Section - 2 - Factories Act, 1948

Section - 2 - Interpretation

Interpretation.

2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—

(a) "adult" means a person who has completed his eighteenth year of age;

(b) "adolescent" means a person who has completed his fifteen year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year;

(bb) "calendar year" means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year;]

[(ca) "competent person", in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person or an institution recognised as such by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of carrying out tests, examinations and inspections required to be done in a factory under the provisions of this Act having regard to—

(i) the qualifications and experienc .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store