Section 31
Section 31 of the Assam Shops and Establishment Act, 2022. No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act and the rules made there under unless a complaint in respect thereof is made by the Facilitator within three months of the date on which the alleged commission of the offence came to the knowledge of the Facilitator and a compla
(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act and the rules made there under unless a complaint in respect thereof is made by the Facilitator within three months of the date on which the alleged commission of the offence came to the knowledge of the Facilitator and a complaint is filed in that regard thereby:
Provided that where the offence consists of disobeying a written order made by a Facilitator, complaint thereof may be made within six months of the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed.
(2) No Court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Act or the rules made thereunder.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, a Judicial Magistrate of the first class may impose fine and penalties as provided under section 27 of this Act. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, any offence punishable under this Act, not being an offence punishable with fine, may, on an application of the accused person, Central Act No. 2 of 1974 Compounding of 32.
(1) offences Central Act No. 2 of 1974 either before or after the institution of any prosecution, be compounded by a Gazetted officer, as the Government may, by notification, in the Official Gazette, specify, for a sum of fifty percent of the maximum fine provided for such offence, in the manner as may be prescribed.
(2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) above, shall apply to an offence committed by a person for the second time or thereafter within a period of five years from the date- (a) of commission of a similar offence which was earlier compounded;
(b) of commission of similar offence for which such person was earlier convicted.
(3) Every officer referred to in sub-section (1) above, shall exercise the powers to compound an offence, subject to the direction, control and supervision of the Government.
(4) Every application for the compounding of an offence shall be made in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
(5) Where any offence is compounded before the institution of any prosecution, no prosecution shall be instituted in relation to such offence, against the offender in relation to whom the offence is so compounded.
(6) Where the composition of any offence is made after the institution of any prosecution, such composition shall be brought by the officer referred to in sub-section (1) above, in writing to the notice of the Court in which the prosecution is pending and on such notice of the composition of the offence being given, the person against whom the offence so compounded shall be discharged. h (7) Any person who fails to comply with an order made by the officer referred to in sub-section (1) above, shall be liable to pay a sum equivalent to twenty percent of the maximum fine provided for the offence, in addition to such fine.
(8) .No offence punishable under the provisions of this Act shall be compounded except under and in accordance with the provisions of this section. CHAPTER IX MISCELLANEOUS Protection of action taken in good faith
Section 31, The Assam Shops and Establishment Act, 2022 (Act 3 of 2025).
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Questions about Section 31
How do I find court cases under Section 31 of the Assam Shops and Establishment Act?
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What should I read with Section 31 of the Assam Shops and Establishment Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 27, so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When was the Assam Shops and Establishment Act enacted?
Assam Shops and Establishment Act was enacted in 2025 as Act 3 of 2025. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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