Himachal Pradesh Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1969
Himachal Pradesh Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1969
General196936 sections
This Act governs the working conditions, hours of work, leave entitlements, and holidays for employees in shops and commercial establishments across Himachal Pradesh. It applies to a wide range of businesses including retail stores, hotels, restaurants, cinemas, and other places of public entertainment. The law matters because it protects workers from exploitation by setting clear rules for employers, ensuring fair treatment, and providing a legal framework for maintaining safe and organized business environments in the state.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Act not applicable to certain establishments and persons
- 4. Provisions of section 9 and sub-section (1) of section 10 not applicable to certain establishments
- 5. Power of Government to extend provisions of the Act
- 6. Conditions of employment for young persons
- 7. Hours of employment
- 8. Intervals for rest or meals
- 9. Opening and closing hours
- 10. Close-day
- 11. Employees off day in a week
- 12. Holidays
- 13. Registration of establishments
- 14. Leave
- 15. Wages for close days and during leave period
- 16. Wage period
- 17. Deduction from wages
- 18. Realisation of compensation
- 19. Enforcement and inspection
- 20. Records
- 21. Inspection of registers and calling for information
- 22. Notice of removal
- 23. Notice by employee
- 24. Provisions as to trading elsewhere than in establishment
- 25. Penalties
- 26. Protection of officers and their agents from personal liability
- 27. Power to grant exemptions
- 28. Prohibition of employment of children
- 29. Conditions of employment of women
- 30. Maternity benefit
- 31. Bar of legal practitioners in certain proceedings
- 32. Saving of certain rights and privileges
- 33. Cognizance of offence
- 34. Power to make rules
- 35. Repeal and savings
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