Section 21
Section 21 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948. Except on the days that may be notified under sub-section (3) of section 19, no employee shall be required or allowed to work in any residential hotels, restaurant or eating house for more than nine hours in any day.
(1) Except on the days that may be notified under sub-section (3) of section 19, no employee shall be required or allowed to work in any residential hotels, restaurant or eating house for more than nine hours in any day.
(2) On the days which may be notified under sub-section (3) of section 19, any employee may be required or allowed to work in a residential hotel, restaurant or eating house in excess of the period fixed under sub-section (1), if such excess period does not exceed three hours in any day. 49[22. The period of work of an employee in a residential hotel, restaurant, or eating house each day shall be so fixed that no period of continuous work, shall exceed five hours and that no employee shall be required or allowed to work for more than five hours before he has had an interval for rest of at least one hour] : 50 [Provided that, the State Government may, on an application made in that behalf by the employees concerned, permit the reduction of the interval for rest to half an hour.]
Section 21, The Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 (Act 79 of 1948).
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Questions about Section 21
How do I find court cases under Section 21 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Bombay Shops and Establishments Act 21, section 21 Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, section 21 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 21 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 19, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When was the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act enacted?
Bombay Shops and Establishments Act was enacted in 1948 as Act 79 of 1948. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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