Type:Registration Frequency: Annual

Action to be taken:
Examine the state rules and determine the need to:
(a) submit plans of factory and obtain certification
(b) obtain permission in writing for the site on which the factory is supposed to be situated, or the construction or extension of the factory
(c) register the factory and obtain a license from the Chief Inspector or the State Government.
If an application for permission is not approved or rejected within 3 months, permission is deemed to have been granted. A refusal of grant or permission from the State Government/Chief Inspector can be appealed to the Central Government /State Government respectively within 30 days of the refusal.

Audit Requirement:
Have all approvals, licenses and registrations been obtained from the state government where prescribed ?

Supporting Documents:
Copy of Licenses and Approvals

Related Triggers:
Change In Registration Details Of Factory
Loss or Destruction Of Licence/Registration Certificate
Occupation of a Factory Premise
Startup of a New Establishment or Factory

Related Keywords:
Registration/License

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Related Sections:
Factories Act, 1948
Chapter:Chapter I - Preliminary| 6:Approval, licensing and registration of factories:
(1) The state government may make rules-
(a) requiring, for the purposes of this Act, the submission of plans of any class or description of factories to the Chief Inspector or the State Government;
(aa) requiring the previous permission in writing of the State Government or the chief Inspector to be obtained for the site on which the factory is to be situated and for the construction or
extension of any factory or class or description of factories;
(b) requiring for the purpose of considering applications for such permission the submission of plans and specifications;
(c) prescribing the nature of such plans and specifications and by whom they shall be certified;
(d) requiring the registration and licencing of factories or any class or description of factories, and prescribing the fees payable for such registration and licensing and for the renewal of licences;
(e) requiring that no licence shall be granted or renewed unless the notice specified in Section 7 has been given.
(2) If on an application for permission referred to in clause (aa) of sub-section (1) accompanied by the plans and specification required by the rules made under clause (b) of that sub-section, sent to the State Government or Chief Inspector by registered post no order is communicated to the applicant within three months from the date on which it is so sent, the permission applied for in the said application shall be deemed to have been granted.
(3) Where a State Government or a Chief Inspector refuses to grant permission to the site, construction or extension of a factory or to the registration and licensing of a factory, the applicant may within thirty days of the date of such refusal appeal to the Central government if the decision appealed from was of the State government and to the State Government in any other case.
Explanation.-A factory shall not be deemed to be extended within the meaning of this section by reason only of the replacement of any plant or machinery,or within such limits as may be prescribed, of the addition of any plant or machinery if such replacement or addition does not reduce the minimum clear space required for safe working around the plant or machinery or adversely affect the environmental conditions from the evolution or emission or steam, heat or dust or fumes injurious to health.