Section 2, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [S2N-6PZ]

As at 6 September 2026. In force from 10 March 2017.

In Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [A12-9XS]. This text from 10 March 2017. No other text held.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 2, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [S2N-6PZ]. Machine: S2N-6PZ.

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "goods" means every kind of movable property other than actionable claims and money, and includes stock and shares, growing crops, grass and things attached to or forming part of the land which are agreed to be severed before sale or under the contract of sale; (b) "firm" means a firm registered under this Act; (c) "business" includes every trade, occupation and profession; (d) "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under this Act; (e) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette, and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.

Defined terms in this text (6)

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.

firm: Section 2, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [S2N6PZ] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "firm" means a firm registered under this Act

firm: 12 more definitions.

goods: Section 2, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [S2N6PZ] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "goods" means every kind of movable property other than actionable claims and money, and includes stock and shares, growing crops, grass and things attached to or forming part of the land which are agreed to be severed before sale or under the contract of sale

goods: 38 more definitions.

notification: Section 2, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 [S2N6PZ] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette, and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly

notification: 933 more definitions.

prescribed: no definition held.

registrar: no definition held.

Made under this section, or naming it (0)

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Cited by (1)

Rule 2, Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act Rules, 2018 [S2N-AZR], 1 April 2018, Band A. " (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act".

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Duties published under this section (0)

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