7 . APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND GRANT OF LICENCE (section 6 7).—(1) The occupier of every factory shall submit to the Chief Inspector an application in Form No.2 1[in triplicate] for the registration of the factory and for the grant of licence 2[***]—
(2) The responsibility under this rule shall entirely lie with the occupier himself of the factory.
8 . GRANT LICENCE1 (under Section 6).—(1)A licence for a factory shall be granted by the Chief Inspector in Form No. 4 for a period of one year or five years, as the case may be, on payment of the fees specified in the Schedule there to:
1substituted, vide Haryana Government Notification No. 14/34/93-6 Lab. dated 26th May, 1995.
2omitted by Punjab Government Notification No. 7579-S-8589-C-Lab.-57/60140, dated, 10th/
11th July, 1957.
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Provided that in case an application is made for a period of five years, the fee payable shall be five times of the fee specified in the Schedule.
(2) Every licence granted or renewed shall remain in force up to the 31st of
December of the year for which the licence is granted or renewed.
1[“(3) Registration fee for the grant of a licence shall be charged at the rates given in the Schedule below:—
*REGISTRATIONFEE SCHEDULE
Maximum number of workers to be employed on any day during the year.
Horse Power Up install (Max to H.P.) 20Rs. / From / From / From / From / From / From / Above
21 to / 51 to / 101 to / 251 to / 501 to / 751 to / 1000
50 / 100 / 250 / 500 / 750 / 1000
Rs. / Rs. / Rs. / Rs. / Rs. / Rs. / Rs.
Without horse
power / 200 / 400 / 600 / 800 / 1000 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000
Upto 10 / 400 / 600 / 800 / 1000 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000
Above 10
Up to 50 / 600 / 800 / 1000 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000
Above 50
Up to 100 / 800 / 1000 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 8000
Above 100
Up to 250 / 1000 / 1500 / 2500 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 8000 / 10000
Above 250
up to 500 / 1500 / 2000 / 3000 / 5000 / 6000 / 8000 / 10000 / 12000
Above 500
Up to 1000 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000 / 6000 / 8000 / 10000 / 12000 / 14000
Above 1000 / 3000 / 4000 / 6000 / 8000 / 10000 / 12000 / 14000 / 16000
Provided that in the case of a licence for a factory wherein dangerous operations
as specified in Rule 102, are carried on, an additional registration fee at the rate of 30 rupees per worker shall be charged.
9 . AMENDMENT OF LICENCE (section 6)—(1)A licence granted under
Rule 8 may be amended by the Chief Inspector.
(2) A licensee who desires to have his licence amended shall submit it to the Chief Inspector with an application stating the nature of the amendment and reasons therefore.
(3) The fee for the amendment of a licence shall be 2[thirty] rupees plus the amount (if any) by which the fee that would have been payable if the licence had originally been issued in the amended form exceeds the fee originally paid for the licence.
1 Substituted by Haryana Government Notification No. 14/71/92-6 Lab. dated 18th January, 1995.
* Heading not part of the rules added for clarity purposes.
2Substituted, vide Haryana Government Notification No. 14/34/93-6 Lab. dated 26th May, 1995.
(4) The occupier of a factory, wherein the quantity of horse-power or the number of persons employed exceeds or a change of the name of the occupier or location of the factory, as given in the original licence, takes place, shall apply for amendment of the current licence within a month of such an increase or change.
1Provided that where the occupier of a factory fails to apply for the amendment of the licence as laid down in sub-rule (4), the Chief Inspector may levy an excess fee to the extent of 25 percent of the fee chargeable for the amendment of the licence.
2 10. RENEWAL OF LICENCE (section 6).—(1) A Licence shall be renewed by the Chief Inspector on payment of the same fee which is charged for the grant of a licence 3[for a year or five years’ for which application has been received].
(2) Occupier of every factory shall submit application in Form No.2 4[in triplicate], for the renewal of licence, accompanied by a treasury receipt showing that 5[the renewal fee including additional registration fee wherein dangerous operations as specified in Rule 102 are carried on] has been deposited, so as to reach the Chief Inspector of Factories by the 1st of December, of the preceding year, for which licence is to be renewed, and if the application is so made the premises shall be held to be duly licensed until such date as Chief Inspector of Factories renews the licence.
(3) If the application is not made before the specified period referred to in sub-rule (2), an additional fee equal to 25 percent of the licence fee shall be payable by the licensee:
Provided that Chief Inspector of Factories may, if satisfied that the delay was unavoidable and beyond the control of the occupier or manager reduce or remit the payment of the additional fee as he thinks fit.
3[(4) while submitting an application in Form No. 2 for the renewal of licence under sub-rule (2), licence granted for the previous year shall also be forwarded along with the application.]
11. TRANSFER OF LICENCE (Section 6).—(1) The holder of a licence may, at any time before the expiry of the licence, apply for permission to transfer his licence to another person.
1 Proviso to Rule 9 added by the Punjab Government Notification No. 5365-VII-DS-Lab.-60/32924, dated 1st November, 1960.
2 Rule 10 substituted by Punjab Government Notification No. 10-S-Lab.-II-59/3996, dated 29th
January, 1959.
3 Added vide Haryana Government Notification No. 14/34/93-6 Lab. dated 26th May, 1995.
4 Substituted, vide Haryana Government Notification No. 14/34/93-6 Lab. dated 26th May 1995.
5 Substituted, vide Haryana Government Notification No. GSR 38/CA 63/48 S 112/ Amd. (l)/78 dated 23rd March, 1978.
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(2) Such application shall be made to the Chief Inspector who shall, as soon as the formalities of transfer are completed enter upon the licence, under his signature an endorsement to the effect that the licence has been transferred to the person named.
(3) A fee of 1[thirty] rupees shall be charged on each such application.