Section 7 in Bihar Shops & Establishments Act, 1953
7. Opening and closing hours of establishments.
- [(1) No establishment shall on any day be opened earlier than [8 A.M.] [Substituted by Act 2 of 1975.] and closed later than [10 P.M.] [Substituted for the figures '8 & 9' respectively by Act 25 of 2007.] :Provided that any customer who was being served or was waiting to be served at such closing hour in any establishment may be served in such establishment during the quarter of an hour immediately following such hour.](2)The State Government may, by notification, after the opening or closing hours for different establishments or for different areas or for different periods of the year.(3)When they are conducted in an establishment two or more trades or business, any or which is of such a character that, if it was sole trade or business, therein conducted, the provisions of this section would not apply to that establishment shall, so far the conduct of that trade or business is concerned, be exempt from the operation of this section.[For notification regarding changing opening & closing times, see Notification in this book.]
