Applies to this profile · Assam: no registration under the shops Act — from 10 workers its provisions apply alongside the OSH CodeAct/Rule-sourced

Shops and Establishment Act

Registration under the state's shops Act, and renewal.

There is nothing to register. Assam abolished registration under its shops Act in September 2026 and replaced it, for small establishments, with an intimation.

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Assam Shops and Establishments Act, 2022 (Assam Act III of 2025), as amended in 2026

Establishments the Act reaches: All of them — but nothing registers, and from 10 workers the Act applies alongside the OSH CodeSection 6, which required registration, was omitted outright. An establishment employing fewer than 10 workers gives an online intimation within sixty days of commencing business instead. From 10 workers, every provision of the Act not already contained in the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 applies.Section 9 of the Assam Shops and Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2026 — Assam Act XVII of 2026, Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 513 of 2 September 2026, omitting section 6, and section 10, substituting section 7
Registration: AbolishedChapter II's heading changed from 'Registration of Shops and Establishments' to 'Commencement, Changes and Closure' to match. Section 8, which provided for cancelling a registration, was omitted at the same time.Section 9 of the Assam Shops and Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2026 — Assam Act XVII of 2026, Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 513 of 2 September 2026, omitting section 6
Intimation: Within sixty days, for establishments employing fewer than 10 workersOnline, in the prescribed form, with self-declaration and self-certified documents, to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator. A receipt is issued and the details are recorded in a register.Section 10 of the Assam Shops and Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2026 — Assam Act XVII of 2026, Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 513 of 2 September 2026, substituting section 7
Change in particulars: Within thirty daysThe Inspector-cum-Facilitator makes the change in the register and issues a fresh certificate online within fifteen days. The substituted section still speaks of a 'registration certificate' although section 6 has been omitted — that wording is the Act's, not this page's.Section 12 of the Assam Shops and Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2026 — Assam Act XVII of 2026, Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 513 of 2 September 2026, substituting section 9
Closing the establishment: Sixty days' prior written noticeTo the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator, the Inspector-cum-Facilitator and the affected employees, stating the reasons, the number of employees likely to be affected, the proposed date and the details of statutory dues and settlement. A temporary closure exceeding seven days needs thirty days' notice with valid reasons.Section 13 of the Assam Shops and Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2026 — Assam Act XVII of 2026, Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 513 of 2 September 2026, substituting section 10