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The Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017

Maharashtra

An Act to provide for the regulation of conditions of employment and other conditions of service of workers employed in shops, residential hotels, restaurants, eating houses, theatres, other places of public amusement or entertainment and other establishments and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
61 of 2017
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Industries, Energy and Labour Department
Enacted
7 Sep 2017

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40 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent, application and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Act not to apply to certain establishments and persons.
  4. Section 4Application of Act to other establishments and workers.
  5. Section 5Suspension of all or any of provisions of this Act.
  6. Section 6Registration of establishments.
  7. Section 7Intimation of establishment employing less than ten workers.
  8. Section 8Cancellation of registration.
  9. Section 9Change to be communicated to Facilitator.
  10. Section 10Closing of establishment to be communicated to Facilitator.
  11. Section 11Opening and closing hours of establishment.
  12. Section 12Daily and weekly hours of work in establishment and interval for rest.
  13. Section 13Prohibition of discrimination against woman worker.
  14. Section 14Spread-over in establishments.
  15. Section 15Wages for overtime.
  16. Section 16Weekly holiday for worker.
  17. Section 17Employer to furnish identity card to worker.
  18. Section 18Leave.
  19. Section 19Health and safety of workers.
  20. Section 20First-aid.
  21. Section 21Drinking water.
  22. Section 22Latrines and urinals.
  23. Section 23Creche facility.
  24. Section 24Canteen.
  25. Section 25Maintenance of registers and records.
  26. Section 26Annual Return.
  27. Section 27Provisions for handing over enforcement of Act to local authorities.
  28. Section 28Appointment of Chief Facilitator and Facilitators and their powers.
  29. Section 29Penalty for contravention of provisions of this Act.
  30. Section 30Penalty for contravention of provisions of this Act which resulted in accident.
  31. Section 31Penalty for obstructions or refusal to provide register, etc.
  32. Section 32Cognizance of offences.
  33. Section 33Compounding of offences.
  34. Section 34Power to exempt.
  35. Section 35Rights and privileges under other laws etc., not affected.
  36. Section 36Protection of action taken in good faith.
  37. Section 36AName Board to be in Marathi.
  38. Section 37Power to make Rules.
  39. Section 38Power to remove difficulties.
  40. Section 39Repeal of Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act.