The Mizoram Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026
Rule 73. Application for grant of licence
Official text
The occupier of every factory shall submit to Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Joint Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator an application for grant of licence and notice of occupation, in Form-XXVIII either manually or by registered post, electronically, or through the portal, as may be notified by the State Government.
(1) A licence for afactory may be granted by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Joint Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator in Form-XXX, on an application made either manually or by registered post, electronically, or through the portal, as may be notified by the State Government and on payment of the fees specified in Appendix-B notified by State Government from time to time:
Provided that subject to the provision of sub-section (3) of section 79 of the Code the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Joint Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator may refuse or grant of licence for the following reasons and communicate such decisions in writing to the occupier, namely: -
(a) The plans of the factory are not approved under rules made in this behalf.
(b) There requirements under rule 72 are not satisfied.
(c) There is imminent danger to human life due to the presence of explosive or inflammable dust, gas, fumes or mixture beyond permissible level and effective measures are not taken to remove such danger
(d) There is imminent danger to human life due to the building or the entrances thereto or exists the reform is in a dangerous or structurally unsound condition and effective measures are not taken to remove the danger, and
(e) Such other reasons, as may be recorded in this behalf.
(2) Every licence granted under this rule shall remain in force for a maximum period of five years from the date of approval, subject to payment of such fee as required.
(3) No manufacturing process shall be carried on in any factory without a licence having been granted by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Joint Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator and is in force for the time being.
(4) The licence granted to a factory under this rule, shall be readily available in the factory for inspection by the Inspector-cum-Facilitator/Additional Inspector-cum-Facilitator appointed under Section 34 of the Code.