There are many Acts and Rules of the Government that are applicable to entrepreneurs. A Simplified List can be seen in the Table below.
Sl. No |
Name of the Act and Rule |
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1 |
WBLR Act (Mutation of Land) |
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2 |
WBLR Act (Conversion of Land) |
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3 |
The Electricity (Supply) Act |
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4 |
The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 |
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5 |
ESI 1948 Act |
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6 |
Minimum Wages Act |
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7 |
Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act |
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8 |
The West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act. |
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9 |
Child Labour Act |
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10 |
The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 |
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11 |
Compensation Act |
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12 |
Gratuity Act |
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13 |
Industrial Employment Act |
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14 |
Trade Union Act |
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15 |
Bonus Act |
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16 |
The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 |
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17 |
Maternity Act |
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18 |
Weekly Holidays Act |
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19 |
Factories Act |
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20 |
Boiler Act |
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21 |
West Bengal Fire Act 1950 |
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22 |
Explosives Act/ Explosive Rules |
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23 |
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 |
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24 |
Company Act |
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25 |
The West Bengal Value Added Tax Act |
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26 |
CST Act |
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27 |
Profession Tax Act |
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28 |
Service Tax Act |
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29 |
Excise Duty |
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30 |
Partnership Act |
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31 |
Co-operative Act |
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32 |
Food Safety Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011 |
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33 |
Manufacturer Licence for (Modern / Allopathic Medicine) / Homoeo |
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34 |
Registration of a Generating Plant and Payment of Electricity Duty under Bengal Electricity Duty Act, 1935 |
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35 |
The West Bengal Ground Water Resources (Management, Control and Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2005 |
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