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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3469]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026/ASHADHA 11, 1948
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd July, 2026
S.O. 3604(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 87 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
(31 of 1966), the Central Government hereby extends to the Union territory of Chandigarh, the Punjab Right to Business
Act, 2020 (Punjab Act No. 1 of 2020), as in force in the State of Punjab, subject to the following modifications, namely:-
MODIFICATIONS
In the Punjab Right to Business Act, 2020, so extended to the Union territory of Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as
the said Act),-
1. For section 1 of the said Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely :-
"1. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Right to Business Act, 2020
(as extended to the Union territory of Chandigarh).
(2) It shall come into force with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.".
2. Throughout the said Act, save as otherwise expressly provided hereinafter :-
(a) for the words "State" and "Punjab", wherever they occur, the words "Union Territory of Chandigarh" shall be
substituted;
(b) for the words "State Government”, “Government" and "Government of the State of Punjab", wherever they occur,
the words "Administrator, Union Territory of Chandigarh" shall be substituted;
(c) for the words "District Nodal Agency”, wherever they occur, the words Chandigarh Bureau of Enterprise and
Investment" shall be substituted;
(d) for the words "Punjab Pollution Control Board”, wherever they occur, the words "Chandigarh Pollution Control
Committee" shall be substituted;
3. In section 2 of the said Act,-
(a) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :-
(b) "Approved Industrial Park" means an Industrial Area, Industrial Focal Point, Industrial Estate, Mixed-use Zone
or Area, Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Biotech Park, Information Technology (IT) Park, Industrial Township,
Growth Centre, Food Processing Park or any other similar project approved by the Competent Authority of the
Chandigarh Administration or the Central Government, as the case may be;";
(b) in clause (ca), after the words "Department of Revenue and Rehabilitation", the words "or the equivalent
competent authority notified by the Chandigarh Administration” shall be inserted;
(c) for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :-
(d) "Competent Authority" means any department or agency of the Chandigarh Administration or a local authority,
statutory board, Union territory Chandigarh owned corporation or board, Urban Development Authorities or any
other authority or agency constituted or established by any law or under administrative control of the Chandigarh
Administration which is entrusted with the powers or responsibilities to grant or issue approvals for the
establishment or operation of an enterprise in the Union territory of Chandigarh;';
(d) for clause (g), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :-
(g) "Chandigarh Bureau of Enterprise and Investment" means the Bureau established under section 3 of this Act;';
(e) in clause (ga), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—
"Provided that a Miniplex established within a zone designated for commercial or entertainment use under the
notified Master Plan of Chandigarh shall be treated as an Eligible Enterprise;";
(f) for clause (j), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :-
(j) "Nodal Agency" means the authority referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 3 of this Act;';
(g) clause (1) shall be omitted.
4. For section 3 of the said Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-
"3. Establishment of Chandigarh Bureau of Enterprise and Investment (1) In order to strengthen and support the
Eligible Enterprises in the Union territory of Chandigarh, the Administrator of Union territory of Chandigarh shall
establish a Chandigarh Bureau of Enterprise and Investment by notification in the Official Gazette, which shall be the
State Nodal Agency, consisting of the following, namely:—
(a) The Secretary Industries, Union territory Chandigarh — Chief Executive Officer;
(b) The Director Industries, Union territory Chandigarh — Additional Chief Executive Officer;
(c) The other members of the Chandigarh Bureau of Enterprise and Investment as may be notified by the
Administrator, Union territory of Chandigarh from time to time.
(2) The Department of Industries, Union territory Chandigarh shall be the Secretariat for the Chandigarh Bureau of
Enterprise and Investment."
5. For section 4 of the said Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-
"4. Powers and functions of Chandigarh Bureau of Enterprise and Investment (1) Subject to the superintendence,
direction and control of the Chandigarh Administration, the Chandigarh Bureau of Enterprise and Investment shall have
the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:—
(a) to facilitate the process of filing the Declaration of Intent and issuance of the Certificate of In-Principle
Approval;
(b) to redress grievances of the Eligible Enterprises;
(c) to create awareness and capacity building of all stakeholders, including officials of the Chandigarh
Administration;
(d) to coordinate and liaise with concerned departments at the Union territory Chandigarh and Central level;
(e) to maintain a record of Declarations of Intent received and issue necessary approvals for issuance of Certificates
of In-Principle Approval under this Act;
(f) to ensure expeditious clearance of investment proposals (both regulatory and fiscal);
(g) to implement policies as notified by Chandigarh Administration for promotion of Eligible Enterprises and
Investments in Union territory Chandigarh; and
(h) any other function so assigned by the Administration for facilitation and promotion of Eligible Enterprises in
the Union territory Chandigarh.
