State Act

The Assam Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(Facilitation of Establishment and Operation) Act, 2020 (Assam Act No.XIV of 2020) (1)

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Acknowledgment Certificate" means the acknowledgment certificate issued under section 5; (b) "approval" means any permission, no-objection, clearance, consent, approval, registration, license and the like, required under any State Law in connection with the establishment or operation of an enterprise in the State of Assam; (c) "Competent Authority" means any department or agency of the Government or local authority, statutory body, State owned corporation, Panchayati Raj Institution, Municipality/ Urban Local Bodies, Urban Development Authorities or any other authority or agency constituted or established by or under any State Law or under Administrative control of the Government which is entrusted with the powers or responsibilities to grant or issue approval for establishment or operation of an enterprise in the State; (d) "enterprise" means a micro, small and medium enterprise; (e) “Government” means the Government of Assam; (f) "Micro, Small and Medium enterprise" means the Micro, Small or Medium Enterprises as defined in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 or as amended; (g) "Nodal Agency" means the Nodal Agency referred to in section 3; (h) "notification" means a notification published in the Assam Gazette and the word "notified" shall be construed accordingly; (i) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (j) "State" means State of Assam ; (k) "undertaking" means a letter to be taken from enterprise under the prescribed format to include that the enterprise shall ensure appropriate labour welfare measures, adequate fire safety and environmental measures as required by law.