What does Section 1 of Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 say?

(i) in the first instance to all areas in which the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1966 was in force immediately before the commencement of this Act; [(ii) to such other areas in the State on such date as the Government may, by notification, specify.] Object & Reasons 6 Statement of Objects and Reasons. Statement of Objects and Reasons Act no. 36 of 2018. (i) The total number of hours of work, including overtime in any day shall not exceed twelve; (ii) The spreadover, inclusive of

What does Section 2 of Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 say?

(1) 'apprentice' means a person who is employed whether on payment of wages or not, for the purpose of being trained in any trade, craft or employment in any establishment; (2) 'Chief Inspector' means the Chief Inspector appointed under Section 57; (3) 'child' means a person who has not completed fourteen years of age; (4) 'closed' means not open for the service of any customer, or for any trade or business or for any other purpose connected with the establishment except loading, unloading and a

What does Section 1 of Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 say?

(i) in the first instance to all areas in which the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1966 was in force immediately before the commencement of this Act; [(ii) to such other areas in the State on such date as the Government may, by notification, specify.] Object & Reasons 6 Statement of Objects and Reasons. Statement of Objects and Reasons Act no. 36 of 2018. (i) The total number of hours of work, including overtime in any day shall not exceed twelve; (ii) The spreadover, inclusive of

What does Section 2 of Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 say?

(1) 'apprentice' means a person who is employed whether on payment of wages or not, for the purpose of being trained in any trade, craft or employment in any establishment; (2) 'Chief Inspector' means the Chief Inspector appointed under Section 57; (3) 'child' means a person who has not completed fourteen years of age; (4) 'closed' means not open for the service of any customer, or for any trade or business or for any other purpose connected with the establishment except loading, unloading and a

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Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988

Q: What does Section 3 of Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 say?

(i) in the case of an establishment existing on the date of commencement of this Act, within thirty days from that date; and (ii) in the case of a new establishment, within thirty days from the date on which the establishment commences its work, send to the Inspector concerned a statement, containing such particulars, together with such fees, as may be prescribed.

Q: What does Section 5 of Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 say?

(a) the Registration Certificate granted under Section 3 or renewed under Section 4 has been obtained by misrepresentation, fraud or suppression of any material fact; or (b) the employer has wilfully contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder,

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47. Conditions for terminating the services of an employee, payment of service compensation for termination, retirement, resignation, disablement, etc., and payment of subsistence allowance for the period of suspension.

Section 47

51. Claims arising out of deductions from wages or delay in payment of wages etc., and penalty for malicious or vexatious claims.

