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No. 38 വാലം 14 Vol. XIV

1200 ധനു 22 22nd Dhanu 1200 Thiruvananthapuram, Monday

1946 ചപൗഷം 16 16th Pousha 1946

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Labour and Skills (B) Department

NOTIFICATION

G.O.(P)No.1/2025/LBR

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 4 th January, 2025 20th Dhanu, 1200 S. R. O. No. 16/2025

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 112 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948), the Government of Kerala, after having previously published the draft rules calling for objections and suggestions, issued as per the notification No.B2/188/2024/LBR dated 16th October, 2024 published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.3299 dated 19 th October, 2024 as required under section 115 of the said Act and having not received any objections or suggestions thereon,This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/

hereby make the following rules further to amend the Kerala Factories Rules, 1957, namely:-

RULES

1. Short title and commencement.– (1) These rules may be called the Kerala Factories (Amendment) Rules, 2025.

(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

[See Rule 5(1)]

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) For 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. 1904/- for recognition under

each provision of the said Rule

subject to a minimum fee of

Rs.3968/- for a person and Draftsman-A Rule 3(2)(b)

Rs.15853/- for an institution Rs. 5750/- for each application

(iii)

Draftsman-B Rule 3(2)(b)

Rs. 3450/- for each application 2 Recognition of

(iii)

Draftsman-C Rule 3(2)(b)

Rs. 1725/- for each application

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3 Medical examination by certifying Surgeon Rule 81 A1 Rs. 294/- per Medical Examination

Rule 122

4 Approval of plan for construction,

per worker Rs. 196/- 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. 1904/- for each grant of permit thereof first time scrutiny

application

5 Approval of plan for construction,

modification, extension etc. of factory

building including layout of machinery and Rule 3 Rs. 1904/- for each application grant of permit thereof second and

subsequent scrutinise revision after total

rejection

6 Approval of plan for additional installation

or for rearrangement of layout of Rule 3 Rs. 1904/- 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 licence Rule 6(4) Rs. 955/- for each amendment 9 Transfer of licence 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,

Dr Vasuki K I A S, Secretary to Government.

Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.) The fee for registration and grant of licence for factories and renewal of licence prescribed in the Kerala Factories Rules, 1957 were last revised by the Government as per notification issuedThis is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/

vide G.O.(P) No.72/2022/LBR dated 13th July, 2022 and published as S.R.O No.722/2022 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 2408 dated 20th July, 2022. Since then, there has been a tremendous increase in the expenditure of the Department of Factories and Boilers, which is administering the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948) and providing the necessary services to the factories. Moreover, as per G.O.(P) No.55/2024/Fin. dated 17th July, 2024, rate of user charges and fees for the services provided by all Government Departments were revised by Government to meet the increased expenditure. Hence, the Government have decided to make suitable amendments in the Kerala Factories Rules, 1957.

The notification is intended to achieve the above object.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLISHED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 2025This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/