Chapter II REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES

(1) Every shop and establishment to which this Act applies shall within a period of sixty days from the date of its commencement of trade or business or the date on which such shop or establishment comes into existences, apply for registration online to the

Inspector cum facilitator of the area concerned together with such fee and documents as may be prescribed and obtain a Registration Certificate:

Provided that the registration shall be optional for shops and establishments who have less than twenty employees:

Provided further that the shops and establishments already registered under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Shops and Establishment Act, 1966 shall be deemed to have been registered under the provisions of this Act.

1. (2) The Inspector cum Facilitator shall, on receipt of an application under sub-section (1) duly accompanied by documents and fee register the shop or establishment after being satisfied about the correctness/ genuineness and issue the registration certificate in such form as may be prescribed.
2. (3) The registration certificate shall initially be valid up to ten years ending 31st December of that year and may be renewed at a time up to a period of 5 years on payment of such fee/late fee as may be prescribed.
3. (4) In the event of any doubt or difference of opinion between an employer and the Inspector Cum Facilitator in respect of any provisions of this Act, the decision of the Assistant Labour Commissioner shall be final and binding on both the parties.
4. (5) The registration certificate shall be exhibited in the shop or establishment and be provided to the Inspector Cum Facilitator on demand.

At any time if it is brought to

the notice of Inspector Cum Facilitator that the registration of any shop or establishment has been obtained by misrepresentation or suppression of material facts or by submitting false or forged documents or false declaration or by fraud, therefore requires to be revoked, the Inspector Cum Facilitator shall, after giving an opportunity of being heard, to the employer of the shop or establishment, cancel the registration and remove such establishment from the register of establishments in the manner prescribed.

Inspector cum Facilitator.—The employer shall notify to the Inspector cum Facilitator within thirty days from the date of closing of the business that the establishment or the shop has been closed for the business in such form and manner as may be prescribed. The Inspector cum

Facilitator on receiving the information shall remove such establishment from the register and cancel the registration certificate so granted on being satisfied about the correctness of the information received shall remove such establishment from the register and cancel the registration certificate so granted:

Provided that, if the Inspector cum Facilitator does not receive the information but he is otherwise satisfied that any establishment has been closed, he may remove such establishment from the register and cancel its registration.

business. — The employer shall notify to the Inspector cum Facilitator within thirty days any change or amendment required in the registration certificate in such form and manner as may be prescribed. The Inspector cum Facilitator on receiving the information shall make necessary changes being satisfied about the correctness of the information received shall make necessary changes in the records and registration certificate so granted and communicate to the employer.