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Factories Act, 1948 Chapter VI

Title: Working Hours of Adults

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....week. Section 53 - Compensatory holidays (1) Where, as a result of the passing of an order or the making of a rule under the provisions of this Act exempting a factory or the workers therein from the provisions of section 52, a worker is deprived of any of the weekly holidays for which provision is made in sub-section (1) of that section, he shall be allowed, within the month in which the holidays were due to him or within the two months immediately following that month, compensatory holidays of equal number to the holidays so lost. (2) The State Government may prescribe the manner in which the holidays for which provision is made in sub-section (1) shall be allowed. Section 54 - Daily hours Subject to the provisions of section 51, not adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory for more than nine hours in any day: 1[Provided that, subject to the previous approval of the Chief Inspector, the daily maximum specified in this section may be exceeded in order to facilitate the change of shifts.] _____________________ 1. Added by Act 25 of 1954, section 10 (w.e.f. 7-5-1954). Section 55 - Intervals for rest 1[(1)]2[The periods of work] of adult.....

Factories Act, 1948 Section 62

Title: Register of Adult Workers

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....a register of adult workers, to be available to the Inspector at all times during working hours, or when any work is being carried on in the factory, showing-- (a) the name of each adult worker in the factory; (b) the nature of hi s work; (c) the group, if any, in which he is included; (d) where his group works on shifts, the relay to which he is allotted; (e) such other particulars as may be prescribed : Provided that, if the Inspector is of opinion that any muster roll or register maintained as part of the routine of a factory gives in respect of any or all the workers in the factory the particulars required under this section, he may, by order in writing, direct that such muster roll or register shall to the corresponding extent be maintained in place of, and be treated as t he register of adult workers in that factory. 1[( 1 A) No adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in any factory unless hi s name and other particulars have been entered in the register of adult workers.] ( 2 ) The State Government may prescribe the form of the register of adult workers, t he manner in which it shall be maintained and the period for which it shall be.....

Factories Act, 1948 Section 61

Title: Notice of Periods of Work for Adults

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....not be working in contravention of any of the provisions of sections 51 , 52 , 54 ,1[ 55 , 56 and 58 ]. ( 3 ) Where all the adult workers in a factory are required to work during the same periods, the manager of the factory shall fix those periods for such workers generally. ( 4 ) Where all the adult workers in a factory are not required to work during the same periods, the manager of the factory shall classify them into groups according to the nature of their work indicating the number of workers in each group. ( 5 ) For each group which is not required to work on a system of shifts, the manager of the factory shall fix the periods during which the group may be required to work. ( 6 ) Where any group is required to work on a system of shifts and the relays ar e not to be subject to predetermined periodical changes of shifts, the manager of the factory shall fix the periods during which each relay of the group may be required to work. ( 7 ) Where any group is to work on a system of shifts and the relays ar e to be subject to predetermined periodical changes of shifts, the manager of the factory shall draw up a scheme of shifts where under the periods during which.....

Bombay Children Act, 1948, (Maharashtra) Section 10

Title: No Joint Trial of Child and Adult in Area Where Juvenile Court Exists

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1948

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18981, or any other law for the time being in force, no child shall be charged with or tried for any offence together with an adult if a juvenile court has been established for the area where the trial of such case is to take place. (2) If a child is accused of an offence for which under section 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18981, or any other law for the time being in force, such child and the adult could, but for the provisions of sub-section (1), have been tried together the court taking cognizance of the offence shall direct separate trials of the child and the adult; if a juvenile court has been established for the local area the child shall be tried by the juvenile court and the adult shall be tried separately by a court having jurisdiction to try the offence. ________________ 1. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

Bombay Children Act, 1948, (Maharashtra) Section 13

Title: Adult to Be Committed to Sessions in a Case to Be Committed to Sessions

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1948

In the trial of a case in which a child is being tried together with an adult in accordance with the provisions of this Act, if the Magistrate trying the case comes to the conclusion that the case is a fit one for committal to the court of session, he shall separate the case in respect of the child from that in respect of the adult and shall direct the adult alone to be committed to the court of sessions for trial and shall proceed with the trial of the case in respect of the child notwithstanding anything in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18981, or any other law for the time being in force. _________________ 1 See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 9

Title: Punishment for Male Adult Marrying a Child

State: Central

Year: 2006

Whoever, being a male adult above eighteen years of age, contracts a child marriage shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both.

Constitution of India Article 326

Title: Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to Be on the Basis of Adult Suffrage

State: Central

Year: 1950

The elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of every State shall be on the basis of adult suffrage; that is to say, every person who is a citizen of India and who is not less than1[eighteen years] of age on such date as may be fixed in that behalf by or under any law made by the appropriate Legislature and is not otherwise disqualified under this Constitution or any law made by the appropriate Legislature on the ground of non-residence, unsoundness of mind, crime or corrupt or illegal practice, shall be entitled to be registered as a voter at any such election. ________________________ 1. Substituted by the Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, section 2, for "twenty-one years" (w.e.f. 28-3-1989).

The Factories Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1948

THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 ACT NO. 63 OF 1948 1* [23rd September, 1948.] An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories; It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Factories Act, 1948. 2*[(2) It extends to the whole of India 3***.] (3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1949. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "adult" means a person who has completed his fifteenth year of age; (b) "adolescent" means a person who has completed his fifteen year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year; 4*[(bb) "calendar year" means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year;] (c) "child" means a person who has not completed his fifteenth year of age; 5*[(ca)] "competent person", in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person or an institution recognized as such by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of.....

The Factories Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1948

THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 ACT NO. 63 OF 1948 1* [23rd September, 1948.] An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories; It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Factories Act, 1948. 2*[(2) It extends to the whole of India 3***.] (3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1949. 2. Interpretation. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "adult" means a person who has completed his fifteenth year of age; (b) "adolescent" means a person who has completed his fifteen year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year; 4*[(bb) "calendar year" means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year;] (c) "child" means a person who has not completed his fifteenth year of age; 5*[(ca)] "competent person", in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person or an institution recognized as such by the Chief.....

Factories Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1948

FACTORIES ACT, 1948 FACTORIES ACT, 1948 63 of 1948 An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories; It is hereby enacted as follows:- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Factories Act, 1948. 1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2[***]]. (3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1949. SECTION 02: INTERPRETATION In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "adult" means a person who has completed his eighteenth year of age; (b) "adolescent" means a person who has completed his fifteen year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year; 3[( bb) "calendar year" means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year;] (c) "child" means a person who has not completed his fifteenth year of age; 4[(ca)"competent person", in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person or an institution recognised as such by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of carrying out tests, examinations and inspections required to be done in a factory under.....