Trade Unions Act, 1926 · Chapter III: Rights and Liabilities of Registered Trade Unions
Section 20: Right to inspect books of Trade Union
The Trade Unions Act, 1926 was repealed and replaced by the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 from 21 November 2025. It still applies to matters and proceedings from before that date, as the repealing law provides.
The account books of a registered Trade Union and the list of members thereof shall be open to inspection by an [office-bearer] or member of the Trade Union at such times as may be provided for in the rules of the Trade Union.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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