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FACTORIES ACT, 1948 (MAHARASHTRA AMENDMENT)

FACTORIES ACT, 1948 (MAHARASHTRA AMENDMENT)

FACTORIES ACT1948 (MAHARASHTRA AMENDMENT)

Section 2 - Interpretation

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

(a)      "adult" means a person who has completed his eighteenth year of age;

(b)      "adolescent" means a person who has completed his fifteenth year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year;

[1] [(bb) "calendar year" means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year;]

(c)      "child" means a person who has not completed his fifteenth year of age;

[2] [(ca) "competent person", in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person or an institution recognised as such by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of carrying out tests, examinations and inspection required to be done in a factory under the provisions of this Act having regard to-

(i)       the qualifications and experience of the person and facilities available at his disposal; or

(ii)      the qualifications and experience of the persons employed in such institution and facilities available therein, with regard to the conduct of such tests, examinations and inspections, and more than one person or institution can be recognised as a competent person in relation to a factory;

(cb) "hazardous process" means any process or activity in relation to an industry specified in the First Schedule where, unless special care is taken, raw materials used therein or the intermediate or finished products, bye-products, wastes or effluents thereof would--

(i)       cause material impairment to the health of the persons engaged in or connected therewith, or

(ii)      result in the pollution or the general environment:

Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the First Schedule by way of addition, omission or variation of any industry specified in the said Schedule;

(d)      ''young person" means a person who is either a child or an adolescent;

(e)      "day" means a period of twenty-four hours beginning at midnight:

(f)       "week" means a period of seven days beginning at midnight on Saturday night or such other night as may be approved in writing for a particular area by the Chief Inspector of Factories;

(g)      "power" means electrical energy or any other form of energy which is mechanically transmitted and is not generated by human or animal agency;

(h)     "prime mover" means any engine, motor or other appliance which generates or otherwise provides power;

(i)       "transmission machinery" means any shaft, wheel, drum, pulley, system of pulleys, coupling, clutch, driving belt or other appliance or device by which the motion of a prime mover is transmitted to or received by any machinery or appliance;

(j)       "machinery" includes prime movers, transmission machinery and all other appliances whereby power is generated, transformed, transmitted or applied;

(k)      "manufacturing process" means any process for--

(i)    making altering, repairing, ornamenting, finishing, packing, oiling, washing, cleaning, breaking up, demolishing, or otherwise treating or adapting any article or substance with a view to its use, sale, transport, delivery or disposal, or

[3] [(ii) pumping oil, water, sewage or any other substance; or]

(iii) ??generating, transforming or transmitting power; or

[4] [(iv)  composing types for printing, printing by letter press, lithography, photogravure or other similar process or book binding;] [5] [or]

(v)   constructing, reconstructing, repairing, refitting, finishing or breaking up ships or vessels; [6] [or]

[7] [(vi) preserving or storing any article in cold storage;]

(l)       "worker" means a person [8][employed, directly or by or through any agency (including a contractor) with or without the knowledge of the principal employer, whether for remuneration or not], in any manufacturing process, or in cleaning any part of the machinery or premises used for a manufacturing process, or in any other kind of work incidental to, or connected with, the manufacturing process, or the subject of the manufacturing process [9][but does not include any member of the armed forces of the Union];

(m)    "factory" means any premises including the precincts thereof-

(i)       whereon ten or more workers are working, or were working on any day of the preceding twelve months, and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on with the aid of power, or is ordinarily so carried on, or

(ii)      whereon twenty or more workers are working, or were working on any day of the preceding twelve months, and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on without the aid of power, or is ordinarily so carried on,--

but does not include a mine subject to the operation of [10] [the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952)], or [11] [a mobile unit belonging to the armed forces of the Union, railway running shed or a hotel), restaurant or eating place].

[12] [Explanation [13] [I]--For computing the number of workers for the purposes of this clause all the workers in [14] [different groups and relays] in a day shall be taken into account;]

[15] [Explanation II.--For the purposes of this clause, the mere fact that an Electronic Data Processing Unit or a Computer Unit is installed in any premises or part thereof, shall not be construed to make it a factory if no manufacturing process is being carried on in such premises or part thereof;]

[STATE AMENDMENTS

[16] [Maharashtra.-

In section 2, in clause (m),--

(a)      after the words "restaurant or eating place", add the words "or a poly house or green house engaged in the activity of floriculture or pomology or High Value Crops".

