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Factories Act, 1948 Section 12

Title: Disposal of Wastes and Effluents

State: Central

Year: 1948

1[( 1 ) Effective arrangements shall be made in every factory for the treatment of wastes and effluents due to the manufacturing process carried on therein, so as to render them innocuous, and for their disposal.] ( 2 ) The State Government may make rules prescribing the arrangements to be made under sub-section ( 1 ) or requiring that the arrangements made in accordance with sub­-section ( 1 ) shall be approved by such authority as may be prescribed. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 94 of 1976, section 9, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Electricity Act, 2003

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....scheme for the development of any river in any region is in operation, the State Government and the generating company shall co-ordinate their activities with the activities of the persons responsible for such scheme insofar as they are inter-related. 9. Captive generation (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a person may construct, maintain or operate a captive generating plant and dedicated transmission lines: PROVIDED that the supply of electricity from the captive generating plant through the grid shall be regulated in the same manner as the generating station of a generating company. (2) Every person, who has constructed a captive generating plant and maintains and operates such plant, shall have the right to open access for the purposes of carrying electricity from his captive generating plant to the destination of his use: PROVIDED that such open access shall be subject to availability of adequate transmission facility and such availability of transmission facility shall be determined by the Central Transmission Utility or the State Transmission Utility, as the case may be: PROVIDED FURTHER that any dispute regarding the availability 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.....

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.....

Central Silk Board Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....made by Parliament by law, the declaration contained in section 2was effective during that period.- Gaz. of lnd., 27-12-1912, Pt. II, S. 2, p. 639. Act 21 of 1970.- The Central Silk Board Act, 1948 (61 of 1948) provides for the development of the silk industry under the control of the union and for that purpose has establishment (established) a Central Silk Board Under sub-section (2) of section 12of that act, the accounts of the Board are to be audited annually by auditors appointed by the Central Government and at present the accounts are, by consent, being audited by the Deputy Accountant General, Commerce, Works and Miscellaneous, Bombay. It is proposed to amend section 12to make specific provision authorising the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any other person authorised by him to audit the accounts of the Board. It is also proposed to insert a provision requiring the Board to prepare for every year a report of its activities during that year and submit it to the Central Government for being laid before Parliament. 2. Opportunity is being taken to amend- (a)Section 1(2) of the Act to provide for its extension to the State of Jammu and Kashmir; (b) Section 8(2).....

West Bengal Land Development and Planning Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1948

.....area. Explanation II. Notwithstanding any amendment made, after the commencement of this Act, to clause (b) of section 2 of the Calcutta Improvement Act, 1911, this Act shall apply and be deemed always to have applied to the area which was comprised within the municipality of Tollygunge immediately before the issue of a notification under section 594 of the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951. (3) It shall come into force on the date on which the West Bengal Land Development and Planning Ordinance, 1948, ceases to operate. Section 2 Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) the expressions "land", "Collector" and "Company" respectively have the same meanings as in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894; (b) "development scheme" means a scheme for the development of land for any public purpose; (c) "notified area" means an area declared under sub-section (1) of ' section 4 to be a notified area; (d) "public purpose" includes (i) the settlement of immigrants who have migrated into the [State] of West Bengal on account of circumstances beyond their control, (ii) the establishment of towns, model villages and agricultural colonies, (iii) the.....

Factories Act, 1948 Chapter III

Title: Health

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....worker. (4) The State Government may prescribe, standards of sufficient and suitable lighting for factories or for any class or description of factories or for any manufacturing process. Section 18 - Drinking water (1) In every factory effective arrangements shall be made to provide and maintain at suitable points conveniently situated for all workers employed therein a sufficient supply of wholesome drinking water. (2) All such points shall be legibly marked "drinking water" in a language understood by a majority of the workers employed in the factory, and no such point shall be situated within 1 [six metres of any washing place, urinal, latrine, spittoon, open drain carrying sullage or effluent or any other source of contamination] unless a shorter distance is approved in writing by the Chief Inspector. (3) In every factory wherein more than two hundred and fifty workers are ordinarily employed, provision shall be made for cool drinking water during hot weather by effective means and for distribution thereof. (4) In respect of all factories or any class or description of factories the State Government may make rules for securing compliance with the provisions of.....

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.....

Oilfields Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....purpose of ascertaining the position of the working, actual or prospective, of any mine or abandoned mine or for any other purpose mentioned in this Act or the rules made thereunder, any officer authorised by the Central Government in this behalf shall have the right to - (a) enter and inspect any mine ; (b) order the production of any document, book, register or record in the possession or power of any person having the control of or connected with, any mine; (c) examine any person having the control of, or connected with, any mine. (2) Any officer authorised by the Central Government under sub- section (I) shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of (S.21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860) (XLV of 1860). SECTION 12 : Relaxation of rules in special cases The Central Government may, if satisfied that it is in the public interest so to do, authorise in any case the granting of any mining lease or the working of any mine on terms and conditions different from those laid down in the rules made under SECTION 13 : Act to be binding on the Crown The provisions of this Act shall be binding the Crown, whether ia the right of the Dominion or oi SECTION 14 : Protection.....