Act 63 of 1948

Preamble

Sec. 2 THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 [ACT NO. LXIII OF 1948] (23rd September, 1948) An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories; It is hereby enacted as follows :- CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY

Sections

Type to filter. 123 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Interpretation
3. 3References to time of day
4. 5Power to exempt during public emergency
5. 6Approval, licensing and registration of factories
6. 7Notice by occupier
7. 8Inspectors
8. 9Powers of Inspectors
9. 10Certifying surgeons
10. 11Cleanliness
11. 12Disposal of wastes and effluents
12. 13Ventilation and temperature
13. 14Dust and fume
14. 15Artificial humidification
15. 16Over-crowding
16. 17Lighting
17. 18Drinking water
18. 19Latrines and urinals
19. 20Spittoons
20. 21Fencing of machinery
21. 22Work on or near machinery in motion
22. 23Employment of young persons on dangerous machines
23. 24Striking gear and devices for cutting off power
24. 25Self-acting machines
25. 26Casing of new machinery
26. 27Prohibition of employment of women and children near cottonopeners
27. 28Hoists and lifts
28. 30Revolving machinery
29. 31Pressure Plant
30. 32Floors, stairs and means of access
31. 33Pits, sumps, openings in floors, etc
32. 34Excessive weights
33. 35Protection of eyes
34. 37Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc
35. 39Power to require specifications of defective parts or test of stability
36. 40Safety of buildings and machinery
37. 40BSafety Officers
38. 41Power to make rule to supplement this Chapter
39. 41AConstitution of Site Appraisal Committees
40. 41BCompulsory disclosure of information by the occupier
41. 41CSpecific responsibility of the occupier in relation to hazardous processes
42. 41DPower of Central Government to appoint Inquiry Committee
43. 41EEmergency standards
44. 41FPermissible limits of exposure of chemical and toxic substances
45. 41GWorkers' participation in safety management
46. 41HRight of workers to warn about imminent danger
47. 42Washing facilities
48. 43Facilities for storing and drying of wet clothing
49. 44Facilities for sitting
50. 45First aid appliances
51. 46Canteens
52. 47Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms
53. 48Crèches
54. 49Welfare officers
55. 50Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter
56. 51Weekly hours
57. 52Weekly holidays
58. 53Compensatory holidays
59. 54Daily hours
60. 55Intervals for rest
61. 56Spread over
62. 57Night shifts
63. 58Prohibition of overlapping shifts
64. 59Extra wages for overtime
65. 60Restriction on double employment
66. 61Notice of periods of work for adults
67. 62Register of adult workers
68. 63Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 61 and register under section 62
69. 64Power to make exempting rules
70. 65Power to make exempting orders
71. 66Further restrictions on employment of women
72. 67Prohibition of employment of young children
73. 68Non-adult workers to carry tokens
74. 69Certificates of fitness
75. 70Effect of certificate of fitness granted to adolescent
76. 71Working hours for children
77. 72Notice of periods of work for children
78. 73Register of child workers
79. 74Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 72 and register under section 73
80. 75Power to require medical examination
81. 76Power to make rules
82. 77Certain other provisions of law not barred
83. 78Application of Chapter
84. 79Annual leave with wages
85. 80Wages during leave period
86. 81Payment in advance in certain cases
87. 82Mode of recovery of unpaid wages
88. 83Power to make rules
89. 84Power to exempt factories
90. 85Power to apply the Act to certain premises
91. 86Power to exempt public institutions
92. 87Dangerous operations
93. 88Notice of certain accidents
94. 89Notice of certain diseases
95. 90Power to direct enquiry into cases of accident or disease
96. 91Power to take samples
97. 92General penalty for offences
98. 94Enhanced penalty after previous conviction
99. 95Penalty for obstructing Inspector
100. 96Penalty for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis under section 91
101. 97Offences by workers
102. 98Penalty for using false certificates of fitness
103. 99Penalty for permitting double employment of child
104. 100
105. 101Exemption of occupier or manager from liability in certain cases
106. 102Power of Court to make orders
107. 103Presumption as to employment
108. 104AOnus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc
109. 105Cognizance of offences
110. 106Limitation of prosecutions
111. 107Appeals
112. 108Display of notices
113. 109Service of notices
114. 110Returns
115. 111Obligations of workers
116. 112General power to make rules
117. 113Powers of Centre to give directions
118. 114No charge for facilities and conveniences
119. 115Publication of rules
120. 116Application of Act to Government factories
121. 117Protection to persons acting under this Act
122. 118Restriction on disclosures of information
123. 120Repeal and savings

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