(2) The Administration may assign such other powers and functions to the Chandigarh Bureau of Enterprise and
Investment as it may deem fit for giving effect to the provisions of this Act.".
6. Sections 5 and 6 of the said Act shall be omitted.
7. In section 7 of the said Act, after the words "as may be prescribed", the words "through the designated online
single-window portal of Chandigarh Administration” shall be inserted.
8. In section 8 of the said Act,
(a) in sub-section (1), after the words 'under the Acts' the words 'and laws' shall be inserted;
(b) in sub-section (5), for the words 'the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995', the words
'any applicable law' shall be substituted;
(c) in sub-section (6), in clause (b), after the words "Joint Director", the words "or equivalent" shall be inserted;
(d) in sub-section (7), for the words "the State single window system of Punjab", the words "single window system
of the Chandigarh Administration" shall be substituted.
9. In section 9 of the said Act, -
(a) for the words "Deputy Commissioner", the words “Director Industries, Union territory Chandigarh" shall be
substituted;
(b) for the word “severely”, the word “severally" shall be substituted.
10. In Section 10 of the said Act, -
(a) in sub-section (1), the words, "or Real Estate Project(s)" shall be omitted;
(b) in sub-section 2, for the words "or Real Estate Project(s) and on areas, approved under the relevant", the words
"and on areas, approved under the notified" shall be substituted.
11. After section 10 of the said Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-
"10A. Digitisation and single window. - (1) The entire process of filing the Declaration of Intent, issuance of the
Certificate of In-Principle Approval, tracking of application status, inspection reports, and grievance filing for Eligible
Enterprises shall be carried out electronically through the single-window portal designated by the Chandigarh
Administration.
(2) The Chandigarh Administration shall ensure that the single-window portal is integrated with all Competent
Authorities empowered to grant approvals under section 18 of this Act.
(3) Deemed approvals generated under sub-section (3) of section 10 shall be automatically issued and visible to the
applicant enterprise through the portal without any manual intervention.'
12. In section 12 of the said Act in sub-section (a), for the words "State Nodal Agency”, the words “notified Appellate
Authority" shall be substituted.
13. In section 13 of the said Act, after the words, 'under this Act' the words 'or the rules made thereunder' shall be
inserted.
14. In section 14 of the said Act, sub-section 2 shall be omitted.
15. In section 18 of the said Act, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
"(2)
The following enactments and the rules made under any enactment as applicable to Union territory Chandigarh,
shall be deemed to have been amended, if so required, to conform with the provisions of this Act in so far as these are
necessary to implement the provisions of
this Act, namely:-
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| SI. | Acts / Rules / Department | Services |
| No. | | |
+=====+=========================================================+=================================================+
| 1. | Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, as | 1. Sanction of Building Plans |
| | extended to Chandigarh | 2. Issuance of Completion Certificate for Buildings |
| | Department - Municipal Corporation Chandigarh | 3. Issuance of Occupation Certificate for Buildings |
| | (MCC) | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 2. | Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) | 1. Sanction of Building Plans |
| | Act, 1952 and Chandigarh Building Rules (Urban) | 2. Issuance of Completion Certificate for Buildings |
| | 2017 | 3. Issuance of Occupation Certificate for Buildings |
| | Department - Estate Office, U.T. Chandigarh | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 3. | The Haryana Fire and Emergency Service Act, | Application for Fire No Objection Certificate |
| | 2022, (as extended to the Union territory of | |
| | Chandigarh) | |
| | Department - Municipal Corporation Chandigarh | |
| | (MCC) | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 4. | Punjab Factory Rules, 1952, till Rules under | 1.Approval of Factory Building Plan (except for |
| | Occupational Safety and Health Code are notified | Industries involving hazardous processes as per |
| | | Schedule I to the Factories Act, 1948) |
| | Department - Labour Department, UT Chandigarh | 2. Factory Licence for establishments with more than|
| | | 10 workers (or as defined under OSH Code) |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 5. | Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, | Registration of Shop or Establishment |
| | 1958 | |
| | Department - Labour Department, UT Chandigarh | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 6. | Building and Other Construction Workers | 1. Registration of Principal Employer |
| | (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of | 2. Registration under BOCW Act, 1996 |
| | Service) Act, 1996 | |
| | Department - Labour Department, UT Chandigarh | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 7. | The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) | 1. Consent to Establish |
| | Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of | (i) Within Approved Industrial Park – Green and |
| | Pollution) Act, 1981 | Orange category of Industries |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| | Department — Chandigarh Pollution Control | (ii) Outside Approved Industrial Area – White |
| | Committee (CPCC) | and Green category of industries) |
| | | |
| | | 2. Consent to Operate (Green category of |
| | | Industries) |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 8. | Department of Forest and Wildlife, UT Chandigarh | No Objection Certificate (NOC) for no forest land |
| | / Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate | |
| | Change (Government of India) | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 9. | Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited | Release of New Electricity Connection |
| | JERC Supply Code 2018 | (Low Tension category up to prescribed load) |
| | | Approval for Load Enhancement within sanctioned |
| | | limits |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 10. | Water Supply Bye-Laws / Municipal Corporation | Grant of Water Supply Connection (commercial |
| | Chandigarh | category) |
| | | Grant of Sewerage Connection |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
[F. No. U-11015/1/2026-UTL]
PRAVEEN KUMAR RAI, Jt. Secy.
