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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Factories Act, 1948 Section 55

Intervals for Rest

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Factories Act, 1948 Section 55 is part of Factories Act, 1948 - Intervals for Rest. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1[(1)]2[The periods of work] of adult workers in a factory each day shall be so fixed that no period shall exceed five hours and that no worker shall work for more than five hours before he has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour.

3[( 2 ) The State Government or, subject to the control of the Sta t e Government, the Chief Inspector, may, by written order and for the reasons specified therein, exempt any factory from the provisions of sub-section ( 1 ) so however that the total number of hours worked by a worker without an interval does not exceed six.]

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1. Section 55 re-numbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 25 of 1954, section 11 (w.e.f. 7-5-1954).

2. Substituted by act 40 of 1949, section 3 Schedule II, for "The period" (w.e.f. 1-5-1949).

3. Added by Act 25 of 1954, section 11 (w.e.f. 7-5-1954).

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What does Factories Act, 1948 Section 55 provide?

Section Section 55 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Intervals for Rest) 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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