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Core Purpose

This Regulation amends the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Shops and Establishments Regulation, 2004.

Detailed Summary

The President of India, in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India, promulgated The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Regulation, 2025 (No. 10 OF 2025) on November 19, 2025, under the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution. This Regulation amends the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Shops and Establishments Regulation, 2004 (principal Regulation). Key amendments include the insertion of a new Section 1A, stipulating that the Regulation applies to all establishments employing twenty or more persons on any day of the preceding twelve months. Section 3(1)(d) is amended to substitute "three persons" with "twenty persons". Section 4 is updated to mandate online applications for establishment registration to the Registering Officer, with the employer generating the registration certificate from the Labour Department's web portal upon electronic payment of fees, not exceeding amounts specified in the Schedule, and sub-section (7) is omitted. Section 7 amends general working hours from "nine hours" to "ten hours", and revises provisos to allow "twelve hours" instead of "ten hours" and "one hundred and forty-four hours" instead of "fifty hours". Section 8 also changes "nine hours" to "ten hours". Section 9 is amended to replace "five hours" with "six hours, unless he has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour" in clause (a) and "before" with "unless" in clause (b). Section 21 is substituted to generally prohibit employment of women or young persons between 7 P.M. and 6 A.M., with a proviso allowing women to work during these hours with consent if adequate safety, security, or holiday provisions are made, and further allowing the Administrator to require safeguards for women in hazardous processes. Section 34(2) has clauses (d) and (e) omitted. Finally, the Schedule to the principal Regulation is substituted, detailing new registration fees: Rs. 1,000 for establishments with 20-29 employees, Rs. 1,500 for 30-49 employees, and Rs. 2,000 for 50 or more employees.

Full Text

REGISTERED NO. DL-(N)04/0007/2003-25 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-19112025-267836 EXTRAORDINARY PART II — Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 47] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2025/KARTIKA 28, 1947 (Saka) Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation. MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 19th November, 2025/Kartika 28, 1947 (Saka) THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (AMENDMENT) REGULATION, 2025 No. 10 OF 2025 Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India. A Regulation to amend the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Shops and Establishments Regulation, 2004. In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by her:— 1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Regulation, 2025. (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Short title, extent and commencement. Insertion of new section 1A. 2. In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Shops and Establishments Regulation, 2004 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Regulation), after section 1, the following section shall be inserted, namely:- "1A. This Regulation applies to all establishments in which twenty or more persons are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months.". Application. Amendment of section 3. 3. In section 3 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), in clause (d), for the words "three persons", the words “twenty persons" shall be substituted. Amendment of section 4. 4. In section 4 of the principal Regulation,— (a) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(2) The employer of an establishment shall, within the period specified in sub-section (6), apply online to the Registering Officer for registration of the establishment in the prescribed form."; (b) for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely: "(4) On receipt of the application under sub-section (2) and on being satisfied about the correctness of the particulars contained therein, the Registering Officer shall register the establishment and upon registration, the employer shall generate the registration certificate from the web portal of the Labour Department on payment of such fees electronically, not exceeding the amount specified in column (3) of the Schedule, which the Administrator may, from time to time, by order, determine."; (c) sub-section (7) shall be omitted. Amendment of section 7. 5. In section 7 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), — (a) for the words "nine hours", the words "ten hours" shall be substituted; (b) in the first proviso, for the words “ten hours", the words "twelve hours" shall be substituted; (c) in the second proviso, for the words "fifty hours", the words "one hundred and forty-four hours” shall be substituted. Amendment of section 8. 6. In section 8 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), for the words "nine hours", the words "ten hours" shall be substituted. Amendment of section 9. 7. In section 9 of the principal Regulation,- (a) in clause (a), for the words "five hours", the words “six hours, unless he has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour" shall be substituted; (b) in clause (b), for the word "before", the word "unless" shall be substituted. Substitution of section 21. 8. For section 21 of the principal Regulation, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- "21. No woman or young person shall be required or permitted to work whether as an employee or otherwise in any establishment between the hours of 7 P.M. and 6 A.M.: Reg. 1 of 2004. Prohibition of employment of women or young persons in certain cases. Provided that women workers may, with their consent, be allowed to work even between the hours of 7 P.M. and 6 A.M. in any establishment in which adequate safety and security measures or provisions for holidays, as may be prescribed, are provided by the employer: Provided further that where the Administrator considers that the employment of women in any particular hazardous or dangerous processes in an establishment is dangerous for their health and safety due to the operation carried out therein, the Administrator may require the employer to provide adequate safeguards as may be prescribed, prior to the employment of women for such operation.". 9. In section 34 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (2), clauses (d) and (e) shall be omitted. 10. For the Schedule to the principal Regulation, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:- "THE SCHEDULE [See section 4(4)] FEES FOR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE | Serial No. | Category of establishment | Fees for registration certificate in rupees | |:---------|:----------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------| | (1) | (2) | (3) | | 1. | Establishment having twenty or more but less than thirty employees | Rs. 1,000. | | 2. | Establishment having thirty or more employees but less than fifty employees | Rs. 1,500. | | 3. | Establishment having fifty or more employees | Rs. 2,000.". | DROUPADI MURMU, President. DR. RAJIV MANI, Secretary to the Govt. of India. UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI-110002 AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054. KSHITIZ MOHAN MGIPMRND—338GI (S4)—19-11-2025. Amendment of section 34. Substitution of new Schedule for Schedule.

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