Office is Required to Registered Under Shop Act

[krishna besta]

Dear Sir/Madam (S)

We have a registered office at one place. But all relating operations like official work is done by another place. Is it required to get the registered under Shop Act for the Office Space also?. And another thing we have a warehouses is required to get the Warehouses also shops and Establishment Act?

Please clarify,

 

Regards,

Krishna.B

[YAGAY andSUN]

According to Section 2 (21) of the ANDHRA PRADESH SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1988
'shop means any premises where any trade or business is carried on or where services are rendered to customers and includes a shop run by a Co operative Society, an office, a store room, godown, warehouse or work place, whether in the same premises or otherwise, used in connection with such trade or business and such other establishments as the Government may, by notification, declare to be a shop for the purposes of this Act, but does not include a commercial establishment; '

and

According to Section 2 (5) of the ANDHRA PRADESH SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1988

 commercial establishment means an establishment which carries on any trade, business, profession or any work in connection with or incidental or ancilliary to any such trade, business or profession or which is a clerical department of a factory or an industrial undertaking or which is a commercial or trading or banking or insurance establishment and includes an establishment under the management and control of a co operative society, an establishment of a factory or an industrial undertaking which falls outside the scope of the Factories Act, 1948, (Central Act 63 of 1948), and such other establishment as the Government may, by notification declare to be a commercial establishment for the purposes of this Act but does not include a shop;

Section 3. Registration of establishments :-

(i) in the case of an establishment existing on the date of commencement of this Act, within thirty days from that date; and

(ii) in the case of a new establishment, within thirty days from the date on which the establishment commences its work, send to the Inspector concerned a statement containing such particulars, together with such fees, as may be prescribed.

(2) On receipt of such statement, the Inspector shall register the establishment in the register of establishments in such manner as may be prescribed and shall issue in the prescribed form a registration certificate to the employer who shall display it at a prominent place of the establishment.

(3) Every registration certificate issued under sub section (2), shall be valid with effect from the date on which it is issued upto the 31st day of December following.

(4) Every employer shall give intimation to the Inspector, in the prescribed form, any change in any of the particulars in the statement made under sub section (1) within fifteen days after the change has taken place. The Inspector shall, on receipt of such intimation and the fees prescribed therefor make the change in the register of establishments in accordance with such intimation and shall amend the registration certificate or issue a fresh registration certificate, if necessary.

(5) The employer shall, within fifteen days of the closure of the establishment, give intimation thereof in writing to the Inspector, who shall, on receipt of such intimation, remove the name of the establishment from the register of establishments and cancel the registration certificate:

Provided that, where the Inspector is satisfied otherwise than on receipt of such intimation, that the establishment has been closed, he shall remove the name of such establishment from the register and cancel the registration certificate.

Please also check the detail by clicking the following link:-

http://labour.ap.gov.in/acts/ANDHRA%20PRADESH%20SHOPS%20AND%20ESTABLISHMENTS%20ACT,%201988.htm

AI Summary

Offices and Warehouses Must Register Under Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988, Section 3 Mandates Compliance. A query was raised regarding whether an office and warehouses need registration under the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988. The response clarified that under Section 2 (21) of the Act, a 'shop' includes premises like offices, storerooms, and warehouses used for business or trade. Section 3 mandates registration of such establishments within 30 days of commencement. The registration certificate must be displayed prominently and updated with any changes. The Act also outlines procedures for registration, changes, and closure of establishments. The discussion emphasizes compliance with the registration requirements for offices and warehouses.