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S&E filings, PT, LWF, licence.

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A&N Islands Shops and Establishments Rules, 2005, as amended in 2026

Who the Regulation applies to
Shops and establishments employing 20 or more persons, or that employed that many on any day of the preceding twelve months. Below twenty it does not apply — though the OSH Code does, from tenSection 1A, inserted by the (Amendment) Regulation, 2025
Operating every day
Permitted — the rules open by providing that shops and establishments shall operate 24x7Rule 8, as substituted in 2026
Weekly rest
One day a week for every employee, on a rotational basis, notified in Form ERule 8(a)
Working the rest day
Allowed, against a compensatory holiday with wages within thirty daysRule 8(d)
Calling an employee in on the weekly holiday
Unlawful under the Regulation itself, for any work connected with the business of the establishmentSection 12(4) of the Regulation

Plain-language desk, not legal advice. Confirm the Gazette and the current state circular before you file.

Not yet verified against a published gazette

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