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Bombay Shops & Establishment Act, 1948

Introduction

w By repealing the old "Bombay Shops & Establishments Act, 1939", a new enactment known as "The Bombay Shops & Establishments Act, 1948" was brought into force from 11th January 1949 on the basis of Mr. Shantilal Shah’s Committee’s Report.

This act is a social piece of legislation of the State Government enacted to prevent sweat labourers of Un-organized sector and to regulate the condition of work and employment and therefore to secure maximum benefits to the employees working in different categories of establishment viz. Shops, Commercial Establishments, residential hotels, restaurants, eating houses, theatres and other places of public amusement or entertainments are mainly protected by the provisions of this act. For the jurisdiction of Greater Mumbai by virtue of the statutory provisions of Section 43 of the said Act subject to the overall supervisions of the State Government through the Commissioner of Labour, Mumbai.The shops & Establishments Department is headed by the Chief Inspector, Shops & Estts. the Chief Inspector, Shops & Establishments is assisted by Four Deputy Chief Inspectors.

To enforce the provisions of the following acts and rules framed as under.

The Bombay Shops & Establishments Act, 1948.
The Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
The Payment of Wages Act. 1936.
The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923.
The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946.
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.

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