There are many Acts & Rules of the Government that are applicable to entrepreneurs. A Master List can be seen in the Table below.
| Sl.No | Name of the Act and Rule | Acts & Rules Pertaining to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 | MSME Development |
| 2 |
1) Companies Act, 2013 2) The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 3) The Competition Act, 2002 4) The Partnership Act, 1932 5) The Societies Registration Act, 1860 6) Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2012 7) The Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Rules, 2012 8) Limited Liability Partnership (Second Amendment) Rules, 2011 9) Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009 (Amendment) Rules 2011 10) LLP Winding Rules, 2010 |
Type of Entity Registration (main act) |
| 3 | West Bengal Co-operative Societies Rules, 2011 West Bengal Cooperative Societies Act, 2006 West Bengal Co-operative Societies (Second Amendment) Act, 2013 |
State Act/Rule w.r.t Cooperatives |
| 4 |
1) West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 2) WBLR (Amendment) Act 1981 3) Rent Act 1859 4) Bengal Tenancy Act 1885 5) Land Acquisition Act I of 1894 6) West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1955 7) West Bengal Non - Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1949 8) The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable property Act, 1952 9) The West Bengal Land (Requisition & Acquisition) Act, 1948 (Act II of 1948) 10) The West Bengal Land Development and planning Act, 1948 11) The West Bengal Acquisition and Settlement of Homestead Land Act, 1969 12) The West Bengal Requisitioned Land (continuance of Power) Act, 1951 13) The Labourers, Artisans and Fishermen Act, 1975 14) Restoration of Alienated Land Act, 1573 15) Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976 |
Central and State - Land Related Acts |
| 5 | 1) West Bengal Fire Services Act, 1950 2) The West Bengal Fire Services (Fire License) Rules 2004 3) The West Bengal Fire Services (Fire Prevention & Fire Safety) Rules, 2003 4) The West Bengal Fire Services (Temporary Structure and Pandals) Rules 2003 5) The West Bengal Fire Services (Maintenance of Discipline) Act 1974 6) Explosives Act 1884 7) Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012 8) Explosives Rules, 2008 9) Static & Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 1981 10) Calcium Carbide Rules, 1987 11) Cinematograph Film Rules, 1948 12) Inflammable Substances Act 1952 |
Central and State - Fire Related Acts/Rules |
| 6 | 1) The West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993 2) The West Bengal Municipal (Building) Rules, 2007 3) The Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 4) The Howrah Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 5) The Siliguri Municipal Corporation Act, 1990 6) The Asansol Municipal Corporation Act, 1990 7) The Chandannagore Municipal Corporation Act, 1990 8) The Durgapur Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 9) The West Bengal Valuation Board Act, 1978 10) West Bengal Panchayiti Raj Act, 1973 11) West Bengal Panchayat (Panchayat Samiti Administration) Rules, 1984 12) West Bengal Panchayat (Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti) Accounts and Financial Rules, 2003 |
State Municipality and Regional Acts/Rules |
| 7 |
1) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. 1974 2) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 3) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess (Amendment) Act, 2003 4) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Rules, 1978 5) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975 6) Central Board for the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution (Procedure for Transaction of Business) Rules, 1975 amended 1976 7) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 8) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1982 9) The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, amended 1991 10) The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 11) Environment (Siting for Industrial Projects) Rules, 1999 12) The Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989. 13) The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. 14) The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) (Amendment) Rules, 2010 15) The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 16) The National Environment Tribunal Act, 1995 17) The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 18) State/Union Territory Minor Forest Produce (Ownership of Forest Dependent Community) Act, 2005 19) Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 20) The Indian Forest Act, 1927 21) Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003 22) The Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling & Trans boundary Movement) Rules, 2008 23) E-waste Management and Handling Rules 2011 24) The Plastics(Manufacture, Usage and Waste Management) Rules,2009 25) Bio-medical Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998 26) Plastic Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 27) Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000 28) Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000 29) Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001 30) The Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996 31) The Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage (Amendment) Rules, 2003 32) The Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical (Amendment) Rules, 2000 33) Batteries (Management and Handling), Amendments Rules, 2010 |
Central - Pollution and Product related Acts |
