Chapter II REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS

1. (1) Within a period of sixty days from the date of commencement of this Act or the date on which establishment commences its business, the employer of every establishment employing ten or more workers shall submit application online in a prescribed form for registration to the Facilitator of the local area concerned, together with such fees and such self declaration and self-certified documents as may be prescribed, containing-
   • (a) the name of the employer and the manager, if any;
   • (b) the postal address of the establishment;
   • (c) the name, if any, of the establishment;
   • (d) the actual nature of the business of the establishment; and
   • (e) such other particulars as may be prescribed: Provided that, nothing contained hereinabove shall apply to the establishments already having valid registration or renewal under the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act (LXXIX of 1948), until expiry of their registration or renewal.
2. (2) On receipt of the application along with documents and the fees online, the Facilitator shall, register the establishment in the register of establishments in such manner as may be prescribed and shall issue online, in a prescribed form, a registration certificate along with the Labour Identification Number (LIN) to the employer within the prescribed time limit. The Facilitator shall verify the correctness of the application and documents attached thereto within such time as may be prescribed. The registration certificate shall be produced whenever it is demanded by the Facilitator.
3. (3) A registration certificate granted under sub-section (2) shall be valid for such period as may be requested by the applicant and specified therein subject to a maximum period of ten years. An application for the renewal of a registration certificate shall be submitted online not less than thirty days before the date of expiry of the registration certificate or of the renewed registration certificate, as the case may be, and shall be accompanied by such fees, and the renewed registration certificate shall be in such form, as may be prescribed.
4. (4) If the application for the renewal of a registration certificate is submitted after the expiry of the period specified in sub-section (3) but within thirty days after the date of expiry of the registration certificate or of the renewed registration certificate, as the case may be, such application shall beaccompanied by an additional fee as late fee equal to half of the fee payable for the renewal of a registration certificate.
5. (5) In the event of any doubt or difference of opinion between an employer and the Facilitator with respect to any provisions of this Act, the Facilitator shall refer the matter to the prescribed authority which shall, after inquiry as it thinks proper, decide the matter and its decision shall be final for the purposes of this Act.

1. (1) Within a period of sixty days from the date of the commencement of this Act or the date on which establishment commences its business, the employer of every establishment employing less than ten workers shall give an intimation of having commenced the business to the Facilitator in whose jurisdiction the establishment is located by submitting online application, in a prescribed form, together with such self-declaration and selfcertified documents, as may be prescribed containing details such as name of the employer and manager, name of establishment, nature of business, number of workers and such other details as may be prescribed. The Facilitator shall issue to the employer of such establishment a receipt of intimation in such form and manner as may be prescribed. The details of the intimation receipt shall be recorded online in a register maintained in such form as may be prescribed: Provided that, if at any point of time the number of workers engaged in the establishment become ten or more, then all provisions of this Act shall apply to such establishment and the employer of such establishment shall have to obtain registration as per the provisions of section 6: Provided further that, nothing contained in this sub-section shall apply to the establishments already having valid registration or renewal under the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act (LXXIX of 1948), until expiry of their registration or renewal.
2. (2) The employer of such establishment employing less than ten workers shall notify to the Facilitator within thirty days from the date of the closing of the business that the establishment has been closed for business in such form and manner as may be prescribed. The Facilitator on receiving the information shall remove the entry of such establishment from the register kept for that purpose.
3. (3) Whoever, contravenes the provisions of this section or rules framed thereunder shall be punishable with a fine of rupees one thousand.

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

It shall be the duty of every employer to notify online to the Facilitator, in the prescribed form, any change in any of the particulars contained in the application submitted under section 6 within such period, after the change has taken place, as the State Government may prescribe. The Facilitator shall, on receiving such notice and the prescribed fees alongwith the self-declaration of the applicant and self certified documents as may be prescribed, make the change in the register of establishments in accordance with such notice and shall issue a fresh registration certificate online.

The employer shall notify to the Facilitator within thirty days from the date of closing of the business that the establishment has been closed for business in such form and manner, as may be prescribed. The Facilitator on receiving the information and on being satisfied about its correctness shall remove such establishment from the register of establishments and cancel the registration certificate : Provided that, if the Facilitator does not receive the information but he is otherwise satisfied that any establishment has been closed, he may remove such establishment from such register of establishments and cancel such certificate.