The Manipur Shops and Establishment Act, 1972
manipur · 1973
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- S. 1The Manipur Shops and Establishments Act, 1972 provides the short title and may be referred to as such.
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Manipur Shops and Establishment Act, 1972, including "apprentice," "child," "commercial establishment," and "employer."
- S. 4Section 4 exempts various government offices, public utilities, and specific retail shops from the application of the Manipur Shops and Establishment Act, 1972.
- S. 5The section allows the State Government to suspend parts of the Act during festivals or special occasions.
- S. 6No child shall be employed in any shop or establishment
- S. 7p
- S. 8Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,-
- S. 9Section 9 regulates shop opening hours and weekly closures in Manipur, specifying seasonal variations and mandatory weekly rest days.
- S. 11(1) No employee in a shop shall be required or allowed to work
- S. 12Section 12 mandates one weekly holiday and no wage deductions for holidays, limits work to seven hours daily with a rest break.
- S. 14(\) No
- S. 15Section 15 of the Manipur Shops and Establishment Act, 1972 limits public entertainment establishments' operating hours to 12 midnight.
- S. 16Every employer shall n
- S. 18No deductions other than those which may be prescribed shall be maoe by the employer from the wages of bis employee
- S. 19An employee in a shop or an establisb
- S. 20Section 20 allows the government to apply the Payment of Wages Act to shops and establishments in Manipur.
- S. 21(1) The State Government may, by _notification in the Official Gazette, flppoint such persons or such classes of persons
- S. 22Inspectors under this Act are deemed public servants under the Indian Penal Code.
- S. 23Section 23 grants inspectors powers to enter, inspect, and record statements in shops and establishments under the Act.
- S. 24Section penalizes obstruction of inspectors or failure to comply with lawful directions by inspectors under the Act.
- S. 25Section 25 of the Manipur Shops and Establishment Act, 1972, outlines penalties and procedures for trying violations of the Act.
- S. 28(1) No employee in a shop or an establishment shall
- S. 30( l) The employer of a shop or an establishment shall, in such manner
- S. 31(I) The employer or a shop or an establishment shall maintain such registers and other documents
- S. 32An offence under this Act may be compounded by the com-
- S. 33All offences under this Act shall be bailable
- S. 35Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, every em- ployee in a shop or an establishment shall be
- S. 36Section 36 mandates employers to establish a provident fund for employees and contribute to it, with penalties for non-compliance.
- S. 38The?ovisions of the _Workmen's Compensation Act, 192] (Yl!I of 1923) and of rules made thereunder shall, mutatis mutendi
- S. 39Section 39 repeals the Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 for shops and establishments in Manipur from the Act's commencement date.
- S. 41(I) The Assam Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 (Assut A
- S. 1936Appoint- ment of inspectors
- S. 1972extentand commence- ment