Rule 12. Auto Renewal of Licence

(1) An application in Form-5 for the renewal of licence for a period not exceeding 10 years for factories and payment of the fees specified in the Fees Table-A or Fees Table-B, as applicable, shall be made on the Official Portal not later than 31st January of the year in which the licence is due to expire:

Provided that where a factory commences work on or after the 1st day of February in any year, application for renewal of licence shall be made on or before the 1st day of April next following.

Provided further that, the period for which the licence is applied for is one year or more but does not exceed 10 years, the fees payable per year shall be at the rates specified in Fees Table-A or Fees Table-B.

(2) On receipt of the complete application and payment of due fees, the renewed licence shall be auto generated online on the Official Portal:

Provided that where the application for the renewal of the licence is made after the expiry of the due date specified in sub-rule (1) it shall be renewed on payment of an additional fee of 25 percent of the fee per year payable for the renewal of the licence.

(3) Every licence renewed under this rule shall remain in force upto 31st March of the year for which the licence is renewed.