# The Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948, Section 16

- Act: The Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 (Act 79 of 1948)
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## Text

The spread-over of an employee in a shop shall not exceed eleven hours in any day : Provided that in cases where any shop is on any day entirely closed for a continuous period of not less than three hours, the spread-over shall not exceed twelve hours in that day : Provided also that where an employee works on any day in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 14, the spread-over shall not exceed fourteen hours in any such day and where he works on any day in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of the said section, the spread-over shall not exceed sixteen hours in any such day.

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