| 8 |
1) The Factories Act, 1948 2) The West Bengal Factories Rules, 1958. 3) The West Bengal Factories (Welfare Officers) Rules, 1971. 4) The West Bengal Factories (Safety Officers) Rules, 1978. 5) The West Bengal Factories (Exemption) Rules, 1982. 6) West Bengal Shops & Establishments Act 1963 7) The West Bengal Boiler Rules, 1963. 8) The West Bengal Economiser Rules, 1958. 9) The West Bengal Boiler Operation Engineers` Rules, 1960. 10) The West Bengal Boiler Attendants` Rules, 1958. 11) The Indian Boilers Act,1923 12) The Indian Boiler Regulations,1950 13) Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959. 14) Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Rule 1960 as amended up to date. 15) The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 16) The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1999 17) The West Bengal Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1974 18)The West Bengal Labour Welfare Fund Rules, 1976 19) The West Bengal Payment of Subsistence Allowance Act, 1969 20) The Trade Unions Act, 1926 21) The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 22) The Industrial Employment Act, 1946 23) The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 24) Employees State Insurance Act, 1940 25) The Employees` Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 26) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 27) The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulations of Employment and Conditions of Service), 1979 28) The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 29) The Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 30) The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 31) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 32) The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 33) The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 34) The Payment of wages Act, 1936 35) The Employee`s Compensation Act, 1923 36) The West Bengal Workmen’s House Rent Allowance Act, 1974 37) The West Bengal Unorganized Sector Workers Welfare Act, 2007 38) The Child Labour Act, 1986 39) ESI MB Rule, 1974 40) Employees` Deposit Linked Insurance Schemes, 1976 41) Employees` Pension Scheme, 1995 42) Employees` Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 43) Employees` State Insurance Act, 1948 44) Employees` State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 45) Employees` State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950 |
Central and State - Factories/Boiliers/Labour and its welfare related Acts |
| 9 | 1) Electricity Act, 2003 2) Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2003 3) Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2007 4) The Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 5) The Electricity Regulatory Commission Act, 1998 |
Electricity Related Acts |
| 10 |
1) Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 2) Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011 3) Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011 |
Food Safety Related Acts/Rules and Regulations |
| 11 |
1) The West Bengal forest (Establishment and Regulation of Saw - Mills and other Wood-Based Industries) Rules, 1982 2) Indian Forest Act, 1927 3) Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, amended 1988 4) Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003 5) Forest (Conservation) Rules, 1981, amended 1992 |
Central and State – Forest related Acts |
| 12 |
1) The West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employment Act, 1979 2) The West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Rules, 1979 3) The Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 4) The West Bengal Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 5) The West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003 6) The West Bengal Transport Infrastructure Development Fund Act, 2002 7) The West Bengal Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2012 8) The West Bengal Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Rules, 2012 9) Bengal Excise (Amendment) Act, 2012 10) The Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 11) The Medicinal & Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955 12) West Bengal Molasses Control Act, 1973 13) Customs Act, 1962 14) Customs Tariff Act, 1975 15) Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931 16) Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 17) Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules, 1993 18) Foreign Trade (Exemption from application of Rules in certain cases) Order, 1993 19) Central Excise Act, 1944 20) Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 21) Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2006 |
Central and State - Tax and Tariff related Acts |
| 13 |
1) The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 2) The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 3) The Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1956 4) The Drugs (Prices Control) Order 1995 (under the Essential Commodities Act) 5) Clinical Establishments Act (The West Bengal) 6) Drugs (Control) Act (The West Bengal) 7) Homoeopathic System of Medicine Act (The West Bengal) 8) Paschim Banga Unani System of Medicine Act, (The West Bengal) 9) Drugs & Cosmetics (West Bengal Amendment) Act, (The West Bengal) 10) Smoke Nuisance Act, (The West Bengal) 11) State Health Service Act, (The West Bengal) 12) Acupuncture System of Therapy Act, (The West Bengal) |
Central and State – Drugs and related Health Acts |
| 14 | West Bengal Right to Public Service Act,2013 | State - Right to Public Services |