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF
LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
THE PUNJAB RIGHT TO BUSINESS ACT, 2020
(PUNJAB ACT 1 OF 2020)
(As amended upto the 15thNovember, 2025)
THE PUNJAB RIGHT TO BUSINESS ACT, 2020
Sections
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Establishment of District Bureau of Enterprise
4. Powers and Functions of District Bureau of Enterprise
5. Nodal Agency
6. Powers and Functions of District Nodal Agencies
7. Filing of Declaration of Intent
8. Effect of the Certificate of in Principle Approval
9. Scrutiny Committee
10. Issuance of Certificate of in Principle Approval
11. Revocation of a Certificate of in Principle Approval
12. Appeal
13. Protection of action taken in good faith
14. Power to make rules
15. Power to remove difficulties
16. Exemption
17. Savings
18. Act to override other laws
19. Fees
THE PUNJAB RIGHT TO BUSINESS ACT, 2020
(Punjab Act No. 1 of 2020)
[Received the assent of the Governor of Punjab on the 31st day of January, 2020, and was first published in the
Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary) dated the 6th February, 2020]
+------+-----+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Year | No. | Short Title | Whether repealed or otherwise |
| | | | affected by the legislation |
+======+=====+===================================+=============================================+
| 2020 | 1 | The Punjab Right to | Amended by Punjab Act No.1 of 2022 |
| | | Business Act, 2020 | Amended by Punjab Act No. 14 of 2025 |
+------+-----+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
An Act to provide for ease of doing business for the ¹[Eligible Enterprises] through an enabling eco-
system for self-declaration, exemptions, speedier approvals and inspections to establish and operate in the
State of Punjab and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as
follows: -
Short title and 1. (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Right to Business Act, 2020.
commencement.
(2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication
in the Official Gazette.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
Definitions.
(a) 'Approval' means acknowledgment, no objection certificate, consent,
registration, permission, license and such other similar instrument by whatever
name called, ²[required under any law] with regard to the establishment or
operations of an enterprise in the State of Punjab;
(b) "Approved Industrial Park” means an Industrial Area, Industrial Focal Point,
Industrial Estate, Mixed-use Industrial Park,
Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Textile Park, Biotech Park, Information
Technology (IT) Park, Industrial Township, Growth Centre, Food-
Processing Park or any other similar project approved by the competent
authority of the Government or
the Central Government, as the case may be;
(c) "Certificate of In Principle Approval "means an approval
referred to in section 10 of this Act;
¹[(ca) "CRO Report" means duly approved report for the proposed project
from the concerned Circle Revenue Officer as notified by the Department of
Revenue and Rehabilitation;]
(d) "Competent Authority" means any department or agency of the Government
or a local authority, statutory body, State owned corporation or board, Urban
Development Authorities or any other authority or agency constituted or
²[established by any law] or under administrative control of the Government
which is entrusted with the powers or responsibilities to grant or issue
approvals for the establishment or operation of an enterprise in the State;
(e) "Declaration of Intent" means submission of relevant and accurate
information, by ³[an enterprise under any law] for the purpose of availing of
the benefit under this Act;
(f) "Deemed Approval" means an approval deemed to have been given on the
expiry of a period specified under sub-section(3)of section 10 of this Act;
(g) 'District Bureau of Enterprise' means the Bureau established under section 3
of this Act;
¹[(ga) "Eligible Enterprise" means a new Enterprise or Existing Enterprise
undertaking expansion provided the Enterprise going for expansion does not
have any violations under the relevant Act; but Eligible Enterprise shall not
include Real Estate Projects, Multiplex, Miniplex, Shopping Mall and
Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) Installations;]
²[(h) "Enterprise" means a micro, small or medium enterprise, as defined
in clause (e) of section2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Development Act, 2006; or large enterprise with Fixed Capital Investment
(land, building and plant and machinery) up to the limit as may be notified
by the Government;]
³[(ha) "Existing Enterprise" means an Enterprise that has commenced
commercial production or operations at the time of submitting the
Declaration of Intent;]
(i) "Government" means the “Government of the State of Punjab;
⁴[(ia) “law" means any law enacted or adopted by the Legislature
of the State of Punjab, or enacted by the Parliament of India and the Rules
made or Notifications issued thereunder;]
(j) "Nodal Agency” means the Nodal Agency referred to in section 5 of this
Act;
(k) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(1) ⁵[(1) "Real Estate Projects" means any commercial complexes or colony or
project where permission under the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation
Act, 1995 is required and/or projects exempted under section 44 of the Punjab
Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 1995;]
(m) "Scrutiny Committee" means the committee referred to in section 9 of this Act; and
(n) "State" means the State of Punjab.
