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 54: Daily hours.
    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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