Section List

63/1948 - The Factories Act, 1948 ▶

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 Number	Title	Actions
1	Short title, extent and commencement.
2	Interpretation.
3	References to time of day.
4	Power to declare different departments to be separate factories or two or more factories to be a single factory.
5	Power to exempt during public emergency.
6	Approval, licensing and registration of factories.
7	Notice by occupier.
7A	General duties of the occupier.
7B	General duties of manufacturers, etc., as regards articles and substances for use in factories.
8	Inspectors.
9	Powers of Inspectors.
10	Certifying surgeons.
11	Cleanliness.
12	Disposal of wastes and effluents.
13	Ventilation and temperature.
14	Dust and fume.
15	Artificial humidification.
16	Overcrowding.
17	Lighting.
18	Drinking water.
19	Latrines and urinals.
20	Spittoons.
21	Fencing of machinery.
22	Work on or near machinery in motion.
23	Employment of young persons on dangerous machines.
24	Striking gear and devices for cutting off power.
25	Self-acting machines.
26	Casing of new machinery.
27	Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton-openers.
28	Hoists and lifts.
29	Lifting machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackles.
30	Revolving machinery.
31	Pressure plant.
32	Floors, stairs and means of access.
33	Pits, sumps openings in floors, etc.
34	Excessive weights.
35	Protection of eyes.
36	Precautions against dangerous fumes, gases, etc.
36A	Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light.
37	Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc.
38	Precautions in case of fire.
39	Power to require specifications of defective parts or tests of stability.
40	Safety of buildings and machinery.
40A	Maintenance of buildings.
40B	Safety officers.
41	Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter.
41A	Constitution of Site Appraisal Committee.
41B	Compulsory disclosure of information by the occupier.
41C	Specific responsibility of the occupier in relation to hazardous processes.
41D	Power of Central Government to appoint Inquiry Committee.
41E	Emergency standards.
41F	Permissible limits of exposure of chemical and toxic substances.
41G	Workers’ participation in safety management.
41H	Right of workers to warn about imminent danger.
42	Washing facilities.
43	Facilities for storing and drying clothing.
44	Facilities for sitting.
45	First-aid appliances.
46	Canteens.
47	Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms.
48	Creches.
49	Welfare officers.
50	Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter.
51	Weekly hours.
52	Weekly holidays.
53	Compensatory holidays.
54	Daily hours.
55	Intervals for rest.
56	Spread over.
57	Night shifts.
58	Prohibition of overlapping shifts.
59	Extra wages for overtime.
60	Restriction on double employment.
61	Notice of periods of work for adults.
62	Register of adult workers.
63	Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 61 and register under section 62.
64	Power to make exempting rules.
65	Power to make exempting orders.
66	Further restrictions on employment of women.
67	Prohibition of employment of young children.
68	Non-adult workers to carry tokens.
69	Certificates of fitness.
70	Effect of certificate of fitness granted to adolescent.
71	Working hours for children.
72	Notice of periods of work for children.
73	Register of child workers.
74	Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 72 and register under section 73.
75	Power to require medical examination.
76	Power to make rules.
77	Certain other provisions of law not barred.
78	Application of Chapter.
79	Annual leave with wages.
80	Wages during leave period.
81	Payment in advance in certain cases.
82	Mode of recovery of unpaid wages.
83	Power to make rules.
84	Power to exempt factories.
85	Power to apply the Act to certain premises.
86	Power to exempt public institutions.
87	Dangerous operations.
87A	Power to prohibit employment on account of serious hazard.
88	Notice of certain accidents.
88A	Notice of certain dangerous occurrences.
89	Notice of certain diseases.
90	Power to direct enquiry into cases of accident or disease.
91	Power to take samples.
91A	Safety and occupational health surveys.
92	General penalty for offences.
93	Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances.
94	Enhanced penalty after previous conviction.
95	Penalty for obstructing Inspector.
96	Penalty for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis under section 91.
96A	Penalty for contravention of the provisions of sections 41B, 41C and 41H.
97	Offences by workers.
98	Penalty for using false certificate of fitness.
99	Penalty for permitting double employment of child.
100	Repealed.
101	Exemption of occupier or manager from liability in certain cases.
102	Power of Court to make orders.
103	Presumption as to employment.
104	Onus as to age.
104A	Onus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc.
105	Cognizance of offences
106	Limitation of prosecutions.
106A	Jurisdiction of a court for entertaining proceedings, etc., for offence.
107	Appeals.
108	Display of notices.
109	Service of notices
110	Returns.
111	Obligations of workers.
111A	Right of workers, etc.
112	General power to make rules.
113	Powers of Centre to give directions.
114	No charge for facilities and conveniences.
115	Publication of rules
116	Application of Act to Government factories
117	Protection to persons acting under this Act.
118	Restrictions on disclosure of information.
118A	Restriction on disclosure of information.
119	Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 37 of 1970.
120	Repeal and savings.