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Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Section 9

Title: Structural Requirements for Factories

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....shall be provided with separate entrances and exits for the bringing in of unsigned and the taking out of ginned cotton respectively, and (b) the factories shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the prescribed authority : Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to any factory in which only roller gins are used where the number of such gins if not more than four. {Ins.by Act 14 of 1939, s.2.}[(1A) If any cotton ginning factory, whether erected before or after commencement of this Act-- (a) no structural alterations or additions, the construction of which commenced after the 27th day of February, 1939, shall be made so as to minimize the degree of compliance of the factory as a whole with the requirements set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1), and (b) every structural addition (whether actually attached to any existing structure in the factory or not), the construction of which commenced after the last-mentioned date, shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the prescribed authority : Provided that nothing in this sub-section apply to any factory in which, after any.....

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Factories Act, 1948 Section 4

Title: Power to Declare Different Departments to Be Separate Factories or Two or More Factories to He a Single Factory

State: Central

Year: 1948

1 [4. Power to declare different departments to be separate factories or two or more factories to be a single factory The State Government may, 2 [on its own or] on an application made in this behalf by an occupier, direct, by an order in writing 2 [and subject to such conditions as it may deem fit], that for all or any of the purposes of this Act different departments or branches of a factory of the occupier specified in the application shall be treated as separate factories or that two or more factories of the occupier specified in the application shall be treated as a single factory:] 3 [Provided that no order under this section shall be made by the State Government on its own motion unless an opportunity of being heard is given to the occupier.] _____________________ 1. Substituted by Act 25 of 1954, section 3, for section 4 (w.e.f. 7-5-1954). 2. Inserted by Act 20 of 1987, section 3 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987). 3. Added by Act 20 of 1987, section 3 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

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Factories Act, 1948 Section 6

Title: Approval, Licensing and Registration of Factories

State: Central

Year: 1948

(1) The State Government may make rules-- 1 [(a) requiring, for the purposes of this Act, the submission of plans of any class or description of factories to the Chief Inspector or the State Government;] 2 [(aa) requiring the previous permission in writing of the State Government or the Chief Inspector to be obtained for the site on which the factory is to be situated and for the construction or extension of any factory or class or description of factories; (b) requiring for the purpose of considering applications for such permission the submission of plans and specifications; (c) prescribing the nature of such plans and specifications and by whom they shall be certified; (d) requiring the registration and licensing of factories or any class or description of factories, and prescribing the fees payable for such registration and licensing and for the renewal of licences; (e) requiring that no licence shall be granted or renewed unless the notice specified in section 7 has been given. (2) If on an application for permission referred to in 3 [clause (aa)] of sub-section (1) accompanied by the plans and specifications required by the rules made under clause (b) of that.....

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Factories Act, 1948 Complete Act

Title: Factories Act, 1948

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....- Reference to time of day Section4 - Power to declare different departments to be separate factories or two or more factories to he a single factory Section5 - Power to exempt during public emergency Section6 - Approval, licensing and registration of factories Section7 - Notice by occupier Section7A - General duties of the occupier Section7B - General duties of manufacturers, etc., as regards articles and substances for use in factories Chapter II Section8 - Inspectors Section9 - Powers of Inspectors Section10 - Certifying surgeons Chapter III Section11 - Cleanliness Section12 - Disposal of wastes and effluents Section13 - Ventilation and temperature Section14 - Dust and fume Section15 - Artificial humidification Section16 - Overcrowding Section17 - Lighting Section18 - Drinking water Section19 - Latrines and urinals Section20 - Spittoons Chapter IV Section21 - Fencing of machinery Section22 - Work on or near machinery in motion Section23 - Employment of young persons on dangerous machines Section24 - Striking gear and devices for cutting off power Section25 - Self-acting machines Section26 - Casing of new machinery Section27 - Prohibition of.....

