Registration Procedure of Shop and Establishment License

Any commercial establishment/shop has to apply for the license to the chief inspector of the respective area within 30 days of commencement of business activities. It is applied through a prescribed form that requires some important information such as the name of the respective employee, name and address of establishment, number of employees in the establishment and category of the proposed establishment and some other details varying from one state to another. Once applied is reviewed by the inspector then in the next step license is provided to the establishment. The Shop and Establishment License must be displayed at the premises and should be renewed at the prescribed time.

As per the act, any establishment or shop in case of closing down the business has to notify the chief inspector in writing before 15 days of closing. The chief inspector further cancels the registration certificate of the establishment or shop by removing it from the register.

Additionally, it is mandatory to obtain the Shop and Establishment License for all the business entities even if they are working from home.

Registration Procedure for obtaining a license

Download the application

First of all, download the registration application from the respective states official website in which your shop or establishment is located.

Fill the required details

Name of the proposed establishment/shop

Name and details of the employer

Name and details of the employees at that time

Registered establishment address along with NOC or rent agreement (only for rented premises)

PAN card details of the employer

Submit the Application

Once you have filled all the details accurately submit it to the chief inspector or inspector in charge of the shop and establishment act along with prescribed fees amount.

Verification of the Application

After submission, all the documents and the application would be verified by the higher authorities.

Issuance of the license

If all the documents are as per the requirements of the act, the certificate shall be issued to the proposed establishment/shop

Notes: It might take around 15-20 working days for the physical verification and issuance of registration certificate in the major city areas. However, it may vary from one state to another.

Consideration while applying for a Shop and Establishment License

The inspector can visit for verification of the registered premises.

Display the shop and establishment registration certificate at an easily accessible place in the respective premises.

The license should be renewed from time to time before its expiry date.

Notify the inspector in writing in case of closing the establishment within 15 days of the closure.

Despite the shop and establishment license, you also have to get the approval from respective states' department of labor for commencing the business activities in that state.

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