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Haryana Government Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

No. 187-2025/Ext.]

CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2025

(KARTIKA 21, 1947 SAKA)

LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT

CONTENTS

PART-I

ACTS

PAGES

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PART-II

ORDINANCES

THE HARYANA SHOPS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS

37— 39

(AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2025

(HARYANA ORDINANCE NO.4 OF 2025).

PART-III

DELEGATED LEGISLATION

NIL

PART-IV CORRECTION SLIPS, REPUBLICATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS

Corrigendum in the Haryana Government,

Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department,

No. S.O. 38/C.A.35/2019/S.102/2024, dated the 24th July, 2024

(Only in English Text).

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 12, 2025 (KRTK. 21, 1947 SAKA)

PART - II

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 12th November, 2025

No. Leg. 27/2025.— The following Ordinance of the Governor of Haryana promulgated

under clause (1) of article 213 of the Constitution of India, on the 11th November, 2025, is hereby

published for general information:-

HARYANA ORDINANCE NO. 4 OF 2025

THE HARYANA SHOPS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS

(AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2025

ORDINANCE

further to amend the Haryana Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958.

Promulgated by the Governor of Haryana in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of

India.

Whereas the Legislature of the State of Haryana is not in session and the Governor of

Haryana is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate

action;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 213 of the

Constitution of India, the Governor of Haryana is hereby promulgate the following Ordinance:-

(1)

This Ordinance may be called the Haryana Shops and Commercial Establishments

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2025.

(2)

It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Short title and

commencement.

After sub-section (4) of section 1 of the Haryana Shops and Commercial Establishments Act,

1958 (hereinafter called the principal Act), the following sub-section shall be added, namely :-

“(5) The provisions of this Act except section 13A shall apply to the shops and

establishments employing twenty or more workers and provisions of section 13A of this

Act shall apply to the shops and establishments employing less than twenty workers.”.

Amendment of

section 1 of

Punjab Act 15

of 1958.

In section 7 of the principal Act ,-

(i)

in sub-section (1), for the words "nine hours", the words "ten hours" shall be

substituted; and

(ii)

in sub-section (2), in the proviso, in clause (a), for the word "fifty", the words and

sign "one hundred fifty-six" shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 7 of

Punjab Act 15

of 1958.

In sub-section (1) of section 8 of the principal Act, for the words “five hours”, the words

“six hours” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 8 of

Punjab Act 15

of 1958.

For section 13 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be substituted, namely :-

“13. Registration of establishments.- (1) The employer of every establishment

employing twenty or more workers shall, within a period of one month from the date of

commencement of his business, submit an application online in such form, together with

such fee and documents, as may be prescribed, containing-

(a)

the name of the employer and the manager, if any;

(b)

postal address along with GPS location of the establishment;

(c)

name of the establishment;

(d)

number of persons employed in the establishment;

(e)

nature of the business of an establishment; and

(f)

such other particulars, as may be prescribed.

Substitution of

section 13 of

Punjab Act 15

of 1958.

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 12, 2025 (KRTK. 21, 1947 SAKA)

(2) On receipt of an application along with documents and fee, the Inspector shall

verify the correctness of the application and documents attached thereto and on being

satisfied shall issue online registration certificate to the employer in such form, as may be

prescribed within the time limit as notified under the Haryana Right to Service Act, 2014

(4 of 2014).

(3) A registration certificate issued under sub-section (2) shall be valid until it is

amended or cancelled upon closing of the establishment or revoked by the Inspector after

verification, on such conditions and manner, as may be prescribed.

(4) It shall be the duty of the employer to intimate the Inspector online, any change

in the particulars furnished in the application submitted for registration within a period of

seven days after the change has taken place, in such form, as may be prescribed.

(5) In case of change with regard to the name of establishment, employer, manager

and work force details, the employer shall make an application for amended registration

certificate as per the provisions of sub-section (2) and no fee shall be charged for issuance

of amended registration certificate.

(6) The employer shall intimate to the Inspector online about closing of the

establishment, within thirty days of closing. The Inspector shall, on receiving the

information and being satisfied about the correctness, remove the name of such

establishment from the register of establishment and cancel the registration certificate.

(7) In case of any contravention of, or failure to comply with the provisions of this

section, the employer shall be liable to a penalty which shall not be less than three thousand

rupees but may extend to ten thousand rupees for the first violation and in case of second

violation, he shall be liable to a penalty which shall not be less than five thousand rupees

but may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees:

Provided that in case of continuous subsequent violation, the competent authority, as

specified by the Government, may impose penalty at the rate of five hundred rupees for

every day.

13A. Intimation of establishment employing less than twenty workers.- The

employer of every establishment employing less than twenty workers shall, within a period

of one month from the date of commencement of his business, submit online intimation to

the Inspector in such form, as may be prescribed. The employer providing intimation shall

be provided a Basic Information Performa ID Number.”.

Amendment of

section 19 of

Punjab Act 15

of 1958.

In sub-section (3) of section 19 of the principal Act, for the words and figure “section 21 of

the Indian Penal Code”, the words, figures and brackets “clause (28) of section 2 of the Bharatiya

Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 45 of 2023)” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 20 of

Punjab Act 15

of 1958.

For sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 20 of the principal Act, the following sub-sections

shall be substituted, namely :-

“(5) In the case of any contravention of the foregoing provisions of this section, the

employer of an establishment shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred rupees

for every day during which the contravention occurs or continues.

(6) If any person with intent to deceive, makes, or causes, or allows to be made, in

any such record, register or notice as aforesaid an entry which is to his knowledge false in

any material particular, or wilfully omits or causes or allows to be omitted from any such

record, register or notice an entry required to be made therein, he shall be liable to a penalty

which shall not be less than three thousand rupees but may extend to ten thousand rupees

for the first violation and in case of second violation, he shall be liable to a penalty which

shall not be less than five thousand rupees but may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees:

Provided that in case of continuous subsequent violation, the competent authority,

as specified by the Government may impose penalty at the rate of five hundred rupees for

every day.”.

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 12, 2025 (KRTK. 21, 1947 SAKA)

After section 20 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:-

“20A. Appointment letter.- Every employer of an establishment shall furnish to all

his employees with the letter of appointment, having affixed the photograph of employee

and obtain acknowledgement thereto.

20B. Identity card.- Every employer of an establishment shall furnish to every

worker an identity card containing such particulars, as may be prescribed.”.

Insertion of

section 20A and

20B in Punjab

Act 15 of 1958.

For sub-section (2) of section 21 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be

substituted, namely:-

“(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) or wilfully obstructs the

inspecting authority in the exercise of the powers under this Act or conceals or prevents

any employee in an establishment from appearing before or being examined by the

authority, shall be liable to a penalty which shall not be less than three thousand rupees but

which may extend to ten thousand rupees.”.

Amendment of

section 21 of

Punjab Act 15 of

1958.

10.

For section 26 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely :-

“26. Penalties.- Subject to the other provisions of this Act, whoever contravenes

any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder and no penalty has been

provided for such contravention in this Act, shall be liable to a penalty which shall not be

less than three thousand rupees but which may extend to ten thousand rupees for the first

violation and in case of second violation, he shall be liable to a penalty which shall not be

less than five thousand rupees but may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees:

Provided that in case of continuous subsequent violation, the competent authority,

as specified by the Government may impose penalty at the rate of five hundred rupees for

every day.”.

Substitution of

section 26 of

Punjab Act

15 of 1958.

CHANDIGARH:

PROF. ASHIM KUMAR GHOSH

THE 11th November, 2025.

GOVERNOR OF HARYANA

RITU GARG,

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HARYANA,

LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

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