Factories Act, 1948

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

Section - 4 - Power to declare different departments to be separate factoÂries or two or more factories to be a single factory

Section - 5 - Power to exempt during public emergency

Section - 6 - Approval, licensing and registration of factories

Section - 7 - Notice by occupier

Section - 7A - General duties of the occupier

Section - 7B - General duties of manufacturers, etc., as regards articles and substances for use in factories

Section - 8 - Inspectors

Section - 9 - Powers of Inspectors

Section - 10 - Certifying surgeons

Section - 11 - Cleanliness

Section - 12 - Disposal of wastes and effluents

Section - 13 - Ventilation and temperature

Section - 14 - Dust and fume

Section - 15 - Artificial humidification

Section - 16 - Overcrowding

Section - 17 - Lighting

Section - 18 - Drinking water

Section - 19 - Latrines and urinals

Section - 20 - Spittoons

Section - 21 - Fencing of machinery

Section - 22 - Work on or near machinery in motion

Section - 23 - Employment of young persons on dangerous machines

Section - 24 - Striking gear and devices for cutting off power

Section - 25 - Self-acting machines

Section - 26 - Casing of new machinery

Section - 27 - Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton-openers

Section - 28 - Hoists and lifts

Section - 29 - Lifting machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackles

Section - 30 - Revolving machinery

Section - 31 - Pressure plant

Section - 32 - Floors, stairs and means of access

Section - 33 - Pits, sumps, openings in floors, etc

Section - 34 - Excessive weights

Section - 35 - Protection of eyes

Section - 36 - Precautions against dangerous fumes, gases, etc

Section - 36A - Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light

Section - 37 - Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc

Section - 38 - Precautions in case of fire

Section - 39 - Power to require specifications of defective parts or tests of stability

Section - 40 - Safety of buildings and machinery

Section - 40A - Maintenance of buildings

Section - 40B - Safety officers

Section - 41 - Power to make rule to supplement this Chapter

Section - 41A - Constitution of Site Appraisal Committees

Section - 41B - Compulsory disclosure of information by the occupier

Section - 41C - Specific responsibility of the occupier in relation to hazardous processes

Section - 41D - Power of Central Government to appoint Inquiry Committee

Section - 41E - Emergency standards

Section - 41F - Permissible limits of exposure of chemical and toxic substances

Section - 41G - Workers' participation in safety management

Section - 41H - Right of workers to warn about imminent danger

Section - 42 - Washing facilities

Section - 43 - Facilities for storing and drying clothing

Section - 44 - Facilities for sitting

Section - 45 - First aid appliances

Section - 46 - Canteens

Section - 47 - Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms

Section - 48 - Creches

Section - 49 - Welfare officers

Section - 50 - Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter

Section - 51 - Weekly hours

Section - 52 - Weekly holidays

Section - 53 - Compensatory holidays

Section - 54 - Dally hours

Section - 55 - Intervals for rest

Section - 56 - Spreadover

Section - 57 - Night shifts

Section - 58 - Prohibition of overlapping shifts

Section - 59 - Extra wages for overtime

Section - 60 - Restriction on double employment

Section - 61 - Notice of periods of work for adults

Section - 62 - Register of adult workers

Section - 63 - Hours of work to correspond with notice under <a href="javascript:ShowMainContent('Act', 'CMSID', '102120000000003144', '');">section 61</a> and register under section 62

Section - 64 - Power to make exempting rules

Section - 65 - Power to make exempting orders

Section - 66 - Further restrictions on employment of women

Section - 67 - Prohibition of employment of young children

Section - 68 - Non-adult workers to carry tokens

Section - 69 - Certificates of fitness

Section - 70 - Effect of certificate of fitness granted to adolescent

Section - 71 - Working hours for children

Section - 72 - Notice of periods of work for children

Section - 73 - Register of child workers

Section - 74 - Hours of work to correspond with notice under <a href="javascript:ShowMainContent('Act', 'CMSID', '102120000000003156', '');">section 72</a> and register under section 73

Section - 75 - Power to require medical examination

Section - 76 - Power to make rules

Section - 77 - Certain other provisions of law not barred

Section - 78 - Application of Chapter

Section - 79 - Annual leave with wages

Section - 80 - Wages during leave period

Section - 81 - Payment in advance in certain cases

Section - 82 - Mode of recovery of unpaid wages

Section - 83 - Power to make rules

Section - 84 - Powers to exempt factories

Section - 85 - Power to apply the Act to certain premises

Section - 86 - Power to exempt public institutions

Section - 87 - Dangerous operations

Section - 87A - Power to prohibit employment oft account of serious hazard

Section - 88 - Notice of certain accidents

Section - 88A - Notice of certain dangerous occurrences

Section - 89 - Notice of certain diseases

Section - 90 - Power to direct enquiry into cases of accident or disease

Section - 91 - Power to take samples

Section - 91A - Safety and occupational health surveys

Section - 92 - General penalty for offences

Section - 93 - Liability of owner of premises In certain circumstances

Section - 94 - Enhanced penalty after previous conviction

Section - 95 - Penalty for obstructing Inspector

Section - 96 - Penalty for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis under section 91

Section - 96A - Penalty for contravention of the provisions of sections 41B, 41C and 41H

Section - 97 - Offences by workers

Section - 98 - Penalty for using false certificate of fitness

Section - 99 - Penalty for permitting double employment of child

Section - 100 - Determination of occupier in certain cases

Section - 101 - Exemption of occupier or manager from liability in certain cases

Section - 102 - Power of Court to make orders

Section - 103 - Presumption as to employment

Section - 104 - Onus as to age

Section - 104A - Onus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc

Section - 105 - Cognizance of offences

Section - 106 - Limitation of prosecutions

Section - 106A - Jurisdiction of a court for entertaining proceedings, etc., for offence

Section - 107 - Appeals

Section - 108 - Display of notices

Section - 109 - Service of notice

Section - 110 - Returns

Section - 111 - Obligations of workers

Section - 111A - Right of workers, etc

Section - 112 - General power to make rules

Section - 113 - Powers of Centre to give directions

Section - 114 - No charge for facilities and conveniences

Section - 115 - Publication of rules

Section - 116 - Application of Act to Government factories

Section - 117 - Protection to persons acting under this Act

Section - 118 - Restriction on disclosure of information

Section - 118A - Restriction on disclosure of information

Section - 119 - Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 37 of 1970

Section - 120 - Repeal and savings

First Schedule - FIRST SCHEDULE

Second Schedule - SECOND SCHEDULE

Third Schedule - THIRD SCHEDULE

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