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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Factories Act, 1948 Section 47

Shelters, Rest Rooms and Lunch Rooms

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Factories Act, 1948 Section 47 is part of Factories Act, 1948 - Shelters, Rest Rooms and Lunch Rooms. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) In every factory wherein more than one hundred and fifty workers are ordinarily employed, adequate and suitable shelters or rest rooms and a suitable lunch room, with provision for drinking water, where workers can eat meals brought by them, shall be provided and maintained for the use of the workers;

Provided that any canteen maintained in accordance with the provisions of section 46 shall be regarded as part of the requirements of this sub-section:

Provided further that where a lunch room exists no worker shall eat any food in the work room.

(2) The shelters or rest rooms or lunch rooms to be provided under sub-section (1) shall be sufficiently lighted aid ventilated and shall be maintained in a cool and clean condition.

(3) The State Government may--

(a) prescribe the standards in respect of construction, accommodation, furniture and other equipment of shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms to be provided under this section;

(b) by notification in the Offical Gazette, exempt any factory or class or description of factories from the requirements of this section.

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What does Factories Act, 1948 Section 47 provide?

Section Section 47 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Shelters, Rest Rooms and Lunch Rooms) 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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