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The Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958

The Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958

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The Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 regulates working conditions for employees in retail shops, commercial firms, hotels, restaurants, and entertainment venues across Punjab. It applies to business owners and workers in these establishments, excluding government offices, public transport, and factories covered by separate labor laws. The Act sets clear rules for maximum working hours, overtime pay, rest intervals, weekly close days, paid leave, and statutory holidays. It prohibits child labor, restricts night work for women, provides maternity benefits, and establishes guidelines for wage payments and removal notices. This law protects commercial workers from exploitation while maintaining structured operational standards.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short Title, extent, commencement and application.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Act not applicable to certain establishment and persons.
  5. 4. Provisions of section 9 and sub-section (1) of section 10 not applicable to certain establishments.
  6. 5. Power of Government to extend the provision of Act.
  7. 6. Conditions of employments for young persons.
  8. 7. Hours of employment.
  9. 8. Intervals for rest and meals.
  10. 9. Opening and closing hours.
  11. 10. Close day.
  12. 11. Employees' off day in a week
  13. 12. Holidays.
  14. 13. Registration of establishments.
  15. 14. Leave.
  16. 15. Wages for close days and during leave period.
  17. 16. Wage period.
  18. 17. Deduction from wages.
  19. 18. Realisations of compensation.
  20. 19. Enforcement and inspection.
  21. 20. Record.
  22. 21. Inspection of registers and calling for information.
  23. 22. Notice of removal.
  24. 23. Notice by employee.
  25. 25. Provisions as to trading elsewhere than in establishment.
  26. 26. Penalties.
  27. 27. Protection of officers and their agents from personal liability.
  28. 28. Power to grant exemptions.
  29. 29. Prohibition of employment of children.
  30. 30. Condition of Employment of women.
  31. 31. Maternity benefit.
  32. 32. Bar of Legal Practitioners in certain proceedings.
  33. 33. Saving of certain rights and privileges.
  34. 33A. Cognizance of offences.
  35. 34. Power to make Rules.
  36. 35. Repeal.

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