(b)      after Explanation II, add the following Explanation, namely:--

"Explanation III.-For the purposes of this clause, the term "High Value Crops" shall mean and include,-

(i)       Plantation of fruits, flowers and vegetables in green house or shed-net house;

(ii)      Plantation of exotic fruits, flowers and vegetables;

(iii)     Plantation of crops by use of bio-technology;

(iv)    Plantation of medicinal and aromatic plants and processing industry;

(v)      Production of mushroom and processing industry;

(vi)    Production of fruits by micro-drip irrigation by use of plastic and mulching;

(vii)   Nurseries and processing industry where vegetables are produced in a green house;

(viii)  Nursery of ornamental plants.]

(c)      "occupier" of a factory means the person who has ultimate control over the affairs of the factory [17] [***].

[18] [Provided that-

(i)       in the case of a firm or other association of individuals, any one of the individual partners or members thereof shall be deemed to be the occupier;

(ii)      in the case of a company, any one of the directors shall be deemed to be the occupier;

(iii)     in the case of a factory owned or controlled by the Central Government or any State Government, or any local authority, the person or persons appointed to manage the affairs of the factory by the Central Government, the Stale Government or the local authority, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the occupier:]

[19] [[20] [Provided further that] in the case of a ship which is being repaired, or on which maintenance work is being carried out, in a dry dock which is available for hire,--

(1)     the owner of the dock shall be deemed to be the occupier for the purposes of any matter provided for by or under:

(a)      section 6, section 7, [21] [section 7A, section 7B,] section 11 or section 12;

(b)      section 17, in so far as it relates to the providing and maintenance of sufficient and suitable lighting in or around the dock;

(c)      section 18, section 19, section 42, section 46, section 47 or section 49, in relation to the workers employed on such repair or maintenance;

(2)     the owner of the ship or his agent or master or other officer-in-charge of the ship or any person who contracts with such owner, agent or master or other officer-in-charge to carry out the repair or maintenance work shall be deemed to be the occupier for the purposes of any matter provided for by or under section 13, section 14, section 16 or section 17 (save as otherwise provided in this proviso) or Chapter IV (except section 27) or section 43, section 44 or section 45, Chapter VI, Chapter VII, Chapter VIII or Chapter IX or section 108, section 109 or section 110, in relation to--

(a)      the workers employed directly by him, or by or through any agency; and

(b)      the machinery, plant or premises in use for the purpose of carrying out such repair or maintenance work by such owner, agent, master or other officer-in-charge or person;

[22] [***]

(p)   "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act;

[23] [***]

(r)   where work of the same kind is carried out by two or more sets of workers working during different periods of the day, each of such sets is called a [24] ["group" or "relay"] and each of such periods is called a "shift".

[25] [In Section 2

In clause (m),-

(a)      after the words "restaurant or eating place" the words and letter "or a poly house or green house engaged in the activity of floriculture or pomology or High Value Crops" shall be added;

(b)      after Explanation II, the following Explanation shall be added, namely:-

Explanation III.-For the purposes of this clause, the term "High Value Crops" shall mean and include,-

(i)       Plantation of fruits, flowers and vegetables in a green house or shed-net house;

(ii)      Plantation of exotic fruits, flowers and vegetables;

(iii)     Plantation of crops by use of bio-technology;

(iv)    Plantation of medicinal and aromatic plants and processing industry;

(v)      Production of mushroom and processing industry;

(vi)    Production of fruits by micro-drip irrigation by use of plastic and mulching;

(vii)   Nurseries and processing industry where vegetables are produced in a green house;

(viii)  Nursery of ornamental plants;".]

[26] [In Section 2

In clause (m),--

(a)      in sub-clause (i), after the words "whereon ten or more workers" the words "or such number of workers as may be specified by the State Government by notification, from time to time" shall be inserted;

(b)      in sub-clause (ii), after the words "whereon twenty or more workers" the words "or such number of workers as may be specified by the State Government by notification, from time to time" shall be inserted;

(c)      after sub-clause (ii), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:--

"Provided that, the number of workers to be specified by the State Government in sub-clauses (i) and (ii) shall not exceed twenty and forty workers, respectively.".]

