Factories Act, 1948

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

FACTORIES ACT, 1948

[63 OF 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 I

PRELIMINARY

Short title, extent and commencement.

1. (1) This Act may be called the Factories Act, 1948.

[(2) It extends to the whole of India [***]].

(3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1949.

 

Latest Job Openings

View all
Company
23 October 2026
Sr. Accountant

SANKARAN & KRISHNAN

New Delhi

B.Com

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 20 October 2026
CA ARTICLE

AMKN & CO

Noida

CA Inter

View Details
Company
12 November 2026
Auditor

Oz Taxation

Vijayawada

Graduate (Any)

View Details
Company
Featured ARTICLESHIP 28 October 2026
CA- Inter and Articles

N N V Satish & Co.,

Hyderabad

CA Inter

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 23 October 2026
Articled Trainee

J Y & CO

Hyderabad

CA Inter

View Details
Company
24 October 2026
CA Industrial Trainee

Fytomax Nutrition Private Limited

Aurangabad

CA Inter

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 23 October 2026
CA Articleship / Article Assistant

M N Rao & Associates LLP

Vijayawada

CA Inter

View Details
Company
28 October 2026
Assistant Director/ Associate Director-Finance & Accounting

Krea University

Chennai

CA

View Details