Establishment of District 3. (1) In order to strengthen and support the ¹[Eligible Enterprises]
Bureau of Enterprise. at the district level, the Government shall establish District
Bureau of Enterprise in all districts of the State consisting of the
following, namely: -
(i) the Deputy Commissioner Chief Executive Officer of
the district concerned;
(ii) the General Manager, District Additional
Chief Industries Centre Executive Officer
(iii) ²[the other members of the District Bureau of Enterprise]
as may be notified by the Government from time to time.
(2) The respective District Industries Centre shall be the
Secretariat for the District Bureau of Enterprise.
Powers and functions of 4. Subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the
District Bureau of Enterprise Government, the District Bureau of Enterprise shall have the
following powers and perform the following functions, namely. -
(i) to facilitate the process of filing the Declaration of Intent and
issuance of Certificate of In Principle Approval;
(iii) to redress grievances of the ³[Eligible Enterprises];
(iv) to create awareness and capacity building of all stakeholders
including the officials of the Government; and
(v) any other function so assigned by the Government for facilitation and
promotion of ⁴[Eligible Enterprises] in the State.
Nodal Agency. 5. (1) There shall be a State Nodal Agency at the State level which shall
be headed by the Director, Industries and Commerce consisting
of such other members as may be notified by the Government from
time to time. It shall work under the overall superintendence,
direction and control of the Government.
(2) The District Bureau of Enterprise shall be the District Nodal
Agency which shall work under the overall superintendence, direction and
control of the Government through the State Nodal agency.
6. (1) The State Nodal Agency shall have the following powers
and perform the following functions, namely: -
Powers and functions of
District Nodal Agencies.
(a) to monitor, supervise and review the overall functioning of the District
Nodal Agency;
(b) to coordinate and liaise with the concerned departments at the State
and Central level; and
(c) to review and take a decision on the appeal filed under clause (a) of
section 12 against the orders of District Nodal Agency and ensure time
bound redressal of grievances.
(2) The District Nodal Agency shall have the following powers and
perform the following functions, namely: -
(a) to assist and facilitate ¹[Eligible Enterprises] in the State;
(b) to maintain a record of 'Declaration of Intent' as may be received
and to issue a Certificate of In Principle Approval, under this Act;
(c) to review and decide the application filed under clause (b) of
section 12 and ensure time bound redressal of grievances; and
(d) to coordinate with the other departments of the Government at the
district level.
(3) The Government may assign such other powers and functions to the nodal
agencies as it may deem fit for giving effect to the provisions of this Act.
Filing of Declaration of Intent. ¹[7. The Eligible Enterprise willing to avail the Certificate of In Principle Approval,
shall furnish to the District Nodal Agency a Declaration of Intent in the format and
in the manner as may be prescribed.]
Effect of the Certificate of In 8. (1) A Certificate of In Principle Approval shall act as an approval,
Principle Approval.
as defined in clause (a) of section 2 for the regulatory services under the Acts
specified in section 18, for a period of three years and six months from the date
of its issuance.
(2) During the validity of Certificate of In Principle Approval,
no competent authority shall undertake any inspection for the purpose of, or in
connection with, any approval as defined in clause (a) of section 2, except on
the basis of complaints as specified in sub-section (6) of this section.
