The West Bengal Shops And Establishments Act, 1963
west-bengal · 1963
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Shops short title, and Establishments Act, 1963
- S. 2In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in Definitions
- S. 3The section specifies that time references in the act are based on Indian Standard Time.
- S. 4Section 4 exempts certain government, public service, and charitable establishments from the Act's provisions.
- S. 5Section 5 mandates weekly closures and holidays for shops and establishments, ensuring no wage deductions for holidays and allowing employer-specified closure days.
- S. 6Section 6 regulates shop opening and closing times, maximum working hours, and rest intervals for employees in West Bengal.
- S. 7(1) In no hotel, restaurant, eating-house or cafe shall the hour of closing be later than eleven o'clock post meridiem
- S. 8Section 8 restricts young workers in West Bengal shops to no more than seven hours daily or forty weekly, with a minimum one-hour rest after four hours.
- S. 9No child who has not completed the age of twelve on employ
- S. 10Section 10 prohibits young persons from working late and restricts women from working in certain entertainment establishments after specified hours.
- S. 11Section 11 provides employees in West Bengal shops and establishments with various types of leave entitlements based on service years and conditions.
- S. 12Section 12 ensures terminated employees in shops or establishments receive wages for unused privilege leave.
- S. 13Section 13 mandates overtime pay at 1.5 times the regular wage rate for work in shops or establishments, unless higher rates are agreed upon.
- S. 14Section 14 mandates timely wage payments and allows employees to seek compensation for delayed or deducted wages.
- S. 15Section 15 prohibits termination of employment in a shop or establishment without notice or wages after one year of service.
- S. 16Section 16 mandates shop-keepers and employers to register their shops or establishments with the registering authority and display the registration certificate.
- S. 17Section 17 mandates shopkeepers and employers to maintain employee registers and other records, which must be inspected and signed by staff and produced to inspectors on demand.
- S. 18Section 18 mandates shop-keepers or employers to provide employees with a prescribed letter of appointment.
- S. 19The section authorizes the State Government to appoint Inspectors for enforcing the Act and deems them public servants.
- S. 20Section 20 authorizes inspectors to enter and inspect shops/establishments to verify compliance with registration and record-keeping requirements.
- S. 21Section 21 penalizes violations of the West Bengal Shops And Establishments Act with fines and imprisonment.
- S. 22Section 22 specifies that only certain Magistrates can try offenses under this Act, and complaints must be filed by an Inspector with prior approval from the State Government.
- S. 23Section 23 protects individuals from legal actions for actions done in good faith under the Act or its rules.
- S. 24Section 24 preserves more favorable existing employment rights and privileges over those in the Act.
- S. 25(1) The State Government may, after previous publication, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act
- S. 26The Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1940, is Repeal
- S. 1866Notice of termina- tion of services
- S. 1940LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT West Bengal Act XIII of 1963 THE WEST BENGAL SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1963