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 95: Penalty for obstructing Inspector.
    Whoever wilfully obstructs an Inspector in the exercise of any power conferred on him by or under this Act, or fails to produce on demand by an Inspector any registers or other documents in his custody kept in pursuance of this Act or of any rules made thereunder, or conceals or prevents any worker in a factory from appearing before, or being examined by, an Inspector, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 1[six months] or with fine which may extend to 2[ten thousand rupees] or with both.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 32, for "three months" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
2. Subs. by s. 32, ibid., for "five hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
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