Section 7
Section 7 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948. Within the period specified in sub-section (4), the employer of every establishment shall send to the Inspector of the local area concerned a statement, in a prescribed form, together with such fees as may be prescribed, containing- (a) the name of the employer and the manager, if any ;
(1) Within the period specified in sub-section (4), the employer of every establishment shall send to the Inspector of the local area concerned a statement, in a prescribed form, together with such fees as may be prescribed, containing- (a) the name of the employer and the manager, if any ;
(b) the postal address of the establishment;
(c) the name, if any, of the establishment;
(d) the category of the establishment, i.e., whether it is a shop, commercial establishment, residential hotel, restaurant, eating house, theatre or other place of public amusement or entertainment; and (e) such other particulars as may be prescribed.
(2) On receipt of the statement and the fees, the Inspector shall, on being satisfied about the correctness of the statement, register the establishment in the register of establishments in such manner as may be prescribed and shall issue, in a prescribed form, a registration certificate to the employer. 23 * * ] (3) In the event of any doubt or difference of opinion between an employer 9 of 53 and the Inspector as to the category to which an establishment should belong the Inspector shall refer the matter to the prescribed authority which shall, after such inquiry as it think proper, decide the category of such establishment and its decision shall be final for the purposes of this Act, (4) Within thity days from the date mentioned in column 2 below in respect of an establishment mentioned in column 1, the statement together with fees shall be sent to the Inspector under sub-section (1) :- 1 Establishments.
(i) Establishmens existing in local areas mentioned in Schedule I on the date on which this Act comes into force. The date on which this Act comes into force, (ii) Establishments existing in local areas on the date on which this section comes into force. The date on which this section comes into force in the local area. The date on which the establishment commences its work. 24[(5) A registration certificate granted under sub-section (2) shall, unless it is cancelled earlier, remain in force from the date of its grant upto the end of the year in which it is granted, and shall be renewable from time to time 25[for a period not exceeding three years at a time so however that any such period shall not include a fraction of a year ]: Guj. XI of 1962.
Provided that a registration certificate granted before the commencement of the Bombay Shops and Establishments (Gujarat Extension and Amendment) Act, 1961 and in force immediately before such commencement shall remain in force upto the end of December, 1961 unless it is cancelled earlier.
(6) An employer, holding a registration certificate shall, except in the circumstances mentioned in section 9, make an application for its renewal in the prescribed form to the Inspector not later than fifteen days before the date of its expiry. Such application shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
(7) On receipt of an application in accordance with sub-section (6), the Inspector shall on being satisfied about the correctness of the particulars mentioned in the application renew the registration certificate in the prescribed form.
(8) The registration certificate renewed under sub-section (7) shall, unless it is cancelled earlier, remain force 26[ for the period] for which it is renewed.
(9) The registration certificate shall be prominently displayed at the premises of the establishment.]
Section 7, The Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 (Act 79 of 1948).
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Questions about Section 7
How do I find court cases under Section 7 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act?
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What should I read with Section 7 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, and has it changed?
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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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