Act Number: 63

Act Name: The Factories Act, 1948

Year: 1948

Enactment Date: 1948-09-23

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

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section 23: Employment of young persons on dangerous machines.
    (1) No young person 1[shall be required or allowed to work] at any machine to which this section applies, unless he has been fully instructed as to the dangers arising in connection with the machine and the precautions to be observed and--
         (a) has received sufficient training in work at the machine, or
         (b) is under adequate supervision by a person who has a thorough knowledge and experience of the machine.
     (2) Sub-section (1) shall apply to such machines as may be prescribed by the State Government, being machines which in its opinion are of such a dangerous character that young persons ought not to work at them unless the foregoing requirements are complied with.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 10, for "shall work" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
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