The Kerala Micro Small and Medium Enterprises and other Enterprises Facilitation Act 2019
The Kerala Micro Small and Medium Enterprises and other Enterprises Facilitation Act 2019
The Kerala Micro Small and Medium Enterprises and Other Enterprises Facilitation Act 2019 simplifies the regulatory approvals and inspections required to establish and run businesses in Kerala. It applies to new micro, small, medium, and other non-polluting enterprises. Under this law, business owners can start operations immediately by submitting a self-certification form, which grants them a temporary exemption from most state inspections and licenses for three years and six months. This legislation matters because it slashes bureaucratic red tape, accelerates commercial setup times, and creates a highly supportive, investor-friendly ecosystem to drive economic development and local entrepreneurship within the state.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Nodal Agency.
- 4. Powers and functions of nodal Agency.
- 5. Filing of Self Certification.
- 6. Effect of the Certificate of in-principal approval]
- 6A. Constitution of Investment Facilitation Bureau.
- 6B. Powers and functions of Bureau.
- 6C. Application for the grant of Approval.
- 6D. Power of the Bureau to revoke the approval.
- 7. Grant of Exemption.
- 8. Offences and Penalties.
- 9. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 10. Overriding effect of this Act on other laws.
- 11. Savings.
- 12. Appellate Authority and powers of the Appellate Authority.
- 13. Power to remove difficulties.
- 14. Power to make rules.
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