Section 65 - Power to make exempting orders

(1)      Where the State Government is satisfied that, owing to the nature of the work carried on or to other circumstances, it is unreasonable to require that the periods of work of any adult workers in any factory or class or description of factories should be fixed beforehand, it may, by written order, relax or modify the provisions of section 61 in respect of such workers therein, to such extent and in such manner as it may think fit, and subject to such conditions as it may deem expedient to ensure control over periods of work.

(2)      The State Government or, subject to the control of the Stale Government, the Chief Inspector may by written order exempt, on such conditions as it or he may deem expedient, any or all of the adult workers in any factory or group or class or description of factories from any or all of the provisions of sections 51 , 52 , 54 and 56 on Ike ground that the exemption is required to enable the factory or factories to deal with an exceptional press of work.

[27] [(3) Any exemption granted under sub-section (2) shall be subject to the following conditions, namely :--

(i)       the total number of hours of work in any day shall not exceed twelve;

(ii)      the spread over, inclusive of intervals for rest, shall not exceed thirteen hours in any one day;

(iii)     the total number of hours of work in any week, including overtime, shall not exceed sixty;

(iv)    no worker shall be allowed to work overtime, for more than seven days at a stretch and the total number of hours of overtime work in any quarter shall not exceed seventy-five.

Explanation.-In this sub-section "quarter" has the same meaning as in sub-section (4) of section 64 .]

[28] [***]

[STATE AMENDMENTS

[Maharashtra

[29] [In Section 65

(a)      for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:--

"(2) On such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, any or all of the adult male workers in any factory or group or class or description of factories may be exempted from any or all of the provisions of sections 51, 52, 54 and 56 on the ground that the exemption is required to enable the factory or factories to deal with an exceptional press of work.";

(b)      in sub-section (3), in clause (iv), for the words "shall not exceed seventy-five" the words "shall not exceed one hundred and fifteen" shall be substituted.]

Section 66 - Further restrictions on employment of women

(1)     The provisions of this Chapter shall, in their application to women in factories, be supplemented by the following further restrictions, namely:--

(a)      no exemption from the provisions of section 54 may be granted in respect of any woman;

(b)      no woman shall be [30] [required or allowed to work in any factory] except between the hours of 6A.M. and 7 P.M. :

Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, in respect of [31] [any factory or group or class or description of factories,] very the limits laid down in clause (b), but so that no such variation shall authorize the employment of any woman between the hours of 10 P.M. and 5 A.M. :

[32] [(c) there shall be no change of shifts except after a weekly holiday or any other holiday.]

(2)     The State Government may make rules providing for the exemption from the restrictions set out in sub-section (1), to such extent and subject to such conditions as it may prescribe, of women working in fish-curing or fish-canning factories, where the employment of women beyond the hours specified in the said restrictions is necessary to prevent damage to, or deterioration in, any raw material.

(3)     The rules made under sub-section (2) shall remain in force for not more than three years at a time.

[STATE AMENDMENTS

[Maharashtra

[33] [In Section 66

In sub-section (1), in clause (b), for the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:--

"Provided that, the women workers may be required or allowed to work even between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. in any factory in which adequate safety and security measures or safeguards as may be prescribed are provided;".]

Section 79 - Annual leave with wages

(1)     Every worker who has worked for a period of 240 days or more in a factory during a calendar year shall be allowed during the subsequent calendar year, leave with wages for a number of days calculated at the rate of-

(i)       if an adult, one day for every twenty days of work performed by him during the previous calendar year;

(ii)      if a child, one day for every fifteen days of work performed by him during the previous calendar year.

Explanation 1.--For the purpose of this sub-section--

(a)      any days of lay off, by agreement or contract or as permissible under the standing orders;

(b)      in the case of a female worker, maternity leave for any number of days not exceeding twelve weeks; and

(c)      the leave earned in the year prior to that in which the leave is enjoyed, shall be deemed to be days on which the worker has worked in a factory for the purpose of computation of the period of 240 days or more, but he shall not earn leave for these days.

