The Government of Uttar Pradesh on 29th June 2022, has notified the Draft Uttar Pradesh Dookan Aur Vanijya Adhisthan (Navam Sanshodhan) Niyamawali, 2022 to further amend the Uttar Pradesh Dookan Aur Vanijya Adhisthan (Navam Sanshodhan) Niyamawali, 1963.
The amendment is notified under rule 2-A which deals with form of register to be kept by the inspector concerned of the shop or commercial establishment and fees charged for their registration and its validity.
As per the amendment, the owner of a shop or commercial establishment where the employees are working, within six months of the commencement of such business shall make an application for registration of his shop or establishment on payment of requisite registration fee and in the manner as prescribed by the labour commissioner. The fee will be levied one time only on maximum number of employees employed during financial year.
Further under rule 2A(4) every owner of a shop or commercial establishment shall get his shop or commercial establishment registered one-time. The Shops and Commercial establishments which are run on yearly contract basis shall apply for licence for that year and shall pay one-fifteenth of the prescribed fee.
