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FACTORIES ACT 1948
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DEFINITIONS
Adult Sec. 2(a): An adult means a person who has completed his 18th year of age
Adolescent: Sec 2(b) An adolescent means a person who has completed his 15th year of age but has not completed his 18th year
Child: Sec 2( c) A ‘child’ means a person who has not completed the 15th year of age.
Calendar year: Sec 2(bb) It means a period of 12 months beginning with the 1st day of January in any year.
Young person Sec 2(d) A young person means a person who is either a child or an adolescent.
Day Sec 2 (e) It means a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight.
Week Sec 2(f) It means a period of 7 days beginning at midnight on Saturday night or such other night as may be approved in writing for a particular area by the Chief inspector of Factories
Occupier Sec 2(m)
‘Occupier’ of a factory means the person who has ultimate control overt he affairs of the factory. In the case of a factory owned and controlled by Central Government or any State Government or any local authority, the person or persons appointed to manage the affairs of the factory by the Central Government, the State Government or the local authority, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the occupier.
WORKING HOURS FOR ADULTS
1. Weekly hours (Sec 51)
No adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory fro more than 48 hours in any week
2. Daily hours (Sec 54)
No adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory fro more than 9 hours in any day. But in order to facilitate the change of shift this limit can be exceeded. This can however be done with the previous approval of the Chief Inspector of Factories
Intervals for rest (Sec 55)
No worker shall work for more than 5 hours before he has an interval for rest of at least half an hour (Sec 55 (1)). The Chief Inspector may by written order and for the reasons specified therein , exempt any factory from the provisions of Sec.55(1). But in that case also, the total number of hours worked without an interval shall not exceed 6 (Sec. 55(2))
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DEFINITIONS
Adult Sec. 2(a): An adult means a person who has completed his 18th year of age
Adolescent: Sec 2(b) An adolescent means a person who has completed his 15th year of age but has not completed his 18th year
Child: Sec 2( c) A ‘child’ means a person who has not completed the 15th year of age.
Calendar year: Sec 2(bb) It means a period of 12 months beginning with the 1st day of January in any year.
Young person Sec 2(d) A young person means a person who is either a child or an adolescent.
Day Sec 2 (e) It means a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight.
Week Sec 2(f) It means a period of 7 days beginning at midnight on Saturday night or such other night as may be approved in writing for a particular area by the Chief inspector of Factories
Occupier Sec 2(m)
‘Occupier’ of a factory means the person who has ultimate control overt he affairs of the factory. In the case of a factory owned and controlled by Central Government or any State Government or any local authority, the person or persons appointed to manage the affairs of the factory by the Central Government, the State Government or the local authority, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the occupier.
WORKING HOURS FOR ADULTS
1. Weekly hours (Sec 51)
No adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory fro more than 48 hours in any week
2. Daily hours (Sec 54)
No adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory fro more than 9 hours in any day. But in order to facilitate the change of shift this limit can be exceeded. This can however be done with the previous approval of the Chief Inspector of Factories
Intervals for rest (Sec 55)
No worker shall work for more than 5 hours before he has an interval for rest of at least half an hour (Sec 55 (1)). The Chief Inspector may by written order and for the reasons specified therein , exempt any factory from the provisions of Sec.55(1). But in that case also, the total number of hours worked without an interval shall not exceed 6 (Sec. 55(2))