Section 6, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [S2N-6T7]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 10 March 2017.
6. Grant of licence.—(1) An application for a licence to undertake the carrying on of business shall be made to the Registrar in Form B, accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees. (2) The Registrar may, after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, grant the licence subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, or, for reasons to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant the licence. (3) A licence granted under this section shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of its grant and may be renewed in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) The Registrar may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel a licence for contravention of any condition thereof.
Defined terms in this text (3)
business: Section 2, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [S2N6PZ] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "business" includes every trade, occupation and profession
business: 13 more definitions.
prescribed: Section 2, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [S2N6PZ] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act
prescribed: 996 more definitions.
Registrar: Section 2, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [S2N6PZ] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under this Act
Registrar: 79 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (0)
none
Cited by (3)
Section 29, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [S2N-7HN], 10 March 2017, Band A. "section 6".
Section 5, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [S2N-6S1], 10 March 2017, Band A. "section 6".
Rule 5, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act Rules, 2018 [S2N-B23], 1 April 2018, Band A. "section 6 of the Act".
Not held (0)
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Duties published under this section (1)
D12-TV8. Every person carrying on business: Obtain a licence before undertaking the carrying on of business; apply in Form B, fee one hundred rupees; Before the activity begins; licence valid three years; Form B. Published by Industries and Commerce Department, Government of Maharashtra (synthetic record).