Do I Need a Shop Establishment Certificate for My Sub-Brokership Office? Seeking Guidance

Dear Seniors, I have a sub-brokership with a stockbroker. I want to know if I need to obtain a shop establishment certificate for my office as well. How can I get it?

Regards, Kapoor Tarun

The answer to your question is - Yes. You need to approach the local authority with an application in the prescribed form along with documents of your business commencement, documents of your office premises, etc. You need to pay the registration fee depending upon the number of staff you employ. Even if you employ no one, you are liable to register yourself as an establishment and pay the registration fee.

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Keshav Korgaonkar

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Definition of a Commercial Establishment

A commercial establishment refers to any premises where trade, business, or profession, or any work related to or incidental to these activities, is conducted. This includes societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), and charitable or other trusts, whether registered or not, that engage in business, trade, or profession, or work related to or incidental to these activities. It encompasses journalistic and printing establishments, contractors and auditors' establishments, quarries and mines not governed by the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952), educational or other institutions run for private gain, and premises where banking, insurance, stocks and shares, brokerage, or produce exchange business is carried out.

However, it does not include a shop or a factory registered under the Factories Act, 1948 (43 of 1948), or theaters, cinemas, restaurants, eating houses, residential hotels, clubs, or other places of public amusement or entertainment.

As per the definition of a commercial establishment given above, your office is considered a commercial establishment within the meaning of the Act. Therefore, registration is mandatory.

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