Explanation 2.--The leave admissible under this sub-section shall be exclusive of all holidays whether occurring during or at either end of the period of leave.

(2)     A worker whose service commences otherwise than on the first day of January shall be entitled to leave with wages at the rate laid down in clause (i) or, as the case may be, clause (ii) of sub-section (1) if he has worked for two-thirds of the total number of days in the remainder of the calendar year.

[34] [(3) If a worker is discharged or dismissed from service or quits his employment or is superannuated or dies while in service, during the course of the calendar year, he or his heir or nominee, as the case may be, shall be entitled to wages in lieu of the quantum of leave to which he was entitled immediately before his discharge, dismissal, quitting of employment, superannuating or death calculated at the rates specified in sub?section (1) even if he had not worked for the entire period specified in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) making him eligible to avail of such leave, and such payment shall be made--

(i)       where the worker is discharged or dismissed or quits employment, before the expiry of the second working day from the date of such discharge, dismissal or quitting; and

(ii)      where the worker is superannuated or dies while in service, before the expiry of two months from the date of such superannuating or death.]

(4)   In calculating leave under this section, fraction of leave of half a day or more shall be treated as one full day's leave, and fraction of less than half a day shall be omitted.

(5)   If a worker does not in any one calendar year take the whole of the leave allowed to him under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), as the case may be, any leave not taken by him shall be added to the leave to be allowed to him in the succeeding calendar year :

Provided that the total number of days of leave that may be carried forward to a succeeding year shall not exceed thirty in the case of an adult or forty in the case of a child :

Provided further that a worker, who has applied for leave with wages but has not been given such leave in accordance with any scheme laid down in sub-sections (8) and (9) [35] [or in contravention of sub-section (10)] shall be entitled to carry forward the [36] [leave refused] without any limit.

(6)    A worker may at any time apply in writing to the manager of a factory not less than fifteen days before the date on which he wishes his leave to begin, to take all the leave or any portion thereof allowable to him during the calendar year :

Provided that the application shall be made not less than thirty days before the date on which the worker wishes his leave to begin, if he is employed in a public utility service as defined in clause (n) of section 2 of the Industrial Disputes Act. 1947 (14 of 1947):

Provided further that the number of times in which leave may be taken during any year shall not exceed three.

(7)    If a worker wants to avail himself of the leave with wages due to him to cover a period of illness, he shall be granted such leave even if the application for leave is not made within the time specified in sub-section (6); and in such a case wages as admissible under section 81 shall be paid not later than fifteen days, or in the case of a public utility service not later than thirty days from the date of the application for leave.

(8)    For the purpose of ensuring the continuity of work, the occupier or manager of the factory, in agreement with the Works Committee of the factory constituted under section 3 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), or a similar Committee constituted under any other Act or if there is no such Works Committee or a similar Committee in the factory, in agreement with the representatives of the workers therein chosen in the prescribed manner, may lodge with the Chief Inspector a scheme in writing whereby the grant of leave allowable under this section may be regulated.

(9)    A scheme lodged under sub-section (8) shall be displayed at some conspicuous and convenient places in the factory and shall be in force for a period of twelve months from the date on which it comes into force, and may thereafter be renewed with or without modification for a further period of twelve months at a time, by the manager in agreement with the Works Committee or a similar Committee, or as the case may be, in agreement with the representatives of the workers as specified in sub-section (8), and a notice of renewal shall be sent to the Chief Inspector before it is renewed.

(10)  An application for leave which does not contravene the provisions of sub?section (6) shall not be refused, unless refusal is in accordance with the scheme for the time being in operation under sub-sections (8) and (9).

(11)  If the employment of a worker who is entitled to leave under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), as the case may be, is terminated by the occupier before he has taken the entire leave to which he is entitled, or if having applied for and having not been granted such leave, the worker quits his employment, before he has taken the leave, the occupier of the factory shall pay him the amount payable under section 80 in respect of the leave not taken, and such payment shall be made, where the employment of the worker is terminated by the occupier, before the expiry of the second working day after such termination, and where a worker who quits his employment, on or before the next pay day.

(12)  The unavailed leave of a worker shall not be taken into consideration in computing the period of any notice required to be given before discharge or dismissal.

