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Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988

Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988

Labour198877 of 78 sections available5 chapters

The Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 regulates working conditions, employee rights, and business operations across commercial establishments in Andhra Pradesh. It applies to shopkeepers, commercial employers, and workers throughout the state. The legislation mandates the registration and renewal of establishments to ensure legal compliance. It restricts daily and weekly working hours, enforces required rest intervals, and sets standard opening and closing times. Additionally, the Act guarantees weekly holidays and protection against excessive work hours, establishing vital labor safeguards to ensure fair treatment, safety, and structured operations across the service and retail sectors.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 11. Short title, extent Commencement and application -
  2. 22. Definitions -
  3. 33. Registration of establishments -
  4. 44. Renewal of Registration Certificate -
  5. 55. Revocation or Suspension of the Registration Certificate -
  6. 66. Appeal against revocation or suspension of the Registration certificate -
  7. 77. Opening and closing hours of shops -
  8. 88. Selling outside prohibited, before opening and after closing hours of shops -
  9. 99. Daily and weekly hours of work in shops -
  10. 1010. Interval for rest -
  11. 1111. Spread over periods of work -
  12. 1212. Closing of shops and grant of holidays -
  13. 13Closing of shops in public interest during special occasions -
  14. 14Application of this chapter to establishments to other than shops -
  15. 15Opening and closing hours -
  16. 1616. Daily and weekly hours of work -
  17. 1717. Interval for rest -
  18. 1818. Spread over of periods of work -
  19. 1919. Holidays -
  20. 2020. Children not to work in establishment -
  21. 2121. Special provision for young persons -
  22. 2222. Daily and weekly hours of work for young persons -
  23. 2323. Special provision for women –
  24. 2424. Maternity leave -
  25. 25Maternity benefit -
  26. 26Clean lines -
  27. 27Ventilation -
  28. 2828. Precautions for the safety of employees in establishments -
  29. 3232. Pay during leave and holidays -
  30. 3333. Power to increase the period of leave allowable under section 30 –
  31. 3434. Compulsory enrolment of employees to Insurance-cum-Savings Scheme -
  32. 3535. Responsibility for payment of wages -
  33. 3636. Fixation of wage period-
  34. 3737. Wages for over time work -
  35. 3838. Time of payment of wages -
  36. 3939. Wages to be paid in current coin or currency notes -
  37. 4040. Deductions which may be made from wages -
  38. 4141. Fines.-
  39. 4242. Deductions for absence from duty -
  40. 4343. Deductions for damage or less -
  41. 4444. Deductions for services rendered -
  42. 4545. Deductions for recovery of advances -
  43. 4646. Deductions for payments to co-operative societies and insurance schemes, etc., –
  44. 4747. Conditions for terminating the services of an employee, payment of service compensation for termination, disablement, etc., and payment of subsistence allowance for the period of suspension -
  45. 4848. Appointment of authority to hear and decide appeals arising out of termination of services. -
  46. 4949. Notice and payment of service compensation to employees in the case of transfer of establishment. -

Chapter IX APPOINTMENT, POWERS AND DUTIES ETC., OF THE AUTHORITY TO →

  1. 5050. Appointment of authority to hear and decide claims relating to wages etc., -
  2. 5151. Claims arising out of deductions from wages or delay in payment of wages etc., and penalty for malicious or vexatious claims -
  3. 5252. Single application in respect of claims from unpaid group -
  4. 5353. Appeal -
  5. 5454. Conditional attachment of property of employer -
  6. 5555. Power of authority appointed under section 50 -
  7. 5656. Power of Government to prescribe costs and court fees for proceedings under this Chapter -

Chapter X APPOINTMENT, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF INSPECTOR AND →

  1. 5757. Appointment of Chief Inspector and Inspectors -
  2. 58Powers and duties of Chief Inspector -
  3. 59Powers and duties of Inspectors -
  4. 60Chief Inspector and Inspectors to be public servants -

Chapter XI PENALTIES FOR OFFENCES →

  1. 6161. Penalties -
  2. 6262. Power to Compound offence -
  3. 6363. Penalty for obstructing Inspector, etc., -
  4. 6464. Procedure in trial of offences -
  5. 6565. Bar of suits -
  6. 6666. Contracting Out -
  7. 6767. Offences to be tried by magistrate of second class or above -

Chapter XII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 6868. Maintenance of registers and records and display of notices, etc., -
  2. 6969. Restriction on double employment on a Holiday or during leave -
  3. 7070. Delegation of powers. -
  4. 7171. Power to make rules. -
  5. 7272. Rights and privileges under other laws etc., not affected -
  6. 7373. Exemption -
  7. 7474. Application of the workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 -
  8. 7575. Protection of persons acting in good faith. -
  9. 76Power of Government to suspend provisions of the Act during fairs and festivals -
  10. 77Application of this Act to Co-operative societies -
  11. 78Central Act 18 of 1942 not to apply to establishments governed by this Act -
  12. 7979. Repeal and Saving -

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