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 41F: Permissible limits of exposure of chemical and toxic substances.
    1[*41F. Permissible limits of exposure of chemical and toxic substances.--(1) The maximum permissible threshold limits of exposure of chemical and toxic substances in manufacturing processes (whether hazardous or otherwise) in any factory shall be of the value indicated in the Second Schedule.
     (2) The Central Government may, at any time, for the purpose of giving effect to any scientific proof obtained from specialised institutions or experts in the field by notification in the Official Gazette, make suitable changes in the said Schedule.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 20 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
* Ins. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 20 (w.e.f. 1-6-1988).
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