(3) A Certificate of In Principle Approval may be issued under
section 10 to ²[Eligible Enterprise] on receipt of a Declaration of Intent
complete in all respects in the prescribed format.
(4) The provision of a Certificate of In Principle Approval shall
be optional and an enterprise may choose to avail the regular approvals from
the concerned departments at any point of time.
³[(5) A Certificate of In Principle Approval shall not entitle a person
to use a piece of land in deviation to the land use or any stipulations specified
in the regional plan, notified master plan or Local Planning Area notified under
the provisions of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development
Act, 1995.The applicant shall also adhere to the sitting guidelines for setting
up industries issued by various departments.]
(6) (a) In the case of complaints of serious nature, only the Head of
the concerned authority alone may order inspection after
recording reasons in writing for such an inspection.
¹[(b) The Inspecting Officer or the team of inspecting
officers not below the rank of Joint Director shall
be nominated by the Head of the concerned
authority.]
(c) The inspection report shall be made available online
to the enterprise and the concerned department
within ²[forty-eight working hours] after the
inspection.
(7) During the course of validity of the Certificate of In Principle Approval, the
enterprise shall at any time but not later than three years from the date of issue of
the Certificate, apply to ³[obtain] all applicable regular approvals from the
concerned departments through ⁴[the State single window system of Punjab].
Scrutiny Committee.
9. To examine and decide upon the applications received under sub-section
(2) of section 10, there shall be a Scrutiny Committee for each district in the
State which shall consist of the Deputy Commissioner concerned and such other
members as may be prescribed. The Scrutiny Committee before making its
decision may jointly or severely make a site visit, if so required, with prior notice
to the applicant.
Issuance of Certificate of In
Principle Approval
10. ⁵[(1) For Eligible Enterprise being set up or operational in
Approved Industrial Park(s) or Real Estate Project(s), the District Nodal
Agency, upon receipt of Declaration of Intent, shall forthwith, issue
a Certificate of In-Principle Approval within five working days to new
and existing enterprise.
(2) For Eligible Enterprise being set up or operational outside the Approved
Industrial Park(s) or Real Estate Project(s) and on areas, approved under the
relevant regional plan or master plan or notified local planning areas, the
decision to issue a Certificate of In Principle Approval shall be taken by the
District Nodal Agency within a period of fifteen working days for new
Enterprise and within eighteen working days for Existing Enterprise in
accordance with the procedure, as may be prescribed.]
(3) In case the decision to issue the Certificate of In Principle Approval is
not taken within the stipulated period specified in sub-sections (1) and (2),
the same shall be deemed to have been issued by the District Nodal
Agency.
¹[(4) The District Nodal Agency may appoint an officer of the department
concerned to inspect the Enterprise undertaking expansion before issuing
a Certificate of in Principal Approval. The inspection report shall be made
available to the District Nodal Agency within forty-eight working hours
after the inspection]
Revocation of a Certificate 11. (1) In the case of any willful submission of false and fraudulent
of in Principle Approval.
information in the ²[application/Declaration of Intent or violation] of
any provisions of the relevant rules, the Certificate of In Principle
Approval shall be revoked by the District Nodal Agency after giving
an opportunity of being heard.
(2) In addition to any action that may be taken for violation under any
law for the time being in force, any unauthorized construction shall
either be demolished by the owner or by the concerned authority at
the risk and cost of the owner.
Appeal. 12. Any eligible enterprise, which has applied or has been issued a
Certificate of In Principle Approval under this Act, may file-
(a) an appeal within a period of thirty days from the date of rejection
of application or any other cause referred to in clause (b)to the State
Nodal Agency if a Declaration of Intent filed for grant of the
Certificate of In Principle Approval has been rejected by the competent authority; and
(b) subject to the action taken in pursuance of the provisions of sub-section (6) of section
8, if an enterprise having a valid Certificate of In Principle Approval under this Act
is being enquired or inspected or being compelled for submission of documents for
its establishment and/or operation of its business, an application for redressal of
grievances, if any, before the District Nodal Agency.
Protection of action taken
in good faith.
13. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any officer or other
employee of the Government or the Nodal Agency or any other competent authority,
for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act for the
facilitation of ¹[Eligible Enterprises].
Power to make rules.
14. (1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules
for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) Every rules made by the Government under this Act, shall be laid, as soon as may
be, after it is made, before the House of the State Legislature, while it is in session, for
a total period of ten days, which may be comprised in one session or in two or more
successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the
session or the successive sessions aforesaid, the House agrees in making any
modification in the rule, or the House agrees that the rule should not be made, the rule
shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case
may be, however, any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to
the validity of anything previously done under that rule.
