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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Factories Act, 1948 Section 104

Onus as to Age

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Factories Act, 1948 Section 104 is part of Factories Act, 1948 - Onus as to Age. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) When any act or omission would, if a person wear under a certain age, be an offence punishable under this Act, and such person is in the opinion of the Court prima facie under such age, the burden shall be on the accused to prove that such person is no under such age.

(2) A declaration in writing by a certifying surgeon relating to a worker that he has personally examined him and believes him to be under the age stated is such declaration shall, for the purposes of this Act and the rules made thereunder, be admissible as evidence of the age of that worker.

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What does Factories Act, 1948 Section 104 provide?

Section Section 104 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Onus as to Age) 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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