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The Assam Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Facilitation of Establishment and Operation) Act, 2026

The Assam Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Facilitation of Establishment and Operation) Act, 2026

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The Assam Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Facilitation of Establishment and Operation) Act, 2026, simplifies the regulatory environment for businesses in Assam. It replaces the 2020 legislation to promote entrepreneurship by reducing bureaucratic delays. The Act allows eligible micro, small, and medium enterprises to file a Declaration of Intent on a Single Window Portal to receive an Acknowledgement Certificate. This certificate grants a three-year period free from most government inspections and serves as a temporary approval. It applies to most enterprises, excluding those in the "Red Category" for pollution. This law provides a streamlined, time-bound process for business establishment and operation.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. State Level Processing Authority
  5. 4. Powers and Functions of the Commissioner
  6. 5. District Level Processing Authority and its powers and functions
  7. 6. Filing of Declaration of Intent
  8. 7. Issuance of Acknowledgement Certificate
  9. 8. Exemption from inspection
  10. 9. Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the power of any authority under a Central Act to conduct inspections as may be authorised by such Central Act.
  11. 10. Provided that the enterprise may apply for necessary permissions prior to the expiry of the said period of 3 (three) years.
  12. 11. Prosecution
  13. 12. Compounding of Offences
  14. 13. Appeals
  15. 14. Protection of action taken in good faith
  16. 15. Officers to be public servants
  17. 16. Act to override other State laws
  18. 17. Digital infrastructure mandate
  19. 18. The Single Window shall perform its functions in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
  20. 19. Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.
  21. 20. Repeal and savings

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