[STATE AMENDMENTS

[Maharashtra

[37] [In Section 79

In sub-section (1),--

(a)      for the figures and word "240 days" the figures and word "90 days" shall be substituted;

(b)      in Explanation 1, for the figures and word "240 days" the figures and word "90 days" shall be substituted.]

Section 85 - Power to apply theactto certain premises

(1)     The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that all or any of the provisions of this Act shall apply to any place wherein a manufacturing process is carried on with or without the aid of power or is so ordinarily carried on, notwithstanding that?

(i)       the number of persons employed therein is less than ten, if working with the aid of power and less than twenty if working without the aid of power, or

(ii)      the persons working therein are not employed by the owner thereof but are working with the permission of, or under agreement with, such owner:

Provided that the manufacturing process is not being carried on by the owner only with the aid of his family.

(2)     After a place is so declared, it shall be deemed to be a factory for the purposes of this Act, and the owner shall be deemed to be the occupier, and any person working therein, a worker.

Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "owner" shall include a lessee or mortgage with possession of the premises.

[STATE AMENDMENTS

[Maharashtra

[38] [In Section 85

In sub-section (1), in clause (i),--

(a)      after the words "less than ten" the words "or such number of workers as may be specified by the State Government under sub-clause (i) of clause (m) of section 2" shall be inserted;

(b)      after the words "less than twenty" the words " or such number of workers as may be specified by the State Government under sub-clause (ii) of clause (m) of section 2, " shall be inserted.]

Section 92 - General penalty for offences

Save as is otherwise expressly provided in this Act and subject to the provisions of section 93 , if in, o r in respect of, any factor there is any contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or of any rules made there under or of any order in writing given there under, the occupier and manager of the factory shall each be guilty of an offence and punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to [39] [two years] or with fine which may extend to [40] [one lakh rupees] or with both, and if the contravention is continued after conviction, with a further fine which may extend to [41] [one thousand rupees] for each day on which the contravention is so continued:

[42] [Provided that where contravention of any of the provisions of Chapter IV or any rule made there under or under section 87 has resulted in an accident causing death or serious bodily injury, the fine shall not be less than [43] [twenty-five thousand rupees] in the case of an accident causing death, and [44] [five thousand rupees] in the case of an accident causing serious bodily injury.

Explanation.--In this section and in section 94 "serious bodily injury" means an injury which involves, or in all probability will involve, the permanent loss of the use of, or permanent injury to, any limb or the permanent loss of, or injury to, sight or hearing, or the fracture of any bone, but shall not include, the fracture of bone or joint (not being fracture of more than one bone or joint) of any phalanges of the hand or foot.]

[STATE AMENDMENTS

[Maharashtra

[45] [After Section 92

The following section shall be inserted, namely:--

"92A. Compounding of certain offences

(1)     The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, prescribe in respect of the offences specified in the Fourth Schedule, which may before the institution of the prosecution, be compounded by such officer not below the rank of Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories and for such amount as may be prescribed but the amount of fine shall not be more than the fine prescribed under section 92:

Provided that, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the Fourth Schedule by way of addition, omission or variation of any offence specified in the said Schedule.

(2)     Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), no further proceedings shall be taken against the offender in respect of such offence.".]

Section 105 - Cognizance of offences

(1)      No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on complaint by, or with the previous sanction in writing of, an Inspector.

(2)      No Court below that of a Presidency Magistrate or of a Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Act.

[STATE AMENDMENTS

[Maharashtra

[46] [In Section 105

In sub-section (1), for the words "an Inspector" the words "the Chief Inspector" shall be substituted.]

Schedule I - THE FIRST SCHEDULE

[47] [ THE FIRST SCHEDULE ]

[See section 2 (cb)]

LIST OF INDUSTRIES INVOLVING HAZARDOUS PROCESSES

1.        Ferrous Metallurgical industries

--Integrated Iron and Steel

--Ferrow-alloys

--Special Steels

2.        Non-ferrous Metallurgical Industries

- -Primary Metallurgical Industries, namely, size, lead, copper, manganese and aluminium

3.        Foundries (ferrous and non-ferrous)

--Castings and forgings including cleaning or smoothening/roughening by sand and shot blasting

4.        Coal (including coke) industries

--Coal Lignite, coke, e tc.

