The Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2018
NOVEMBER 23, 2018] ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 1

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## THE ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE

### PART IV-B EXTRAORDINARY
 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

**No. 36** **AMARAVATI, FRIDAY,  23[rd] NOVEMBER,  2018.**

#### ANDHRA PRADESH ACTS, ORDINANCES AND
 REGULATIONS Etc.,

The following Act of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature received the  assent of

the Governor on the 14[th] November, 2018 and the said assent is hereby first published on the
23[rd] November, 2018 in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette for general information :
#### ACT No.  36 of 2018

AN ACT FURTHER TO AMEND THE ANDHRA PRADESH SHOPS

AND ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1988.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh

in the Sixty-ninth year of the Republic of India as follows :

##### 1. [I] This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Shops and

Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2018.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government

may, by notification, in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, appoint,

##### 2. In the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishment Act, 1988

(hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), in section 9,
(i) for sub-section (2), the following shall be

##### substituted, namely,
355/18 **[1]**


Short title and

commencement.

Amendment of

section 9.

Act No. 20

of 1988.


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“(2) Any employee may be required or allowed to work in a shop

for any period in excess of the limit fixed under sub-section

(1), on payment of overtime wages, subject to the

following limitations:

##### (i) The total   number of hours of work, including overtime,

in any day shall not exceed twelve;

`(` `i` `i` `)` The spread over, inclusive of intervals of rest, shall

not exceed thirteen hours in any one day;

(iii) The total number of hours of work in any week, including

overtime, shall not exceed sixty two;

(iv) No employee shall be allowed to work overtime, for

more than seven days at a stretch;

##### (v) The total number of hours of overtime work in any month

shall not exceed fifty.

Explanation: for the purpose of this sub-section ‘Month’

means Calendar month”.

(ii) Sub-section (3) shall be omitted.


Amendment
of section 16.


##### 3. In section 16 of the Principal Act: (i) for sub-section (2), the following shall be
  substituted, namely :
 “(2) Any employee may be required or allowed to work
 in an establishment for any period in excess of the
 limit fixed under sub-section (1), on payment of
 overtime wages, subject to the following limitations:

(i) The total number of hours of work (including

overtime), in any day shall not exceed twelve;

(ii) The spread over, inclusive of intervals of rest,

shall not exceed thirteen hours in any one day;

(iii) The total number of hours of work  in any week,

including overtime, shall not exceed sixty two;


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(iv) No employee shall be allowed to work

##### overtime, for more than seven days at a

 stretch and the total number of hours of

 overtime work in any month shall not

 exceed fifty hours.

Explanation: For the purpose of this sub-section

‘Month’ means Calendar month”

(ii) Sub-section (3) shall be omitted.


4. For section 23 of the Principal Act, the following

##### shall be substituted, namely,
 “23. No woman employee shall be required or allowed to

 work in any establishment before 6-00 a.m. and after

 8-30 p.m.:

 Provided that the women employees may be

 required or allowed to work between 8.30 p.m. and 6.00

 a.m. in any establishment in which adequate safety

 security measures and other safeguards as may be

 prescribed by the State Government are provided. The

 safety and security measures shall include provision of

 shelter, rest rooms, lunch rooms, night creches and ladies,

 toilets, adequate protection of their privacy, dignity, honour

 and safety, protection from sexual harassment,

 employment of at least five (5) women employees together

 and their transportation between factory premises and

 the doorstep of their residence:


Amendment

of section 23.


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##### Provided further that the above relaxation shall not be

 allowed to a woman employee during a period of sixteen

 (16) weeks before and after her childbirth, of which at least

 eight (8) weeks shall be before the expected chidbirth,

 and for such additional period, if any, as specified in the

 medical certificate stating that it is necessary for the health

 of the woman employee or her child”.

**DUPPALA VENKATA RAMANA,**

_Secretary to Government,_

_Legal and Legislative Affairs and Justice,_

_Law Department._

Printed by the Commissioner of Printing, at A.P. Legislative Assembly Printing Press, Amaravati.


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