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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Factories Act, 1948 Section 23

Employment of Young Persons on Dangerous Machines

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Factories Act, 1948 Section 23 is part of Factories Act, 1948 - Employment of Young Persons on Dangerous Machines. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) No young person 1 [shall be required or allowed to work] at any machine to which this section applies, unless he has been fully instructed as to the dangers arising in connection with the machine and the precautions to be observed and-

(a) has received sufficient training in work at the machine, or

(b) is under adequate supervision by a person who has a thorough knowledge and experience of the machine.

(2) Sub-section (1) shall apply to such machines as may be prescribed by the State Government, being machines which in its opinion are of such a dangerous character that young persons ought no to work at them unless the foregoing requirements are complied with.

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1. Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, 10, for "shall work" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

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What does Factories Act, 1948 Section 23 provide?

Section Section 23 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Employment of Young Persons on Dangerous Machines) is reproduced on this page as part of the Factories Act, 1948. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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