Section 51

Section 56

Section 61

Section 69

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            "content": "(i) in the first instance to all areas in which the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1966 was in force immediately before the commencement of this Act;\n[(ii) to such other areas in the State on such date as the Government may, by notification, specify.]\nObject & Reasons 6\nStatement of Objects and Reasons.\nStatement of Objects and Reasons Act no. 36 of 2018.\n(i) The total number of hours of work, including overtime in any day shall not exceed twelve;\n(ii) The spreadover, inclusive of intervals of rest, shall not exceed thirteen hours in any one day;\n(iii) The total number of hours of work in any week, including overtime, shall not exceed sixty two;\n(iv) No worker shall be allowed to work overtime, for more than seven (7) days at a stretch;\n(v) The total number of hours of overtime work in any month shall not exceed fifty.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(1) 'apprentice' means a person who is employed whether on payment of wages or not, for the purpose of being trained in any trade, craft or employment in any establishment;\n(2) 'Chief Inspector' means the Chief Inspector appointed under Section 57;\n(3) 'child' means a person who has not completed fourteen years of age;\n(4) 'closed' means not open for the service of any customer, or for any trade or business or for any other purpose connected with the establishment except loading, unloading and annual stock-taking;\n(5) 'commercial establishment' means an establishment which carries on any trade, business, profession or any work in connection with or incidental or ancillary to any such trade, business or profession or which is a clerical department of a factory or an industrial undertaking or which is a commercial or trading or banking or insurance establishment and includes an establishment under the management and control of a co-operative society, an establishment of a factory or an industrial undertaking which falls outside the scope of the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948), and such other\n(6) 'day' means the period of twenty-four hours beginning at midnight:\n(7) 'dependent' means, in relation to a deceased employee, his nominee or in the absence of such nominee, the heir or legal representative;\n(8) 'employee' means a person wholly or principally employed in, and in connection with any establishment and includes an apprentice and any clerical or other staff of a factory or an industrial establishment who fall outside the scope of the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948); 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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Revocation or suspension of the Registration Certificate.",
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            "content": "(a) the Registration Certificate granted under Section 3 or renewed under Section 4 has been obtained by misrepresentation, fraud or suppression of any material fact; or\n(b) the employer has wilfully contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder,",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Selling outside prohibited, before opening and after closing hours of shops.",
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            "content": "(i) newspapers;\n(ii) flowers;\n(iii) pan;\n(iv) vegetables and fruits;\n(v) such other goods as the Government may, by notification specify from time to time.",
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            "content": "(b) Every employee in any shop to which a notification under Clause (a) applies, shall be allowed in each week an additional holiday of one half day fixed for the closing of the shop under Clause (a).",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Closing of shops in public interest during special occasions.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Application of this chapter to establishments other than shops.",
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            "number": "15",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Daily and weekly hours of work.",
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            "content": "(i) The total number of hours of work (including overtime), in any day shall not exceed twelve;\n(ii) The spread over, inclusive of intervals of rest, shall not exceed thirteen hours in any one day;\n(iii) The total number of hours of work in any week, including overtime, shall not exceed sixty two;\n(iv) No employee shall be allowed to work overtime, for more than seven days at a stretch and the total number of hours of overtime work in any month shall not exceed fifty hours.",
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            "number": "17",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Spread over of periods of work.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Holidays.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter V\nEmployment of women, children and young persons",
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        },
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            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Children not to work in establishment.",
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            "footnote": "",
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        },
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            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Special provision for young persons.",
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            "footnote": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Daily and weekly hours of work for young persons.",
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            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Maternity leave.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Maternity benefit.",
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            "content": "(a) six weeks immediately preceding the day of delivery; and\n(b) six weeks following the day of; such maternity benefit and in such manner as may be prescribed:\nChapter VI\nHealth and Safety",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Cleanliness.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Ventilation.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Precautions for the safety of employees in establishments.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 26
        },
        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Maximum permissible load.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter VII\nLeave and Holidays with Wages and Insurance Scheme for Employees",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 27
        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Leave.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Illustration\nIllustration",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 28
        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Other Holidays.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Pay during leave and holidays.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 30
        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "33. Power to increase the period of leave allowable under Section 30.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 31
        },
        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Compulsory enrolment of employees to Insurance -cum- Savings Scheme.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter VIII\nWages, Conditions for termination of services, appeals, suspension and terminal benefits",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 32
        },
        {
            "number": "35",
            "title": "35. Responsibility for payment of wages.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 33
        },
        {
            "number": "36",
            "title": "36. Fixation of wage period.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 34
        },
        {
            "number": "37",
            "title": "37. Wages for overtime work.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 35
        },
        {
            "number": "38",
            "title": "38. Time of payment of wages.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 36
        },
        {
            "number": "39",
            "title": "39. Wages to be paid in current coin or currency notes.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 37
        },
        {
            "number": "40",
            "title": "40. Deductions which may be made from wages.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) fines and other penalties lawfully imposed;\n(b) deductions for absence from duty;\n(c) deductions for damages to, or loss of goods expressly entrusted to the employee for custody or for loss of money for which he is required to account, where such damage or loss is directly attributable to his neglect or default;\n(d) deductions for house accommodation provided by the employer;\n(e) deductions for such amenities and services supplied by the employer as the Government may, by general or special order, authorise;\n(f) deductions for recovery of advances or for adjustment of over payments of wages;\n(g) deductions of income tax or profession tax payable by the employee;\n(h) deductions required to be made by order of a Court or other authority competent to make such order;\n(i) deductions for subscriptions to, and for repayment of advances from, any provident fund to which the Provident Funds Act, 1925 applies or any recognised provident fund as defined in Section 2 (38) of the Income-Tax Act, 1961, or any provident fund approved in this behalf by the Government during the continuance of such approval;\n(j) deductions for payments to co-operative societies approved in this behalf by the Government or any officer authorised by them in this behalf or to a scheme of insurance maintained by the Indian Post Office or the Life Insurance Corporation of India established under Life insurance Corporation Act, 1956;\n(k) deductions made with the written authorisation of the employee in furtherance of any savings scheme approved by the Government or the purchase of securities of the Central or State Government.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 38
