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Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073 dated 05-09-2012 with RNI Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023 മകരള സർകാർ Government of Kerala 2023
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KERALA GAZETTE
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തിരുവനനപുരം,
2023 ഡിസംബർ 14 14th December 2023
വ്ാഴം
നർേ
No. 4075 വാലം 12 Vol. XII
1199 വൃശികം 28 28th Vrischikam 1199 Thiruvananthapuram, Thursday
1945 അ്ഗഹായനം 23
23rd Agrahayana 1945
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Labour and Skills (B) Department
NOTIFICATION
No. B2/14/2023/LBRD
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 28 th November, 2023 12th Vrischikam, 1199 In exercise of powers conferred by section 112 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948) and as required by sub-section (1) of section 115 of the said Act, the Government of Kerala hereby publish for general information the draft rules further to amend the Kerala Factories Rules, 1957.
Notice is hereby given that the said draft rules will be taken up for consideration on or after
245 days from the date of publication of this notification in the official Gazette and that objections or suggestions if any, that may be received from any person in respect of the said draft rules, on or before the date specified above, will be considered by Government. All such objections and suggestions shall be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Labour and Skills (B) Department, Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 001.
DRAFT RULES
1. Short title and commencement.– (1) These rules may be called the Kerala Factories (Amendment) Rules, 2023.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of the Rules.– In the Kerala Factories Rules, 1957,- (i) For APPENDIX - I, the following APPENDIX shall be substituted, namely:-
" APPENDIX – 1
| Total Power. Installed | Maximum number of person to be employed in any day during the year | |||||||||||
| (Maximu m Power in Kilowatt) | 9 | 20 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 500 | 1000 | 2000 | 2500 | 3000 | Above 3000 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) |
| Nil | 355 | 700 | 1225 | 2035 | 2610 | 3190 | 5505 | 7240 | 14475 | 19980 | 33285 | 43275 |
| Up to 10 | 700 | 1225 | 1740 | 2900 | 3625 | 4350 | 7240 | 14475 | 19980 | 33285 | 43275 | 53255 |
| Up to 20 | 1225 | 1740 | 1740 | 3625 | 4635 | 5795 | 14475 | 19980 | 33285 | 43275 | 53255 | 66565 |
| Up to 50 | 1740 | 1740 | 2900 | 5070 | 8685 | 11580 | 19980 | 33285 | 43275 | 53255 | 66565 | 86540 |
| Up to 100 | 1740 | 2900 | 3770 | 10135 | 14475 | 15980 | 33285 | 43275 | 53255 | 66565 | 86540 | 99850 |
| Up to 200 | 3190 | 4350 | 7965 | 14475 | 17310 | 21305 | 38615 | 49265 | 61245 | 75225 | 95195 | 108510 |
| Up to 300 | 4350 | 5795 | 11580 | 15980 | 21305 | 26630 | 45270 | 57255 | 71235 | 86540 | 105175 | 119820 |
| Up to 500 | 7240 | 14475 | 19980 | 33285 | 38615 | 45270 | 53255 | 66565 | 83210 | 99850 | 116495 | 133130 |
| Up to 1000 | 14475 | 19980 | 33285 | 43275 | 49265 | 57255 | 66565 | 83210 | 99850 | 116495 | 133130 | 149775 |
| Up to 2000 | 19980 | 33285 | 43275 | 53255 | 61245 | 71235 | 83210 | 99850 | 116495 | 133130 | 149775 | 166415 |
| Up to 5000 | 33285 | 43275 | 53255 | 66565 | 75225 | 86540 | 99850 | 116495 | 133130 | 149775 | 166415 | 183060 |
| Up to 7500 | 43275 | 53255 | 66565 | 83210 | 91865 | 103180 | 116495 | 133130 | 149775 | 166415 | 183060 | 199695 |
| Up to 10000 | 53255 | 66565 | 83210 | 99850 | 108510 | 119820 | 133130 | 149775 | 166415 | 183060 | 199695 | 216340 |
| Up to 15000 | 66565 | 83210 | 99850 | 116495 | 125145 | 136460 | 149775 | 166415 | 183060 | 199695 | 216340 | 232980 |
| Up to 25000 | 83210 | 99850 | 116495 | 133130 | 141785 | 153105 | 166415 | 183060 | 199695 | 216340 | 232980 | 259605 |
| Up to 35000 | 99850 | 116495 | 133130 | 149775 | 158425 | 169745 | 183060 | 199695 | 216340 | 232980 | 259605 | 279570 |
| Up to 50000 | 116495 | 133130 | 149775 | 183060 | 187050 | 192375 | 199695 | 239635 | 259605 | 279570 | 299540 | 319505 |
| Up to 75000 | 133130 | 149775 | 183060 | 199695 | 211675 | 224990 | 239635 | 259605 | 279570 | 299540 | 319505 | 339485 |
| Up to 100000 | 149775 | 183060 | 199695 | 219670 | 231650 | 244955 | 259605 | 279570 | 299540 | 319505 | 339485 | 359450 |
| Up to 500000 | 183060 | 199695 | 259605 | 279570 | 299540 | 304870 | 311520 | 319505 | 339485 | 379420 | 399385 | 426010 |
| Above 500000 | 239635 | 259605 | 279570 | 299540 | 319505 | 324835 | 331495 | 339485 | 379420 | 399385 | 426010 | 465950 |
Note:- (1) All remittance shall be as per this schedule with effect from the date of publication of notification.
(2) 1 HP = 0.746 KW. "
(ii) APPENDIX III, the following APPENDIX shall be substituted, namely :
" APPENDIX – III
SCHEDULE OF FEES PRESCRIBED UNDER THE KERALA FACTORIES RULES, 1957 OTHER THAN THE FEES PRESCRIBED IN APPENDIX I
Rules under
Sl.
which fees
Description
Fees
No.
are
prescribed
1 Recognition of Competent person Rule 2A(3) Rs. 1740/- for recognition under
each provision of the said Rule
subject to a minimum fee of
Rs.3625/- for a person and Draftsman-A Rule 3(2)(b)
Rs.14475/- for an institution Rs. 5250/- for each application
(iii)
Draftsman-B Rule 3(2)(b)
Rs. 3150/- for each application 2 Recognition of
(iii)
Draftsman-C Rule 3(2)(b)
Rs. 1575/- for each application
(iii)
3 Medical examination by certifying Surgeon Rule 81 A1 Rs. 270/- per Medical Examination
and Rule 122
4 Approval of plan for construction,
per worker Rs. 180/- per every 10 sq.m of modification, extension etc. of factory
plinth area or part thereof subject building including layout of machinery and Rule 3 to a minimum Rs. 1740/- for each grant of permit thereof first time scrutiny
application
45 Approval of plan for construction,
modification, extension etc. of factory
building including layout of machinery and Rule 3 Rs. 1740/- for each application grant of permit thereof second and
subsequent scrutinise revision
6 Approval of plan for additional installation
or for rearrangement of layout of Rule 3 Rs. 1740/- for each application machinery which do not involve the
approval of building plans
7 Revalidation of permit issued under Rule 3 Rule 3 Fee originally paid for the last
permit
8 Amendment of license Rule 6(4) Rs. 875/- for each amendment 9 Transfer of license Rule 8(3) 25% of license fee in case of
transfer of license in favour of
legal heirs. 100% of license fee for
other transfers. If the transfer is
made without change of
ownership, amendment fee is
required.
."
By order of the Governor,
SAURABH JAIN I A S, Secretary to Government. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLISHED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 2023