Original statutory wording · G.S.R. 769(E)
Official Rule Text
(1) These rules may be called the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Original Central Rules: G.S.R. 769(E), 9 December 2013. Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. Source version: G.S.R. 769(E), dated 9 December 2013; Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3(i); English text, Gazette pages 4–6 (PDF pages 1–3 of the Ministry extract).
Ministry Gazette copy (PDF) · Government-hosted comparison copy (PDF)
Heading separators, line wrapping and indentation are adapted for screen reading. Source-printing anomalies are preserved and identified in separate PIH transcription notes; those notes are not part of the statutory text.
Official wording and PIH editorial explanation are separate layers. This reference provides general legal information; a particular employment relationship, complaint or inquiry may require qualified advice.
PIH editorial guidance · separate from statutory text
Plain-English Explanation
The Central Government made these Rules under Section 29 of the POSH Act. Their full name identifies the legal instrument; the short expression ‘POSH Rules, 2013’ is a convenient reference to it.
Rule 1(2) makes publication in the Official Gazette the commencement event. G.S.R. 769(E), dated 9 December 2013, is the Rules notification. The Act’s separate commencement provision is Section 1(3); India Code records its commencement notification as S.O. 3606(E), also dated 9 December 2013.
The dates coincide, but the notifications do different legal work: one brings the Act into force and the other notifies the Rules. Neither is an approval of an individual employer’s committee, policy or compliance arrangements.
Practical Significance
When identifying the legal source for a procedure, distinguish the Act from the Rules and record the notification relevant to the provision being read.
Scope, Conditions and Safeguards
- The Rules notification and the Act’s commencement notification are separate instruments, even though both are dated 9 December 2013.
- Commencement of legislation does not certify an organisation’s compliance.
Related POSH Act Provisions
- Act Section 29 — Central Government rule-making power
- Act Section 1 — Section 1(3): separate Act commencement provision and notification
Related Rules
Professional Guidance
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