Factories Act, 1948

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

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Section - 2 - Interpretation

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Section - 3 - References to time of day

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

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Section - 5 - Power to exempt during public emergency

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Section - 6 - Approval, licensing and registration of factories

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Section - 7 - Notice by occupier

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Section - 7A - General duties of the occupier

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

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Section - 8 - Inspectors

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Section - 9 - Powers of Inspectors

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Section - 10 - Certifying surgeons

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Section - 11 - Cleanliness

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Section - 12 - Disposal of wastes and effluents

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Section - 13 - Ventilation and temperature

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Section - 14 - Dust and fume

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Section - 15 - Artificial humidification

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Section - 16 - Overcrowding

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Section - 17 - Lighting

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Section - 18 - Drinking water

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Section - 19 - Latrines and urinals

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Section - 20 - Spittoons

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Section - 21 - Fencing of machinery

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Section - 22 - Work on or near machinery in motion

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Section - 23 - Employment of young persons on dangerous machines

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

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Section - 25 - Self-acting machines

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Section - 26 - Casing of new machinery

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

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Section - 28 - Hoists and lifts

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

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Section - 30 - Revolving machinery

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Section - 31 - Pressure plant

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Section - 32 - Floors, stairs and means of access

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

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Section - 34 - Excessive weights

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Section - 35 - Protection of eyes

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

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

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

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Section - 38 - Precautions in case of fire

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

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Section - 40 - Safety of buildings and machinery

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Section - 40A - Maintenance of buildings

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Section - 40B - Safety officers

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

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Section - 41A - Constitution of Site Appraisal Committees

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

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

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

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Section - 41E - Emergency standards

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

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Section - 41G - Workers' participation in safety management

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

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Section - 42 - Washing facilities

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Section - 43 - Facilities for storing and drying clothing

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Section - 44 - Facilities for sitting

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Section - 45 - First aid appliances

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Section - 46 - Canteens

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Section - 47 - Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms

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Section - 48 - Creches

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Section - 49 - Welfare officers

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

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Section - 51 - Weekly hours

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Section - 52 - Weekly holidays

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Section - 53 - Compensatory holidays

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Section - 54 - Dally hours

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Section - 55 - Intervals for rest

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Section - 56 - Spreadover

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Section - 57 - Night shifts

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Section - 58 - Prohibition of overlapping shifts

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Section - 59 - Extra wages for overtime

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Section - 60 - Restriction on double employment

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Section - 61 - Notice of periods of work for adults

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Section - 62 - Register of adult workers

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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

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Section - 64 - Power to make exempting rules

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Section - 65 - Power to make exempting orders

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Section - 66 - Further restrictions on employment of women

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Section - 67 - Prohibition of employment of young children

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Section - 68 - Non-adult workers to carry tokens

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Section - 69 - Certificates of fitness

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

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Section - 71 - Working hours for children

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Section - 72 - Notice of periods of work for children

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Section - 73 - Register of child workers

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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

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Section - 75 - Power to require medical examination

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Section - 76 - Power to make rules

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Section - 77 - Certain other provisions of law not barred

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Section - 78 - Application of Chapter

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Section - 79 - Annual leave with wages

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Section - 80 - Wages during leave period

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Section - 81 - Payment in advance in certain cases

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Section - 82 - Mode of recovery of unpaid wages

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Section - 83 - Power to make rules

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Section - 84 - Powers to exempt factories

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

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Section - 86 - Power to exempt public institutions

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Section - 87 - Dangerous operations

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

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Section - 88 - Notice of certain accidents

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Section - 88A - Notice of certain dangerous occurrences

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Section - 89 - Notice of certain diseases

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

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Section - 91 - Power to take samples

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Section - 91A - Safety and occupational health surveys

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Section - 92 - General penalty for offences

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

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Section - 94 - Enhanced penalty after previous conviction

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Section - 95 - Penalty for obstructing Inspector

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

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

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Section - 97 - Offences by workers

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Section - 98 - Penalty for using false certificate of fitness

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Section - 99 - Penalty for permitting double employment of child

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Section - 100 - Determination of occupier in certain cases

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

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Section - 102 - Power of Court to make orders

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Section - 103 - Presumption as to employment

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Section - 104 - Onus as to age

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

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Section - 105 - Cognizance of offences

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Section - 106 - Limitation of prosecutions

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

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Section - 107 - Appeals

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Section - 108 - Display of notices

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Section - 109 - Service of notice

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Section - 110 - Returns

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Section - 111 - Obligations of workers

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Section - 111A - Right of workers, etc

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Section - 112 - General power to make rules

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Section - 113 - Powers of Centre to give directions

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Section - 114 - No charge for facilities and conveniences

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Section - 115 - Publication of rules

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Section - 116 - Application of Act to Government factories

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Section - 117 - Protection to persons acting under this Act

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Section - 118 - Restriction on disclosure of information

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Section - 118A - Restriction on disclosure of information

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

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Section - 120 - Repeal and savings

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First Schedule - FIRST SCHEDULE

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Second Schedule - SECOND SCHEDULE

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Third Schedule - THIRD SCHEDULE

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