Section 13: Certain Acts not to apply to registered Trade Unions

The provisions of the following Acts, namely:—-

(a) the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860);

(b) the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912);

(c) the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 (39 of 2002);

(d) the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013); and

(e) any other corresponding law relating to co-operative societies for the time being in force in any State,

shall not apply to any registered Trade Union and the registration of any such Trade Union under any of the aforementioned Acts shall be void.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. 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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