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Section 21 of the Industrial Relations Code - Disqualification of office bearers of Trade Unions.

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Last Updated: 28-09-2020

21. Disqualification of office bearers of Trade Unions.

(1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of the executive or any other office-bearer of a registered Trade Union, if—

(i) he has not attained the age of eighteen years;

(ii) he has been convicted by a court in India for any offence involving moral

turpitude and sentenced to imprisonment unless a period of five years has elapsed

since his release;

(iii) the Tribunal has directed that he shall be disqualified for being chosen or

for being office-bearer of a Trade Union for a period specified therein.

(2) No member of the Council of Ministers or a person holding an office of profit (not being an engagement or employment in an establishment or industry with which the Trade Union is connected) in the Union or a State shall be a member of the executive or other office-bearer of a Trade Union.