Section31
The Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948

Section 31

In force Act 79 of 1948 As on 06 Oct 2026

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Act 79 of 1948 Cited by 4 provisions

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Section 31 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948. Every employee in a theatre or other place of public amusement or entertainment shall be given at least one day in a week as a holiday : Provided that nothing in this sub -- section shall apply to an employee whose total period of employment in any week is less than six days.

(1) Every employee in a theatre or other place of public amusement or entertainment shall be given at least one day in a week as a holiday :

Provided that nothing in this sub -- section shall apply to an employee whose total period of employment in any week is less than six days.

(2) It shall not be lawful for an employer to call an employee at, or for an employee to go to, his theatre or other place of public amusement or entertainment or any other place for any work in connection with the business of his theatre or place of public amusement or entertainment on a day on which such employee has a holiday.

(3) No deduction shall be made from the wages of an employee in a theatre or other place of public amusement or entertainment on account of any holiday given to him under sub -- section (1). If any employee is employed on a daily wage, he shall none the less be paid his daily wage for the holiday given to 15 of 53 Closing hours of theatres or other places of public amusement or entertainment. 27. After the hour fixed for the closing of shops under section 11, no goods of the kind sold in a shop shall be sold in any theatre or other place of public amusement or entertainment except for consumption on premises. The period of work does not od in exce of other him. CHAPTER- VI. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS AND WOMEN.

Section 31, The Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 (Act 79 of 1948).

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  1. s. 11

Questions about Section 31

How do I find court cases under Section 31 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Bombay Shops and Establishments Act 31, section 31 Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, section 31 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 31 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 11, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When was the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act enacted?

Bombay Shops and Establishments Act was enacted in 1948 as Act 79 of 1948. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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