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

AI Summary

Definition of shop under Shops and Establishments Act includes offices and warehouses; registration and notification requirements apply to establishments.
The Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 treats a shop to include offices, store rooms, godowns and warehouses when used in connection with trade or business, while separately defining commercial establishments and excluding them from the definition of shop. The Act requires submission of a prescribed statement and fee to the Inspector for registration within thirty days (for existing or new establishments), issuance and display of a registration certificate valid until the following 31st December, and mandates employer notifications to the Inspector of changes or closure within fifteen days, with the Inspector empowered to amend or cancel registration.