The Gujarat Warehouse Act 2006

Sr No UID Name of Legislation
THE GUJARAT WAREHOUSES ACT, 2006.

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Rule Law Environment, Social Central/State Name of
Category and Governance the State
Category
N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

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Linkage Reference (Section, Rule, Applicability
Regulation,Order)
Parent Section 3 Warehouseman
Parent Section 4 (1) Warehouseman

Parent Section 22
Warehouseman,
cooperative
society

UID Title Compliance Requirement
Prohibtion to carry the Ensure a proper license to be required

business of warehousing before starting the warehousing
wwithout license. business.
Application for and grant of Ensure to make an application to the

licence. prescribed authority for grant of license
for carrying of business of warehouse
facility.
Ensure that the business of warehousing
During the period a licence is is not carried while the license is
suspended, a warehouseman suspended revoked , expired until
shall not carry on the business . counter measure have been taken .
Every warehouseman shall Ensure reasoanable care to be taken as
take such care of the goods a man of ordinary prudence would take
deposited with him. of his own goods under similar
circumstances and conditions.
Duty to clean and maintain the Ensure that warehouse in possesion of
warehouse. the warehouseman is clean and
maintained and to fulfill such other
conditions as may be prescribed in this
No warehouseman shall accept behalf.
Ensure, not to take deposit of goods
the deposit . which are contaminated or infected by
worms and pests, and which are likely to
cause damage to other goods which are
Preservation of identity of or which
Ensure may
the be deposited
identification of in
thethe
goods
goods. deposited in a warehouse, the goods of
one depositor separate from the goods
of other depositors, and also the goods
Goods deteriorating in of the same
Ensure depositor
forthwith give separate from his
notice thereof to
warehouse and their disposal. the depositor asking him to take
delivery of the goods immediately on
surrendering the receipt duly
To provide for knowledge of discharged,
Ensure to give andany
oninterested
payment of all dues.
party on
goods to the interested party. acceptance of certain payment , disclose
the condition of the goods.
Ensure without unnecessary delay, to

deliver the goods stored in warehouse
to the depositor on demand made by
Delivery goods. him and on surrender of the receipt duly
Accounts , books to be discharged, and on accounts,
Ensure to maintain payment of all the
books and
maintained by the records, in such form and in such
warehousman. manner, as may be prescribed.
Ensureto insure the goods in warehouse

against loss or damage by fire or
Insurance of goods in burglary. On a written request from a
warehouses. depositor and on his agreeing to pay the
requisite charges
Ensure , to recoverforthe
additional
charges of the
insurance from the depositor's goods
Warehouseman's right to before delivery , to levy lein on the
recover from the depositor. goods in respecty of charges .
Discrimination Ensure to not restrict a person's will to
prohibited. avail the warehousing facility , in the
bounds of the law , not to discriminate
with the person or their goods, opting to
avial
Ensurethenot
facilities
to lend. money on goods
which he receives for storage in his
Not to lend money against warehouse.
goods in warehouse.
Issue of Receipt. Ensure that the receipt has been
dispatched with every goods received ,
stored .
Receipt transferable by Ensure receipt issued be transferable by

endorsement endorsement, and shall entitle its lawful
holder to receive the goods specified in
it on the same terms and conditions on
Warehouseman's duty to which
Ensurethe person who
a duplicate originally
receipt is provide on
provide a duplicate receipt. proper request made by the depositor
and through proper mediums .
Numeric Threshold Threshold value
Unit of threshold(In case there is a Authority Frequency/Periodicity
Numeric Threshold )
Licensing Agency Ongoing
Inspection Agency Ongoing
Appropriate Authority Ongoing

Appropriate Authority ongoing

Consequence of Amount of First Reference for Consequence of Corrective Actions Severity
Non Compliance Penalty or Range of Non Compliance
First Penalty
Punishable with 1000 Section 35 (1a) N/A L2 a

simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
Punishable withor 1000 Section 35 1 (b) N/A L2 a
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months, or
Punishable with 1000 Section 35 1 (b) N/A L2 a
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
Punishable withor 1000 Section 35 (1a) N/A L2 a
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months,
simple
imprisonment
which may extend
to six months, or
Daily fine if applicable Amount of Daily fine in INR Compoundable/Non
Yes/No Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
No 0 Compoundable
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Name of Legislation The Gujurat Warehouse Act , 2006
Allied Rules/Regulation/Order N/A
Summary to include This act talk about the guidelines given by the Government of Gujarat to be fo
Who is the Act applicale to, what is it about,
summary of key compliances Warehouseman.
changes to compliances
Related Judgements
Maximum Punishment/Penalty
rnment of Gujarat to be followed by the Warehouse amd its Owners .
Sr No Frequency/
Periodicity
Given
1 One Time
2 Weekly
3 Monthly
4 Quarterly
5 Half Yearly
6 Annually
7 3 Yearly
8 5 Yearly
9 10 Yearly
10 Event Based
11 Ongoing
Interpretation
Compliance requirements to be performed one time or at the beginning of new operations

Compliance requirements to be performed every week as per the Law
Compliance requirements to be performed every month as per the Law
Compliance requirements to be performed every quarter as per the Law
Compliance requirements to be performed every 6 months as per the Law
Compliance requirements to be performed every year as per the Law
Compliance requirements to be performed every 3 years as per the Law
Compliance requirements to be performed depending upon any particular event happening
Compliance requirements to be ensured on a daily basis
Sr No Severity Interpretation
1 L1 Business Continuity
2 L2 a all provisions including
i) only Imprisonment
ii) imprisonment AND fine (both)
2 L2 b all provisions including Imprisonment OR fine
3 L3 any monetary fines above Rs 10,00,000
4 L4 any monetary fines from Rs 50,001 to Rs 9,99,999
5 L5 any monetary fines from Rs 1 to Rs 50,000
Amendment
Penalty Calculation
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THE GUJARAT WAREHOUSES ACT, 2006.

THE GUJARAT WAREHOUSES ACT, 2006.

THE GUJARAT WAREHOUSES ACT, 2006.

THE GUJARAT WAREHOUSES ACT, 2006.

THE GUJARAT WAREHOUSES ACT, 2006.

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THE GUJARAT WAREHOUSES ACT, 2006.

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

N/A Commerci Governance State Gujarat

Parent Section 3 Warehouseman

Parent Section 4 (1) Warehouseman

Parent Section 11 (1) Warehouseman

Parent Section 13 Warehouseman

Parent Section 14 (1) Warehouseman

Parent Section 14 (2) Warehouseman

Parent Section 15 Warehouseman

Parent Section 16 (1) Warehouseman

Parent Section 16 (2) Warehouseman

Parent Section 17 Warehouseman

Parent Section 19 Warehouseman

Parent Section 20 (1) Warehouseman

Parent Section 20 (2) Warehouseman

Parent Section 32 Warehouseman

Parent Section 33 Warehouseman

Prohibtion to carry the Ensure a proper license to be required

Application for and grant of Ensure to make an application to the

Ensure without unnecessary delay, to

Ensureto insure the goods in warehouse

Receipt transferable by Ensure receipt issued be transferable by

Licensing Agency Ongoing

Licensing Agency Ongoing

Licensing Agency Ongoing

Inspection Agency Ongoing

Inspection Agency Ongoing

Inspection Agency Ongoing

Inspection Agency Ongoing

Inspection Agency Ongoing