Rule 4. Application for registration of establishment

(1) The application for registration of establishment under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 3 of the Code shall be made in Form-I.

(2) The said application shall be submitted within sixty days from the date of applicability of the Code to the establishment, manually or by post or electronically, to the Registering Officer appointed by the State Government:

Provided that in exceptional circumstances, the State Government may, by notification, dispense with any particular mode of submission for such period, area or class of establishment.

(3) The application shall be accompanied with a declaration from the applicant that application is in accordance with provisions of the Code and rules made thereunder, and the applicant fulfills the requirement of registration of the establishment.

(4) The applicant shall pay the registration fee and the late fee (if applicable) along with application.

(5) The Registering Officer shall, after receipt of the application, issue the Certificate of Registration within seven days in the manner provided under section 3 of the Code.

(6) If the Registering Officer fails to issue the Certificate of Registration within the prescribed period, the establishment shall be deemed to have been registered, and the certificate of registration shall be auto-generated.

(7) The registering officer shall maintain a register of establishment electronically in Form-II showing the particulars of establishment in relation to which certificates of registration have been issued.

(8) The Registering Officer shall maintain a register of establishments in Form-II, showing the particulars of establishments in respect of which certificates of registration have been issued.

(9) The fee for registration of the establishment and the late fee shall be notified by the State Government from time to time.