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Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Section 5A

Title: Returns from Cotton Ginning Factories

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....of any other State may, be notification in the Official Gazette, bring this section into force in the State. (2) The owner of every cotton ginning factory shall submit to the prescribed authority, within such time and in such form as may be prescribed, weekly returns showing the quantity of cotton ginned in the factory during the preceding week and from the commencement of the season to the end of that week. (3) The State Government shall compile from the weekly returns so submitted, and shall publish in such manner as it thinks fit, a statement showing the total quantity of cotton ginned in the State during the week and from the commencement of the season of the end of the week, to which the returns relate : Provided that the quantity of cotton ginned in any individual factory shall not be published. (4) If default is made in submitting any return as required by sub-section (2), the owner of the factory shall be published with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. (5) The provisions of sub-section (4) of section 5 apply to cotton ginning factories and the returns referred to in sub-section (2) of this section as they apply to cotton pressing factories and the returns.....

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Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Amending Act 1

Title: Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories (Repeal) Act, 1998

State: Central

Year: 1925

COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES (REPEAL) ACT, 1998 [Act, No.2 of 1999] [2nd January, 1999] PREAMBLE An Act to repeal the Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-ninth year of the Republic of India as follows: - 1. Short title This Act may be called the Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories (Repeal) Act 1998. 2. Repeal of Act 12 of 1925 The Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925, is hereby repealed.

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Factories Act, 1948 Section 7B

Title: General Duties of Manufacturers, Etc., as Regards Articles and Substances for Use in Factories

State: Central

Year: 1948

1 [7B. General duties of manufacturers, etc., as regards articles and substances for use in factories (1) Every person who designs, manufactures, imports or supplies any article for use in any factory, shall- (a) ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the article is so designed and constructed as to be safe and without risks to the health of the workers when properly used; (b) carry out or arrange for the carrying out of such tests and examination as may be considered necessary for the effective implementation of the provisions of clause (a); (c) take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that adequate information will be available-- (i) in connection with the use of the article in any factory; (ii) about the use for which it is designed and tested; and (iii) about any conditions necessary to ensure that the article, when put to such use, will be safe, and without risks to the health of the workers: Provided that where an article is designed or manufactured outside India, it shall be obligatory on the part of the importer to see- (a) that the article conforms to the same standards if such article is manufactured in India, or (b) if the standards.....

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Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Complete Act

Title: Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925

State: Central

Year: 1925

Preamble1 - COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT, 1925 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Maintenance of registers Section4 - Marking of bales Section5 - Returns Section5A - Returns from cotton ginning factories Section6 - Seals and weights Section7 - Liability of lessee as owner Section8 - Liability or transfer of ownership Section9 - Structural requirements for factories Section10 - Liability of officers of a company Section11 - Cognizance of offences Section12 - Power of Central Government to make rules Section13 - Power of the State Government make rules Section14 - Power to reject un-marked bales in fulfilment of contracts Section15 - Protection for acts done under Act Amending Act1 - COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES (REPEAL) ACT, 1998

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Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Preamble 1

Title: Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925

State: Central

Year: 1925

THE COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT, 1925 [Act, No. 12 of 1925] [AS ON 1956] [This Act has been amended in its application to] [18th March, 1925] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the better regulation of cotton ginning and cotton pressing factories. whereas it is expedient to provide for the better regulation of cotton ginning and cotton pressing factories ; It if hereby enacted as follows :--

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Factories Act, 1948 Preamble 1

Title: The Factories Act, 1948

State: Central

Year: 1948

THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 [Act, No. 63 of 1948 ]1 [ 23 rd September, 1948 ] PREAMBLE 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:-- ____________________ 1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see Gazette of India, 1947, Pt. V, pp. 580 & 581; for Report of Select Committee, see Gazette of India 1948, Pt. V. pp. 551-590. The Act has been extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, section 2 and Schedule I; Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963, section 3 and Schedule I, Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, section 3 and Schedule and Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands by Reg. 8 of 1965, section 3 and Section I.

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