--Fuel Gases (including Coal Gas, Producer Gas, Water Gas)

5.        Power Generating Industries

6.        Pulp and paper (including paper products) industries

7.        Fertiliser Industries

--Nitrogenous

--Phosphatic

--Mixed

8.        Cement Industries

--Portland Cement (including slag cement, puzzolona cement and their products)

9.        Petroleum industries

--Oil Refining

--Lubricating Oils and Greases

10.     Petro - chemical Industries

11.     Drugs and Pharmaceutical Industries

--Narcotics, Drugs and Pharmaceutical

12.     Fermentation Industries (Distilleries and Breweries)

13.     Rubber (Synthetic Industries)

14.     Paints and Pigment Industries

15.     Leather Tanning Industries

16.     Electroplating Industries

17.     Chemical Industries

--Coke Oven B y-products and Coal tar Distillation products

--Industrial Gases (nitrogen, oxygen, acetylene, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxide halogenated hydrocarbon, ozone, etc.

--Industrial Carbon

-- Alkalies and Acids

--Chromates and dichromates

--Leads and its compounds

--Electro chemicals (metallic sodium, potassium and magnesium, chlorates, perchlorates and peroxides)

--Electro thermal produces (artificial abrasive, calcium carbide)

--Nitrogenous compounds (cyanides, cyanamides, and other nitrogenous compounds)

--Phosphorous and its compounds

--Halogens and Halogenated compounds (Chlorine, Fluorine, Bromine and Iodine)

--Explosives (including industrial explosives and detonators and fuses)

18.     Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides and other Pesticides Industries

19.     Synthetic Resin and Plastics

20.     Man-made Fiber (Cellulosic and non-cellulosic) industry

21.     Manufacture and repair of electrical accumulators

22.     Glass and Ceramics

23.     Grinding or glazing of metals

24.     Manufacture, handling and processing of asbestos and its products

25.     Extraction of oils and fats from vegetable and animal sources

26.     Manufacture, handling and use of benzene and substances containing benzene

27.     Manufacturing processes and operations involving carbon disulphide

28.     Dyes and Dyestuff including their intermediates

29.     Highly flammable liquids and gases.

[STATE AMENDMENTS

[Maharashtra

[48] [After Schedule III

The following SCHEDULE shall be added, namely:--

"THE FOURTH SCHEDULE

(See section 92A)

List of Compoundable Offences

Serial number

Section and rules framed there under and orders issued there under

Nature of offence

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

Section 11 - Cleanliness

.

Not maintaining cleanliness as per the provisions.

2.

Section 18 - Drinking water

.

Not providing and maintaining arrangements for drinking water as per the provisions.

3.

Section 19 - Latrines and urinals

.

Not providing latrine and urinal accommodation as per the provisions.

4.

Section 20 - Spittoons

.

(a) Not providing the spittoons as per the provisions.

(b) Spitting in contravention of sub-section (3) of section 20.

5.

Section 42 - Washing facilities

.

Not providing and maintaining washing facilities as per the provisions.

6.

Section 43 - Facilities for storing and drying of wet clothing.

Not providing facilities as per the provisions.

7.

Section 44 - Facilities for sitting

.

Not providing facilities as per the provisions.

8.

Sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of section 45 - First-aid appliances.

Not providing and maintaining first-aid appliances as per the provisions.

9.

Section 46 - Canteens

.

Not providing and maintaining canteen as per the provisions.

10.

Section 47 - Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms

.

Not providing and maintaining shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms as per the provisions.

11.

Section 48 - Creches

.

Not providing and maintaining creches as per the provisions.

12.

Section 50 - Power to make rules to supplement Chapter V.

Not complying with the rules framed under section 50.

13.

Sub-section (2) of section 53-Compensatory Holidays.

Not displaying the notice and not maintaining the register for compensatory holiday.

14.

Sub-section (5) of section 59 - Extra wages for overtime.

Not maintaining the prescribed registers.

15.

Section 60 - Restriction on double employment

.

Allowing a worker a double employment on any day.

16.

Section 61 - Notice of periods of work for adults

.

Not complying with the provisions.

17.

Section 62 - Register of adult workers

.

Not maintaining register as per the provisions.

