Kerala – Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Rules 

As per Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1960, The Government of Kerala after having published the draft rules calling for objections and suggestions as per notification dated on 4th July, 2023 published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.2223 dated 5th July, 2023 as required of the said Act, hereby make the following rules further to amend the Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishment Rules, 1961. These rules may be called the Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Rules, 2023. This Notification was Published on the date of 13.12.2023.

Amendment of the Rules.- In the Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Rules, 1961, for the words “Labour Commissionerate Automated System”, wherever they occur, the words “Labour Commissionerate Automation System” shall be substituted. The Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1960 (34 of 1960) was amended by the Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2021 (20 of 2021). Now, the Government has decided to amend the Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Rules, 1961 suitably in accordance with the above said amendment after having published the draft rules calling for objections and suggestions as per notification dated 4th July, 2023 published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.2223 dated 5th July, 2023.

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