Section 54

Daily hours.

The Factories Act, 1948

  • Act 63 of 1948
  • Ministry of Labour and Employment
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories.

All sections
    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.]

Notes

1. Added by Act 25 of 1954, s. 10 (w.e.f. 7-5-1954).

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