18.

Section 63 - Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 61.

Not complying with the provisions.

19.

Section 64 - Power to make exempting rules

.

Not complying with the rules framed under section 64.

20.

Section 65 - Power to make exempting orders

.

Not complying with the orders issued under section 65.

21.

Section 79 - Annual leave with wages

.

Not complying with the provisions.

22.

Section 80 - Wages during leave period

.

Not complying with the provisions.

23.

Section 81 - Payment in advance in certain cases

.

Not complying with the provisions.

24.

Section 82 - Mode of recovery of unpaid wages

.

Not complying with the provisions.

25.

Section 83 - Power to make rules

.

Not maintaining registers as per rules and not complying with the provisions.

26.

Section 84 - Power to exempt factories

.

Not complying with the conditions specified in the exempting order.

27.

Section 93 - Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances.

Not complying with the provisions contained in sub-section (1) and clauses (i) and (vi) of sub-section (3).

28.

Section 97 - Offences by workers

.

Not complying with the provisions.

29.

Section 108-Display of notices.

Not complying with the provisions.

30.

Section 110-Returns.

Not complying with the provisions.

31.

Section 111 - Obligation of workers.

Not complying with the provisions.

32.

Section 111A - Right of workers, etc

.

Denial of rights of workers.

33.

Section 114 - No charge for facilities and conveniences.

Demanding charge from worker for providing any facility under the Act.".]

 

 

 

 

 



[1] Inserted by Act 25 of 1954, section 2 (w.e.f. 7-5-1954).

[2] Inserted by Act 20 of 1987, section 2 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[3] Substituted by Act 94 of 1976, section 2, for Sub-clause (ii) of clause (ii) (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[4] Substituted by Act 25 of 1954, section 2, for sub-clause (iv) (w.e.f. 7-5-1954).

[5] Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 2, (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[6] Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 2, (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[7] Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 2, (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[8] Substituted by Act 94 of 1976, section 2, for Sub-clause (ii) of clause (ii) (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[9] Inserted by Act 20 of 1987, section 2 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[10] Substituted by Act 25 of 1954, section 2, for "the Indian Mines Act, 1923 (4 of 1923)"

[11] Substituted by Act 94 of 1976, section 2, for " a railway running shed" (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[12] Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 2, (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[13] Explanation numbered as Explanation I by Act 20 of 1987, section 2 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[14] Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section 2 for "different relays" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[15] Inserted by Act 20 of 1987, section 2 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

 

[16] Vide the Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2006 (Maharashtra Act 28 of 2006), sec. 2 (w.e.f. 1-8-2006).

[17] Certain words omitted by Act 20 of 1987, section 2, (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[18] Inserted by Act 20 of 1987, section 2 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

 

[19] Inserted by Act 20 of 1987, section 2 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[20] Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section 2, for "Provided that" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[21] Clause (q) omitted by Act A. O. 1950.

[22] Clause (o) omitted by Act 20 of 1987, section 2 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[23] Clause (q) omitted by Act A. O. 1950.

[24] Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section 2 for "relay" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[25] Added by Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2006.

[26] Inserted by Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015.

[27] Substituted by Act 94 of 1976, section 28, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 26-10-1976.)

[28] Sub-section (4) omitted by Act 94 of 1976, section 28 (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[29] Substituted by Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015.

 

[30] Substituted by Act 94 of 1976, section 29, for "employed in any factory" (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[31]  Substituted by Act 94 of 1976, section 29, for "any class or description of factories" (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[32] Inserted by Act 25 of 1954, section 17 (w.e.f. 7-5-1954).

[33] Substituted by Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015.

[34] Substituted by Act 94 of 1976, section 32, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

 

[35] Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 32 (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[36] Substituted by Act 94 of 1976, section 32, for "unavailed leave" (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

[37] Substituted by Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015.

[38] Substituted by Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015.

[39] Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section 30, for "three months" (w.e.f. 1-12-1998).

[40] Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section30, for "two thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[41] Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section 30, for "seventy-five rupees" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[42] Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 40 (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

 

[43] Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section 30, for "one thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

 

[44] Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section 30, for "five hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[45] Inserted by Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015.

[46] Substituted by Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015.

 

[47] Inserted by Act 20 of 1987, section 45 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

[48] Added by Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015.