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Factories Act, 1948 Section 91

Title: Power to Take Samples

State: Central

Year: 1948

(1) An Inspector may at any time during the normal working hours of a factory, after informing the occupier or manager of the factory or other person for the time being purporting to be in charge of the factory, take in the manner hereinafter provided a sufficient sample of any substances used or intended to be used in the factory, such use being-- (a) in the belief of the Inspector in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, or (b) in the opinion of the Inspector likely to cause bodily injury to, or injury to the health of, workers in the factory. (2) Where the Inspector takes a sample under sub-section (1), he shall, in the presence of the person informed under that sub-section unless such person wilfully absents himself, divide the sample into three portions and effectively seal and suitably mark them, and shall permit such person to add his own seal and mark thereto. (3) The person informed as aforesaid shall, if the Inspector so requires, provide the appliances for dividing, sealing and marking the sample taken under this section. (4) The Inspector shall-- (a) forthwith give one portion of the sample to the person informed.....

Factories Act, 1948 Chapter IX

Title: Special Provisions

State: Central

Year: 1948

..... 1. Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 38 (w.e.f. 26-10-1976). Section 89 - Notice of certain diseases ( 1 ) Where any worker in a factory contracts any disease specified in1[the Third Schedule], the manager of the factory shall send notice thereof to such authorities, and in such form and within such time, as may be prescribed. ( 2 ) If any me dical practitioner attends on a person who is or has been employed in a factory, and who is, or is believed by the me dical practitioner to be, suffering from any disease specified in1[the Third Schedule], the me dical practitioner shall without delay send a report in writing to the office of the Chief Inspector stating- (a) the name and full postal address of the patient, (b) the disease from which he believes the patient to be suffering, and (c) the name and address of the factory in which the patient is, or was last, employed. ( 3 ) Where the report under sub-section ( 2 ) is confirmed to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector, by the certificate of a certifying surgeon or otherwise, that the person is suffering from a disease specified in1[the Third Schedule], he shall pay to the me dical practitioner such.....

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.....

Mines and Minerals (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 section 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 in the right of the Dominion or oi SECTION 14: PROTECTION OF.....

Factories Act, 1948 Section 91A

Title: Safety and Occupational Health Surveys

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....of India, or such other officer as may be authorised in this behalf by the State Government or the Chief Inspector or the Director General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes or the Director General of Health Services may, at any time during the normal working hours of a factory, or at any other time as is found by him to be necessary, after giving notice in writing to the occupier or manager of the factory or any other person who for the time being purports to be in charge of the factory, undertake safety and occupational health surveys, and such occupier or manager or other person shall afford all facilities for such every, including facilities for the examination and testing of plant and machinery and collection of samples and other data relevant to the survey. (2) For the purpose of facilitating surveys under sub-section (1) every worker shall, if so required by the person conducting the survey, present himself to undergo such medical examination as may be considered necessary by such person and furnish all information in his possession and relevant to the survey. (3) Any time spent by a worker for undergoing medical examination or furnishing.....

Factories Act, 1948 Schedule II

Title: The Second Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1948

..... 2 mg/m3 , respirable dust fraction containing less than 5% quartz mppcm Million particles per cubic metre of air based on impinger samples counted by light-field techniques. *As determined by the membrane-liter method at 400--450 x megnification (4 mm objective) phase contrast illumination. Respirable Dust: Fraction passing a size-selector with the following characteristics: Aerodynamic Diameter (u.m.) % passing sector (Unit density sphere) < 2 90 2.5 75 3.5 50 5.0 25 10 0] ____________________ 1.Substituted by S.O. 170 (E), dated 2nd March, 1989. 2.Substituted by S.O. 342 (E), dated 19th April, 2001 (w.e.f. 19-4-2001). 3.Lint-free dust as measured by the vertical clutricator cotton-dust sampler.

Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 Section 6

Title: Power to Make Rules as Respects Mineral Oils Development

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....oils mined, quarried, excavated or collected;] (j)the submission by the owners or lessees of mines of special or periodicalreturns and reports, and the forms in which and the authorities to whom suchreturns and reports shall be submitted. ____________________________________ 1.Substituted for the words 'minerals' by the Mines and Minerals (Regulation andDevelopment Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), Section 32 and Schedule III (with effectfrom 1-6-1958). 2.Clauses (a) and (b) were omitted, by the Mines and Minerals (Regulation andDevelopment Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), Section 32 and Schedule III (with effectfrom 1-6-1958). 3.Substituted for 'mineral resources', by the Mines and Minerals (Regulation andDevelopment Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), Section 32 and Schedule III (with effectfrom 1-6-1958). 4.Substituted for former Clause (i) Oilfields (Regulation and Development)Amendment Act, 1969 (39 of 1969), Section 2 (with retrospective effect from1-1-1968).

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.....

Central Silk Board Act, 1948 Section 8H

Title: Appointment of Seed Officers

State: Central

Year: 1948

1[8H. Appointment of Seed Officers.- (1) The Committee may, by order, appoint such person as it thinks fit, or notify an employee of the Board having such qualifications as may be specified by regulations to be the Seed Officers and define the local limits of their jurisdiction. (2) Every Seed Officer shall be under the administrative Control of the Committee and shall be responsible for inspecting the seeds and the facilities available with the seed producers and dealers before or after their registration to ensure adherence to the standards and conditions laid down in this regard. (3) The Seed Officer may-- (a) take samples of any silk-worm seed of any kind or variety from-- (i) any producer or dealer; or (ii) any person who is in the course of conveying such seed to a purchaser or a consignee; or (iii) a purchaser or a consignee after delivery of such seed to him; (b) exercise such other powers as may be specified by regulations. ______________________________ 1. Inserted by the Central Silk Board (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. 42 of 2006), w.e.f. 01.07.2007

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.....