Power to remove
difficulties.
15. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government
may, by order, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remove the same:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years
from the commencement of this Act.
Exemption.
16. When the Government or any authority under it is empowered to exempt any
enterprise from any approval or inspection or any provisions relating thereto under
any Central Act, the Government or, as the case may be, any such authority shall,
subject to the provisions of such Central Act, exercise such powers to grant such
exemption to an enterprise established in the State for at least a period of three years
and six months from the date of issue of the Certificate of In Principle Approval.
Savings.
17. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as exempting any enterprise from the
application of the ¹[provisions of any law] for the time being in force, or any
regulatory measures and standards prescribed there-under, except to the extent
expressly provided in this Act.
Act to override other laws.
18. (1) Notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other
Punjab laws, for the time being in force, the provisions of this Act shall have an
overriding effect.
²[(2) The provisions of the following State enactments and the rules made by the
State Government under any enactment shall be deemed to have been amended, if so
required, to conform with the provisions of this Act in so far as these are necessary to
implement the provisions of this Act, namely:-
+----------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| Serial | Acts/Rules/Department | Services |
| no. | | |
+==========+=================================================+===================================================+
| 1. | The Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 and The Punjab | 1. Sanction of Building Plans |
| | Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 | 2. Issuance of Completion Certificate-cum- |
| | | Occupation Certificate for Buildings. |
| | | 3. Grant of trade license. |
+----------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 2. | The Punjab Regional and Town Planning | 1. Change of land use (CLU) |
| | and Development Act, 1995 (As per | 2. Sanction of Building Plans. |
| | existing by-laws) | 3. Issuance of Completion Certificate |
| | | for Buildings. |
| | | 4. Issuance of Occupation |
| | | Certificate for Buildings. |
+----------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 3. | The Punjab Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act, | Application for Fire No Objection Certificate |
| | 2024 | |
+----------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 4. | The Punjab Factory Rules, 1952 | Approval of Factory Building plan (except |
| | | for industries involving hazardous process as |
| | | per First Schedule of the |
| | | Factories Act, 1948) |
+----------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 5. | The Punjab Shops and Commercial | Registration of Shop or Establishment |
| | Establishment Act, 1958. | |
+----------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 6. | The Building and Other | 1. Registration of Principal Employer |
| | Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment | 2. Registration under BOCW Act,1996 |
| | and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 (BOCW | |
| | Act,1996) | |
+----------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 7. | The Factories Act, 1948 | 1. Stability Certificate |
| | | 2. Factory License |
+----------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 8. | The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) | 1. Consent to Establish (Within Approved Industrial |
| | Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control | Park-White, Green and Orange category of |
| | of Pollution) Act, 1981 | industries) (Outside Approved Industrial |
| | | Park-White and Green category of industries) |
| | | 2. Consent to operate (White and Green |
| | | category of industries) |
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| 9. | Department of Forest and Wildlife Preservation, | No Objection Certificate (NOC) for no forest land |
| | Punjab | |
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| 10. | Punjab Small Industries and Export | 1. Sanction of Building Plans |
| | Corporation Ltd. (PSIEC) as per bye-laws | 2. Issuance of Completion |
| | | Certificate-cum- Occupation Certificate for |
| | | Buildings] |
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¹[(3) The categories of industries not covered under Serial Nos. 8and 9 of sub-section (2), may take separate approval
from the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and Government of India(GoI) under the Forest (Conservation) Act,
1980, respectively, as may be applicable, and the application under the Act shall be processed for the remaining
services under sub-section (2).
(4) For those enterprises where Environmental Clearance (EC) is required and the same is yet to be obtained, the
Certificate of In-Principle Approval shall be granted subject to the condition that the applicant shall compulsorily get
EC from the competent authority before the start of construction at the site.
(5) For those enterprises where forest land is involved and for which approval under the
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 from Government of India (GoI) is needed, the
Certificate of In-Principle Approval shall be granted subject to the condition that the
applicant shall compulsorily get forest clearance approval from the competent authority
before the start of construction at the site.]
Fees.
19. The statutory application fee, inspection fee or any other fees ¹[chargeable under any
law], notified from time to time, in respect of actions, services and approval as referred
to in section 18 shall be payable online to all the relevant authorities at the time of filing
of declaration of intent and before the issue of the "Certificate of In-Principle Approval",
by the applicant.
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