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Shop act for dental clinic

C.A. M.Com. Suhas A. Nagpure (CA) (1175 Points)

21 February 2012

Can any one tell that the dental clinics are required to register under shop act or not?

Is dental clinic to be treated as a shop?

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Harpreet (Legal Officer) (21 Points)
Replied 22 February 2012

I too am intrested to know. My son is doing Dentristry and i too would like to know which are the mandatory liscences that are needed in Gujarat.

Giridhar S Karandikar (Team Lead) (7543 Points)
Replied 22 February 2012

All the professionals are not required to get themselves registered under the Shop Act, as a separate body regulates the profession. So the Certificate of Practice received from the respective regulator would be sufficient to carry on the dental practice.

For instance in case of Chartered Accountant the COP provided by the ICAI is sufficient to carry on the practice.

Please note that Profession & Business are two different things. So if you are doing an business then the Shop Act Registration is necessary.

However if the total receipts during the crosses the threshold of Rs.10lacs then the registration under the Service Tax Act is required to be made.