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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Factories Act, 1948 Section 36A

Precautions Regarding the Use of Portable Electric Light

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Factories Act, 1948 Section 36A is part of Factories Act, 1948 - Precautions Regarding the Use of Portable Electric Light. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1[36A. Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light

In any factory--

(a) no portable electric light or any other electric appliance of voltage exceeding twenty-four volts shall be permitted for use inside any chamber, tank, vat, pit, pipe, flue or other confined space2[unless adequate safety devices are provided]; and

(b) if any inflammable gas, fume or dust is likely to be present in such chamber, tank, vat, pit, pipe, flue or other confined space, no lamp or light other than that flame-proof construction shall be permitted to be used therein.]

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1. Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 16 ( w.e.f. 26-10-1976 ) .

2. Inserted by Act 20 of 1987, section 18 ( w.e.f. 1-12-1987 ) .

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What does Factories Act, 1948 Section 36A provide?

Section Section 36A of the Factories Act, 1948 (Precautions Regarding the Use of Portable Electric Light) 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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