(1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Service) Act, 2017. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra. 1[(3)(a) The provisions of this Act, expect section 7, shall apply to the establishments employing ten or more workers. (b) The provisions of sections 7 and 36A shall apply to the establishments employing less than ten workers.] (4) It shall come into force on such date2 as the State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette appoint.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>1</i>) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Service) Act, 2017.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><sup>1</sup>[(<i>3</i>)(<i>a</i>) The provisions of this Act, expect section 7, shall apply to the establishments employing ten or more workers.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> The provisions of sections 7 and 36A shall apply to the establishments employing less than ten workers.]<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>4</i>) It shall come into force on such date<sup>2</sup> as the State Government may by notification in the <i>Official Gazette</i> appoint. <br>