        },
        {
            "number": "41",
            "title": "41. Fines.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 39
        },
        {
            "number": "42",
            "title": "42. Deductions for absence from duty.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 40
        },
        {
            "number": "43",
            "title": "43. Deductions for damage or loss.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "44",
            "title": "44. Deductions for Services rendered.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 42
        },
        {
            "number": "45",
            "title": "45. Deductions for recovery of advances.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) recovery of an advance of money given before employment began shall be made from the first payment of wages in respect of a complete wage period, but no recovery shall be made of such advance given for travelling expenses;\n(b) recovery of advances of wages not already earned shall be subject to any rules made by the Government regulating the extent to which such advances may be given and the instalments by which they may be recovered.",
            "footnote": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "46",
            "title": "46. Deductions for payments to co-operative societies and insurance schemes etc.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "47",
            "title": "47. Conditions for terminating the services of an employee, payment of service compensation for termination, retirement, resignation, disablement, etc., and payment of subsistence allowance for the period of suspension.",
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            "content": "(a) the term 'employee' shall include part-time employee also;\n(b) the expression 'average wages' means the daily average of wages for the days an employee actually worked during the thirty days immediately preceding the date of termination or cessation of service;\n(c) the expression 'wages' does not include overtime wages;\n(d) an employee in an establishment shall be deemed to have been in continuous employment for a period of not less than six months if he has worked for not less than one hundred and twenty days in that establishment within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of termination or cessation of the service of that employee;\n(e) Where the total continuous employment is for a fraction of a year or extends over a fraction of a year in addition to one or more completed years of continuous employment, such fraction, if it is not less than a half year shall be counted as a year of continuous employment in calculating the total number of years for which the service compensation is to be given;\n(f) the service compensation of an employee whose services have been terminated for any act, wilful omission or negligence causing any damage or loss to, or destruction of property belonging to the employer, shall be forfeited to the extent of the damage or loss caused;\n(g) 'disablement' means such disablement which incapacitates an employee for the work which he was capable of performing before the accident or disease resulting in such disablement.\n(2) An employee who has completed the age of sixty years or who is physically or mentally unfit having been so declared by a Registered Medical Practitioner or who wants to retire on medical grounds or to resign his service, may give up his employment after giving to his employer notice of atleast fifteen days and where no such notice is given, the service compensation payable to him shall be forfeited to the extent of fifteen days in lieu of the notice.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 45
        },
        {
            "number": "48",
            "title": "48. Appointment of authority to hear and decide appeals arising out of termination of services.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(b) Any employee whose services have been terminated may appeal to the authority concerned within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed.\n(a) if the authority appointed under sub-section (1) is a Magistrate, by the authority, as if it were a fine imposed by him as Magistrate ; and\n(b) if the authority is not a Magistrate, by any Magistrate, to whom the authority makes application in this behalf as if it were a fine imposed by such Magistrate.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 46
        },
        {
            "number": "49",
            "title": "49. Notice and payment of service compensation to employees in the case of transfer of establishment.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the employment of the employee has been interrupted by such transfer ;\n(b) the terms and conditions of employment applicable to the employee after such transfer are not in any way less favourable to that employee than those applicable to him immediately before such transfer: and\n(c) the new employer is under the terms of such transfer or otherwise, legally liable to pay to the employee in the event of termination of his services, service compensation on the basis that his employment has been continued and has not been interrupted by the transfer.\nChapter IX\nAppointment, powers and duties etc., of the Authority to hear and decide claims relating to wages etc., of Employees in Establishments",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 47
        },
        {
            "number": "50",
            "title": "50. Appointment of authority to hear and decide claims relating to wages, etc.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 48
        },
        {
            "number": "51",
            "title": "51. Claims arising out of deductions from wages or delay in payment of wages etc., and penalty for malicious or vexatious claims.",
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            "number": "62",
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            "number": "63",
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            "number": "64",
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            "footnote": "",
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            "number": "65",
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            "number": "66",
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            "number": "69",
            "title": "69. Restriction on double employment on a Holiday or during leave.",
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            "number": "70",
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            "number": "71",
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            "number": "72",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
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            "number": "73",
            "title": "73. Exemption.",
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            "content": "(a) employees in any establishment in a position of management and having control over the affairs of the establishment, whose average monthly wages exceed sixteen hundred rupees ;\n(b) establishment under the Central and State Governments, local authorities, the Reserve Bank of India, a railway administration operating any railway as defined in Clause 20 of Article 66 of the Constitution and Cantonment Authorities ;\n(c) establishment in mines and oil fields ;\n(d) establishments in bazaars in places where fairs or festivals are held temporarily for a period not exceeding one month at a time.\n(a) hospitals or other institution for treatment or care of the sick, the infirm, the destitute or the mentally unfit ;\n(b) such chemists' and druggists' shops as the Government may, by general or special order, specify ;\n(c) hair-dressing shops, clubs and residential hotels, educational institutions, hostels attached to schools or colleges and establishments maintained in connection with the boarding and lodging of pupils and resident masters ;\n(d) stalls and refreshment rooms at railway stations, docks wharfs, ports, airports or bus stands ;\n(e) establishments wholly or principally engaged in the sale of ice or aerated waters;\n(f) establishments wholly or principally engaged in the sale of funeral requisites ;\n(a) person whose work is of an intermittent nature such as caretaker, sweeper, travelling staff ;\n(b) persons employed for loading and unloading of goods at godowns.",
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            "number": "74",
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            "number": "75",
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        },
        {
            "number": "76",
            "title": "76. Power of Government to suspend provisions of the Act during fairs and festivals.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "77",
            "title": "77. Application of this Act to Co-operative Societies.",
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        },
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            "number": "78",
            "title": "78. Central Act 18 of 1942 not to apply to establishments governed by this Act.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "79",
            "title": "79. Repeal and Saving.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) every appointment, order, rule, notification or notice made, issued or given under the provisions of the Act so repealed shall, insofar as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been made, issued or given under the provisions of this Act, unless and until superseded by any appointment, order, rule, notification or notice made, issued or given under this Act ;\n(b) any proceedings relating to the trial of any offence punishable under the provisions of the Act so repealed shall be continued and completed as if the said Act had not been repealed but had continued in operation and any penalty imposed on such proceedings shall be recovered under the Act so repealed.",
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        "Act ID": "Last Updated 19th March, 2020 [ap664]",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 20 of 1988)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1988",
        "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}

Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988

Sections

1. Short title, extent, commencement and application.

2. Definitions.

3. Registration of Establishments.

4. Renewal of Registration Certificate.

5. Revocation or suspension of the Registration Certificate.

6. Appeal against revocation or suspension of the Registration Certificate.

7. Opening and closing hours of shops.

8. Selling outside prohibited, before opening and after closing hours of shops.

9. Daily and weekly hours of work in shops.

10. Interval for rest.

11. Spread-over periods of work.

12. Closing of shops and grant of holidays.

13. Closing of shops in public interest during special occasions.

14. Application of this chapter to establishments other than shops.

15. Opening and closing hours.

16. Daily and weekly hours of work.

17. Interval for rest.

18. Spread over of periods of work.

19. Holidays.

20. Children not to work in establishment.

21. Special provision for young persons.

22. Daily and weekly hours of work for young persons.

24. Maternity leave.

25. Maternity benefit.

26. Cleanliness.

27. Ventilation.

28. Precautions for the safety of employees in establishments.

29. Maximum permissible load.

30. Leave.

31. Other Holidays.

32. Pay during leave and holidays.

33. Power to increase the period of leave allowable under Section 30.

34. Compulsory enrolment of employees to Insurance -cum- Savings Scheme.

35. Responsibility for payment of wages.

36. Fixation of wage period.

37. Wages for overtime work.

38. Time of payment of wages.

39. Wages to be paid in current coin or currency notes.

40. Deductions which may be made from wages.

41. Fines.

42. Deductions for absence from duty.

43. Deductions for damage or loss.

44. Deductions for Services rendered.

45. Deductions for recovery of advances.

46. Deductions for payments to co-operative societies and insurance schemes etc.

47. Conditions for terminating the services of an employee, payment of service compensation for termination, retirement, resignation, disablement, etc., and payment of subsistence allowance for the period of suspension.

48. Appointment of authority to hear and decide appeals arising out of termination of services.

49. Notice and payment of service compensation to employees in the case of transfer of establishment.

50. Appointment of authority to hear and decide claims relating to wages, etc.

51. Claims arising out of deductions from wages or delay in payment of wages etc., and penalty for malicious or vexatious claims.

52. Single application in respect of claims from unpaid group.

53. Appeal.

54. Conditional attachment of property of employer.

55. Power of authority appointed under Section 50.

56. Power of Government to prescribe costs and Court-fees for proceedings under this Chapter.

CHAPTER X

57. Appointment of Chief Inspector and Inspectors.

58. Powers and duties of Chief Inspector.

59. Powers and duties of Inspectors.

60. Chief Inspector and Inspectors to be public servants.

CHAPTER XI

61. Penalties.

62. Power to compound offence.

63. Penalty for obstructing Inspector, etc.

64. Procedure in trial of offences.

65. Bar of suits.

66. Contracting out.

67. Offences to be tried by Magistrate of second class or above.

CHAPTER XII

68. Maintenance of registers and records and display of notices, etc.

69. Restriction on double employment on a Holiday or during leave.

70. Delegation of powers.

71. Power to make rules.

72. Rights and privileges under other laws etc., not affected.

73. Exemption.

74. Application of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923.

75. Protection of persons acting in good faith.

76. Power of Government to suspend provisions of the Act during fairs and festivals.