senior Labour And Employment Advisor
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