Rule 3. Registration of establishments and cancellation thereof

(1)(a) Every employer seeking registration for an establishment not already registered shall apply electronically in the Form-I of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026, on the Designated Portal of the State Labour Department Portal by giving details about the establishment, and uploading documents related to registration of the establishment including proof of Identity and address of the employers as specified in the Form.

Explanation:- For the purposes of this sub-rule, Form-I under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026 shall be the common form for registration under these rules.

(b) The Form shall be signed digitally or in any other manner as may be required on the portal.

(c) The applicant shall be responsible for veracity of all information submitted in the application.

(d) The Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the establishment allotted under Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) or any other unique number allotted to the establishment under any other law for the time being in force or any other particular furnished in the form, may be verified online.

(e) The certificate of registration shall be issued electronically immediately if the application is complete in all respects but not later than seven days from the date of submission of complete application, failing which such establishment shall be deemed to have been registered and the certificate of registration shall be auto-generated:

Provided that in exceptional circumstances the State Government may, for such period, by notification, as may be specified therein, dispense with requirement of electronic registration, in respect of establishment or class of establishment, for part or whole of India, and submission of application in the form so provided, may be allowed.

(2) The Authorised Officer under the Code shall direct the employer who fails to comply with the requirements of sub-rule(1),to do so within the time stated therein and such employer shall, thereupon comply with the instruction issued by the officer in this behalf.

(3) The employer in respect of an establishment already registered under any other State Labour Acts and under State Rules under Central Labour Acts for the time being in force shall, update the particulars of employers or establishment on the Designated State Labour Department Web Portal, within such period as the State Government may specify by notification.

(4) Any registration made or deemed to have been made under this rule shall expire, after twenty-four months from the date of registration, if no compliance is reported using that registration number on the portal:

Provided that such expiration of the registration number may be revoked on an application made by the employer on the portal.

(5) Any registration obtained by providing wrong information shall be liable for cancellation after the establishment has been given an opportunity of showing cause within a period of thirty days from the date on which the notice is served on the concerned employer, electronically or otherwise, as to why the certificate of registration should not be cancelled.

(6) The employer shall quote the registration number on all documents prepared or submitted by him in connection with the Code or the schemes or the rules or the regulations, as the case may be, and in all correspondence with the offices concerned.

(7) Any change in the particulars furnished in the Form submitted on the specified portal, shall be updated by the employer within thirty days of such change.

(8) The employer of an establishment to which the provisions of the Code apply and whose business activities are in the process of closure, may apply for cancellation of registration in the specified form online on the Designated State Labour Department Web Portal after giving complete details and the status of the contribution and other dues payable under the Code.

(9) The application for cancellation of registration shall be allowed after the particulars in the application are verified in the manner as may be specified by the State Government:

Provided that no such application for cancellation of registration shall be entertained unless the employer has furnished all returns, paid all dues under the Code and submitted a self-certification to that effect along with the application:

Provided further that such application for cancellation shall be decided within a period of ninety days of the receipt of the application complete in all respect.

(10) A copy of the certificate of registration shall be displayed at the conspicuous places in the premises where the work is being carried out.