Section 5 in The Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority (Conditions Of Service Of Officers And Other Employees) Regulations, 2000
5. Commencement of duty .-The service of an officer and other employee shall be deemed to commence from the working day on which such officer and other employee reports for duty in any appointment covered by these regulations at the place and time intimated to him by the competent authority:
Provided that if he reports in the afternoon, his service shall commence from the next following working day.
