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The Factories Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories.
1948
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Interpretation
  4. 3
     References to time of day
  5. 4
     Power to declare different departments to be separate factories or two or more factories to be a single factory
  6. 5
     Power to exempt during public emergency
  7. 6
     Approval, licensing and registration of factories
  8. 7
     Notice by occupier

  • THE INSPECTING STAFF

  • 7A
     General duties of the occupier
  • 7B
     General duties of manufacturers, etc., as regards articles and substances for use in factories
  • 8
     Inspectors
  • 9
     Powers of Inspectors
  • 10
     Certifying surgeons

  • HEALTH

  • 11
     Cleanliness
  • 12
     Disposal of wastes and effluents
  • 13
     Ventilation and temperature
  • 14
     Dust and fume
  • 15
     Artificial humidification
  • 16
     Overcrowding
  • 17
     Lighting
  • 18
     Drinking water
  • 19
     Latrines and urinals
  • 20
     Spittoons

  • SAFETY

  • 21
     Fencing of machinery
  • 22
     Work on or near machinery in motion
  • 23
     Employment of young persons on dangerous machines
  • 24
     Striking gear and devices for cutting off power
  • 25
     Self-acting machines
  • 26
     Casing of new machinery
  • 27
     Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton-openers
  • 28
     Hoists and lifts
  • 29
     Lifting machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackles
  • 30
     Revolving machinery
  • 31
     Pressure plant
  • 32
     Floors, stairs and means of access
  • 33
     Pits, sumps openings in floors, etc
  • 34
     Excessive weights
  • 35
     Protection of eyes
  • 36
     Precautions against dangerous fumes, gases, etc
  • 36A
     Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light
  • 37
     Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc
  • 38
     Precautions in case of fire
  • 39
     Power to require specifications of defective parts or tests of stability
  • 40
     Safety of buildings and machinery
  • 40A
     Maintenance of buildings
  • 40B
     Safety officers
  • 41
     Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter

  • PROVISIONS RELATING TO HAZARDOUS PROCESSES

  • 41A
     Constitution of Site Appraisal Committee
  • 41B
     Compulsory disclosure of information by the occupier
  • 41C
     Specific responsibility of the occupier in relation to hazardous processes
  • 41D
     Power of Central Government to appoint Inquiry Committee
  • 41E
     Emergency standards
  • 41F
     Permissible limits of exposure of chemical and toxic substances
  • 41G
     Workers’ participation in safety management
  • 41H
     Right of workers to warn about imminent danger

  • WELFARE

  • 42
     Washing facilities
  • 43
     Facilities for storing and drying clothing
  • 44
     Facilities for sitting
  • 45
     First-aid appliances
  • 46
     Canteens
  • 47
     Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms
  • 48
     Creches
  • 49
     Welfare officers
  • 50
     Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter

  • WORKING HOURS OF ADULTS

  • 51
     Weekly hours
  • 52
     Weekly holidays
  • 53
     Compensatory holidays
  • 54
     Daily hours
  • 55
     Intervals for rest
  • 56
     Spread over
  • 57
     Night shifts
  • 58
     Prohibition of overlapping shifts
  • 59
     Extra wages for overtime
  • 60
     Restriction on double employment
  • 61
     Notice of periods of work for adults
  • 62
     Register of adult workers
  • 63
     Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 61 and register under section 62
  • 64
     Power to make exempting rules
  • 65
     Power to make exempting orders
  • 66
     Further restrictions on employment of women

  • EMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS

  • 67
     Prohibition of employment of young children
  • 68
     Non-adult workers to carry tokens
  • 69
     Certificates of fitness
  • 70
     Effect of certificate of fitness granted to adolescent
  • 71
     Working hours for children
  • 72
     Notice of periods of work for children
  • 73
     Register of child workers
  • 74
     Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 72 and register under section 73
  • 75
     Power to require medical examination
  • 76
     Power to make rules
  • 77
     Certain other provisions of law not barred

  • ANNUAL LEAVE WITH WAGES

  • 78
     Application of Chapter
  • 79
     Annual leave with wages
  • 80
     Wages during leave period
  • 81
     Payment in advance in certain cases
  • 82
     Mode of recovery of unpaid wages
  • 83
     Power to make rules
  • 84
     Power to exempt factories

  • SPECIAL PROVISIONS

  • 85
     Power to apply the Act to certain premises
  • 86
     Power to exempt public institutions
  • 87
     Dangerous operations
  • 87A
     Power to prohibit employment on account of serious hazard
  • 88
     Notice of certain accidents
  • 88A
     Notice of certain dangerous occurrences
  • 89
     Notice of certain diseases
  • 90
     Power to direct enquiry into cases of accident or disease
  • 91
     Power to take samples
  • 91A
     Safety and occupational health surveys

  • PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

  • 92
     General penalty for offences
  • 93
     Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances
  • 94
     Enhanced penalty after previous conviction
  • 95
     Penalty for obstructing Inspector
  • 96
     Penalty for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis under section 91
  • 96A
     Penalty for contravention of the provisions of sections 41B, 41C and 41H
  • 97
     Offences by workers
  • 98
     Penalty for using false certificate of fitness
  • 99
     Penalty for permitting double employment of child
  • 100
     Repealed
  • 101
     Exemption of occupier or manager from liability in certain cases
  • 102
     Power of Court to make orders
  • 103
     Presumption as to employment
  • 104
     Onus as to age
  • 104A
     Onus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc
  • 105
     Cognizance of offence
  • 106
     Limitation of prosecutions
  • 106A
     Jurisdiction of a court for entertaining proceedings, etc., for offence

  • SUPPLEMENTAL

  • 107
     Appeals
  • 108
     Display of notices
  • 109
     Service of notice
  • 110
     Returns
  • 111
     Obligations of workers
  • 111A
     Right of workers, etc
  • 112
     General power to make rules
  • 113
     Powers of Centre to give directions
  • 114
     No charge for facilities and conveniences
  • 115
     Publication of rule
  • 116
     Application of Act to Government factorie
  • 117
     Protection to persons acting under this Act
  • 118
     Restrictions on disclosure of information
  • 118A
     Restriction on disclosure of information
  • 119
     Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 37 of 1970
  • 120
     Repeal and savings