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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.....

Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT, 1925 COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT, 1925 12 of 1925 18th March, 1925 "The Indian Cotton Committee which was appointed in 1917 in Chapter XVI of their Report recommended certain measures including the licensing of cotton ginning and pressing factories, to prevent such malpractices as damping, mixing and adulteration, which are injurious to the quality and reputation of Indian cotton. The recommendations of the Committee, however, involved an excessive amount of official interference. The object of the present Bill is to put the trade in a position to protect itseif by providing for the marking of bales and the record of ownership, and by providing further that unmarked bales are not tenderable in fulfilment of a contract, if marked bales are demanded by the purchaser. The Bill also makes provision for the maintenance of register for statistical returns, for the use of correct scales and weights, and for the structural improvement of ginning and pressing factories. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Indian Central Cotton Committee, and is suppelmentary to the Cotton Transport Act, 1923. " -Gazette of.....

The Haryana Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1992 Complete Act

State: Haryana

Year: 1992

THE HARYANA COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT, 1992 THE HARYANA COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT, 1992 (Haryana Act No. 16 of 1993) Table of Contents Sections. 1. Short title. 2. Definitions. 3. Grant of license. 4. Maintenance of Register. 5. Prohibition of admixture of Cotton in specified areas and penalties therefore. 6. Penalty for watering etc. 7. Destruction of Cotton waste and penalty therefore. 8. Examination of Cotton package of bales. 9. Entry and inspection. 10. Making and mass/weight of bales. 11. Returns. 12. Fire prevention protection including arrangements. 13. Fixation of ginning and pressing charges. 14. Liability of lessee or mortgage as owner. 15. Liability on transfer of ownership. 16. Structural requirements for factories. 17. Restriction on closure of factories. 18. Liability of officer of a Company. 19. Cognizance of offence. 20. Compounding of offences. 21. Power to make rules. 22. Power to reject unmarked bales in fulfillment of cotton. 23. Protection for action taken. 24. Penalty for obstructing inspector etc. 25. Penalty. 26. Repeal. 1993: HARYANA ACT 16] COTTON.....

The Kerala Cashew Factories (Acquisition) Act, 1974 [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1974

.....under Sub-section (1) of section 3 [2] (or under sub-section (1) of section 3A) (b) "Cashew factory" means a factory as defined in the Factories Act, wherein processing of cashewnuts is being carried on and includes the factory building, the site thereof, and the buildings and lands appurtenant thereto used or necessary for, or in connection with, the working of the factory ; (c) "Corporation" means the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited, incorporated under the Companies Act. 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956) ; (d) "Factories Act" means the factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948) ; (dd) [3] "Federation" means the Kerala State Co-operative Marketing Federation ;) (e) "occupier" means an occupier as defined in the Factories Act; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (g) "Processing", with reference to cashewnuts, includes extraction of cashwenut oil and roasting, shelling, peeling, grading and treating of cashewnuts. (h) [4] "Workers' Co-operative society" or Society" means a co-operative society registered under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969) and formed with the object of managing a.....

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.....

The Kerala Cashew Factories (Requisitioning) Act, 1979 1 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1979

.....November 1978. 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "cashew factory" means a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948), wherein processing of cashewnuts is being carried on and includes the factory building, the site thereof and the buildings and lands appurtenant therto used or necessary for, or in connection with, the working of the factory; (b) "Corporation" means the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited, incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956); (c) the expression "Person interested", in relation to any cashew factory, includes all persons claiming or entitled to claim an interest in the amount payable on account of the requisitioning of that factory under this Act; (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (e) "processing", with reference to cashew nuts, includes extraction of cashew nut oil, roasting, shelling, peeling, grading and treating of cashew nuts; (f) "Tribunal" means the Tribunal appointed under section 6. 3. Power to requisition cashew factories.- (1) Where the Government are satisfied that if the owner of a.....

Factories Act, 1948 Chapter 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1948

(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. ____________________ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for the former sub-section. 2. The words "except the state of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 51 of 1970, section 2 and Schedule (w.e.f. 1-9-1971). Section 2 - 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 fifteenth year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year; 1 [(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; 2 [(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 inspection required to be done in a factory under the provisions of this Act having regard to- (i) the qualifications and.....

Factories Act, 1948 Chapter IV

Title: Safety

State: Central

Year: 1948

..... 1. Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 12 ( w.e.f. 26-10-1976) . Section 25 - Self-acting machines No traversing part of a self-acting machine in any factory and no material carried thereon shall, if the space over which it runs is a space over which any person is liable to pass, whether in the course of hi s employment or otherwise, be allowed to run on its outward or inward traverse within a distance of1[forty-five centimetres] from any fixed structure which is not part of the machine: Provided that the Chief Inspector may permit the continued use of a machine installed before the commencement of this Act which does not comply with the requirements of this section on such conditions for ensuring safety as he may think fit to impose. ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section 11, for "eighteen inches" ( w.e.f. 1-12-1987) . Section 26 - Casing of new machinery ( 1 ) In all machinery driven by power and installed in any factory after the commencement of this Act,-- (a) every set screw, bolt or key on any revolving shaft, spindle, wheel or pinion shall be so sunk, encased or otherwise effectively guarded as to prevent danger ; .....