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Is it necessary for every Food establishment to appoint a nominee under PFA Act? |
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No. Appointment of Nominee is a matter to be decided by the partnership firm or a company or other association of individuals.
Note: Proprietorship establishment can’t nominate a person. |
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Who can be appointed as a “nominee” of a company? |
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Any Director or Manager ( employed mainly in a managerial or supervisory capacity ) can be nominated. Explanation: In relation to a firm, Director means a partner in the firm and “Manager” for Hotel Industry, term manager includes a person incharge of the catering department.. |
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Whether the chef employed by Hotel Industry run by a company or firm can be nominated as nominee under PFA Act. |
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Yes. |
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What are the documents that required to be submitted by a company for making a valid nomination? |
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The following documents are required to be furnished.
(i) Two copies of Form IX with attested photograph of the proposed nominee.
(ii) A Certified copy of resolution passed by the Board of Directors with endorsement of authorised signatory to sign form IX in lieu of Directors/Partners
(iii) Certified and true copy of the Memorandum and Article of Association of the company or attested copies of the partnership deed of the firm.
(iv) Attested copy of the appointment letter to establish that the proposed nominee holds Managerial or supervisory position.
(v) Proof of residence of the proposed nominee like Ration Card, Bank Pass Book, Election Identity Card, Driving License or any other document issued by the Govt. Deptt. showing identifiable image of the Nominee and residential address. |
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| Q.5 |
From where the form IX can be obtained ? |
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It can be downloaded on a plain paper from the website (http://foodsafety.delhigovt.nic.in) |
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How to get the photograph of the nominee attested? |
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Take the photograph of the nominee to the Gazetted Officer or a Notary Public & get the same signed. |
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| Q.7 |
How to get acknowledgement of nomination? |
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Please take an appointment with Dy.Commissioner(Food Safety)/Designated officer and deliver documents to get acknowledgement then and there. |
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| Q.8 |
How much time is taken to acknowledge the nomination in Form IX? |
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Get acknowledgement on spot if all documents are in order otherwise within 10-15 days. |
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| Q.9 |
Where a company has different branches or units in NCT of Delhi , can it nominate single person to be nominee for all the branches or units? |
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No. Separate person must be nominated for each branch or unit and separate application and documents have to be filed for each branch/unit. |
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