Confused About Registering a Rebuilding Workshop for UG Mining Equipment? Need Your Advice

Dear Members,

Registration of Rebuilding Workshop for UG Mining Equipment

We are conducting a rebuilding workshop for the repair and maintenance of UG mining equipment. However, we are confused about its registration. We have consulted a legal advisor, but they have a different opinion on this matter.

We have checked with service centers of companies like Hyundai, Tata, Mahindra, and Kia, and they have registered their service centers under S&E. Our rebuilding workshop holds the same profile. Where do we need to register it? (Please note that this is only a rebuilding workshop where repair and maintenance jobs are done, not an authorized selling point for new equipment.)

Please provide your valuable opinion on this matter.

In this case, the registration of your rebuilding workshop for UG mining equipment would typically fall under the category of Service & Establishment (S&E) registration, similar to the service centers of other companies you mentioned. Since your workshop focuses on repair and maintenance services rather than new equipment sales, aligning with the registration practices of Hyundai, Tata, Mahindra, and Kia service centers seems appropriate. However, it is advisable to double-check with local labor laws or relevant authorities to ensure compliance with specific regulations governing your industry. If there are any ambiguities, seeking clarification directly from the regulatory bodies can provide you with the most accurate guidance for your workshop's registration process.

Since the work involves repair, there should be no confusion; the establishment will fall under the Factories Act only. The definition of a manufacturing process is broad enough to include "any process for making, altering, repairing, ornamenting, finishing, packing, oiling, washing, cleaning, breaking up, demolishing, or otherwise treating or adapting any article or substance with a view to its use, sale, transport, delivery, or disposal" as per Section 2(k). The process involves repairing, altering, or even ornamenting, and therefore, it should come under the Factory category only.