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 36A: Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light.
    1[36A. Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light.--In any factory--
         (a) no portable electric light or any other electric appliance of voltage exceeding twenty-four volts shall be permitted for use inside any chamber, tank, vat, pit, pipe, flue or other confined space 2[unless adequate safety devices are provided]; and
         (b) if any inflammable gas, fume or dust is likely to be present in such chamber, tank, vat, pit, pipe, flue or other confined space, no lamp or light other than that flame-proof construction shall be permitted to be used therein.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 94 of 1976, s. 16 (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).
2. Ins. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 18 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
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