LawgistThe Factories Act
54Daily hours
Subject to the provisions of section 51, not adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory for more than nine hours in any day:
1[Provided that, subject to the previous approval of the Chief Inspector, the daily maximum specified in this section may be exceeded in order to facilitate the change of shifts.]
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1. Added by Act 25 of 1954, s. 10 (w.e.f. 7-5-1954).
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
