Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 · Chapter XIV: Miscellaneous
Section 138: Power to make regulation without previous publication
Notwithstanding anything contained in section 137, regulations under section 136 may be made without previous publication and without reference to the National Occupational Safety Health Advisory Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 16, if the Central Government is satisfied that for the prevention of apprehended danger or the speedy remedy of conditions likely to cause danger and to avoid delay it is necessary to dispense with from such publication and reference.
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