Registration of individual workers

(1) Every individual workers or bazaar porters, carpenters, masons, rag picker, quilt maker, plumbers, fitters, cooks, waiters, chanawalas, electricians, welders, painters, drivers (other than Government drivers), gothalas, domestic servant, mechanics, barbers, cobblers, hawkers, umbrella repairers, scrap paper and bottle collectors, etc. who are working independently shall within such period, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix in this behalf, make an application to the Registering Officer, in such form and manner and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed, for the registration of individual workers. (2) Every Principal Employer or Employer or Service Provider or Sub-Service Provider or Owners or of an establishment or individual worker to which this Act applies shall, within such period as the State Government may, by Notification in the Official Gazette, fix in this behalf, make an application to the Registering Officer, in such forms and manner and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed, for its registration: Provided that the Registering Officer may entertain any such application for registration after the expiry of the period fixed in this behalf, if the Registering Officer is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from making the application in time. (3) Within a period not exceeding one month after the receipt of an application for registration under sub-section (1) or (2), the Registering Officer shall,- (a) if the application is complete in all respects, consider to keep a record in register or in such other form as may be considered expedient and shall issue a registration card, (b) if the application is not complete, return the application to the applicant with instructions to submit the required documents within a period of 15 (fifteen) days: Provided that an application can be made to the Registering Officer to extend the period further by another 15 (fifteen) days for which necessary grounds may be indicated by the applicant and the authority also may in deserving cases extend the time by a period of 15 (fifteen) days for disposal of such application. (4) Where within a period of one month or after the receipt of an application for registration of individual workers under sub-section (1) of Section 6, the Registering Officer does not grant registration card as applied for, the Registering Officer may after due diligence exercise discretion even after 60 (sixty) days of the receipt of an application in this behalf, may keep a record in register or in such other form as may be considered expedient and may also issue registration card: Provided that possession of registration card of labour or worker shall not confer any individual, status or claim or benefits of that of local resident of the State.