Registration of shops and establishment and issue of Labour identification Number

(1) On the commencement of this Act, every shop and establishment, employing ten or more workers, shall apply for registration within a period of six months from the date of such commencement or the date on which such shop or establishment comes into existence and obtain a Labour Identification Number. (2) Every shop and establishment, employing ten or more workers, shall make an application for registration to such authority and in such form and manner as may be prescribed. (3) The authority referred to in sub-section (2) shall, on receipt of an application under sub-section (2), register the shop or establishment and issue a Labour Identification Number in such form as may be prescribed. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the shops and establishments registered under the provisions of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 (No. 34 of 1948) or the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (No. 19 of 1952) or any rules, regulations or schemes made thereunder shall be deemed to be registered for the purposes of this Act: Provided that such shops and establishments shall, within a period of six months from the commencement of this Act, obtain a Labour Identification Number in such manner as may be prescribed.