Section 10: Opening and closing hours of shops

The Puducherry Shops and Establishments Act, 1964Union territory Act of Puducherry · Act 9 of 1964

(1) Save as provided by or under any other enactment for the time being in force, no shop shall on any day be opened earlier or closed later than such hour as may be fixed by the Government by a general or special order in that behalf :

Provided that any customer who was being served or was waiting to be served in any shop at the hour fixed for its closing may be served during the quarter or an hour immediately following such hour.

(2) Before passing an order under sub-section (1), the Government shall hold an inquiry in the prescribed manner.

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

Where this provision sits

Act	The Puducherry Shops and Establishments Act, 1964
Section	10
Marginal note	Opening and closing hours of shops
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Puducherry
Status	In force as published by the source

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