Section 10: Opening and closing hours

The Goa, Daman and Diu Shops and Establishments Act, 1973Union territory Act of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Act 13 of 1974

(1) No establishment shall on any day be opened earlier or closed later than such hour as the Government may, after previous publication in the Official Gazette, by general or special order specify in that behalf:

Provided that in the case of a restaurant or eating house, any customer who was being served or was waiting to be served therein at the hour fixed for its closing may be served during the quarter of an hour immediately following such hour.

(2) The Government may, for the purposes of this section fix different hours for different classes of establishments or for different areas or for different times of the year.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Goa, Daman and Diu Shops and Establishments Act, 1973
Section	10
Marginal note	Opening and closing hours
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Status	In force as published by the source

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