Section 5. ?or thc word " t~elarc" in sections 2, 4,

(3) Such rules shall be published in the local oEcia1 Gazette, or the Gazette of India, as the case ma.y be, and shall thereupon have the force of lam. (4) Before making rules under clause (b), clause (c) or clause (cl) of sub-section (I) of this section the Local Government, and before making rules under sub-section (2) of this section the Governor General in Council, shall publish in such manner as may in its or his opinion be sufficient for giving information to persons interested a draft of the proposed rules, vith a notice specifying a date (not less remote than two months from the publication of the notice) at or after which the draft will be taken into consideration, and shall consider any objection or suggestion which may be received from any person mith respect to the draft before the date so specified." 5. ?or thc word " t~elarc" in sections 2, 4, `6` and Amendment ol' sectioils 2, `16` Pactories. 3 9 16 of the said Act, the word " fourteen " shall be sub- 4 5 and 16, `;;;1"-\.` 6. ( I ) I n the first paragraph of section 3 of the Amendment said Act, after the word "appoint" the words "by of sectiouk. Act XV, I' name or by office " shall be inserted. 1881. \ . (2) For the second paragraph of the same section of the said Act, the following shall be substituted, gistrate shall, in virtue of his office, be an Inspector of all factories, if any, in his district." 7. In clause (b) of section 4 of the said Act, for Amendment tlie word " provisions " the word " purposes " shall be Act XV, of section substituted. 1881. 8. I n section 5 of the Act, .before the word " exaAmendment mine " the m7ords " and on payment by such person of of section Act XV, `6,` such fee, if any, as may from time to time be preL881. scribed by the Governor General in Council by notification in the Gazette of India " shall be inserted. 9. For the word "seven" in sections 4, 6 and `16` Amendment of the said Act the word '& nine " shall be substituted. of sections 4, 5 and 16, and 16, 16, Act `XV,` 1881. `10.` For sections 6 to 11, both inclusive, of the said Substitution of new secAct, &nd for the heading " Childrela " prefixed to the tions for secsaid section 6, the following shall `be` substituted, tions 6 to 11, 6 to 11, to 11, 11, Amendment of sections 4, 5 and 16, and 16, 16, Act `XV,` 1881. Substitution of new sections for sections 6 to 11, 6 to 11, to 11, 11, Act XV, `1881.` " 811 Operatives. '"A. (1) I n every factory, except a factory in Limited which a system of employment in shifts or sets apmorlc stoppage daily oE proved by the local Inspector is in force, there shall in certaiu between noon and two o'clock in the afternoon be s circumstauces stoppage of w o ~ k for a full half-hour : (2) Providecl that nothing in this sectioil shall apply to ally factory of a class t.o 1~11jcll the Governor General in Council has, by notification in the Gazette of India, declared this section not to al~ply. 011 shall be employed in any (2) P ~ o v i d e d Employment C ' 6. (2) NO 1~~0111ll;l:1 sllall he: employed before fi~re oflvomeg. O ' C ~ O C ~ ~ in the luorniiig or after eiglit o'ulocli in the evelziug ill auy facto1.y in which n sgsteni of employlnent in shifts or sets appro~ecl 1.13' tho local Illspector is not in force. (2) KO (4) Every child mrl~o is actually employed in any faolory For six llours in any one day sl~all be allowed an interval or intervals of rest amounting in tlle aggregate to at least half-an-hour. " 8. Pu'o occupier of a factory shall allow any child to clean any part of the mill-gearing or ma.ahinery of such factory wliile tlie same in motioi~, or to work between the fixed and traversing parts of any selfacting inaclline wliile such machine is in motion by tlie action of t l ~ e steaim-engine, water-wheel or other meclianical power, as the case may be. Prohibition of employmcnt of chi in certtlin da~i~erous worlr. " 9. T l ~ e Local Government may airect any occupier of a factory to keep, in such forin and 1vit11 sucll 1)articulars as sue11 Goverillllellt may from time to time prescribe, regist,ers of the cliildreil (if any) employed in such factory, 811d of tlieir respective enlploymcnts. Rrgister of childreu iu factory. " 7Trome12 Factories. 42 `[ACT` X I " Women, and Children. c c `10.` (1) The occupier shall set up and maintain, in some couspicuous place in the factory, a printed or and 7. written notice, in English and the languages of the district in which the factory is situated, showing the times at which such intervals as are required by section 6, sub-section (3), and section '7, sub-section (4), to be allowed to women and children, respectively, shall be allowed and the length of each interval. (2) No woman shall be actually employed i n any factory in any one day for more than eleven hours. (3) Every woman sliall be allowed an interval or intervals of rest amounting in the aggregate to at least an hour-and-a-half in the day when slle is actuaLly employed for eleven hours and to a proportionately less time when slie is actually employed for less than eleven hours. provisions ary to sect i o n s ~ and (2) No cl~ild sllall be employed in any factory before five o'clock in tlie morning or after eight o'clock in tlle evening. (3) No child sllall be actually employed in anv * factory for more than seven l~ours in any one day. (2) A woman or child shall not be deemed to be actually employed within the meaning of section 6 or section 7 during any such interval as aforesaid. c c 11. No occupier of a factory shall employ therein on any day any woman or child who has to his knowledge already been employed on the same day in any otller factory," Prohibition of employment of woman or child in two factories on same day. Amendment Of Act XV. 1881. Amendment of 133 Act XV, 1881. 11. In clause (a) of section `12` of the said Act the 12* word c c or ", where it first occurs, is hereby repealed. 12. I n section 13 of the said Act, after the word 133 c c hours " the word " next " shall be inserted, and for the words " such accident " the words the accident shall be substituted. the accident " 13. (1) I n section 14 of the said Act, before the words `a` the place " the words " and of " shall be inserted. Ameudment of section 14, ~,,t XV, 1881. - (2) The words " (if any) " in the same section of the said Act are hereby repealed. 14, For section 15 of the said Act the follorving Substitution 14, For section 15 of new section for sec- shall be substituted, namely :- tion 15. Aot xv, 1881. Penalties. c c `16.` c c `16.` (1) Any person who, in breach of this Act or of any order or rule made thereuuder,--- - (a) employs any person in any factory ; - ( b ) allows any child to perform the work forbidden by, or to work in contravention of, section 8 ; `(G)` neglects - (c) neglects to keep a register in manner prescribed under section 9; - (d) neglects to set up or maintain tlie notice required by section 10, sub-section (1) ; - (e) neglects to fence any machinery or mill-gearing in any factory ; - (f) neglects to maintain a supply of water for the use of persons employed in any factory ; - (9) neglects to ventilate any factory or to keep any factory in a cleanly state and free from effluvia arising from any drain, privy or other nuisance ; - ( h ) suffers any factory to be so overcrowded, while work is carried on therein, as to be injurious to the health of the persons employed therein ; or - (i) neglects to send any notice or furnish any return, sball be punished wit11 fine which may extend to two hundred rupees : Provided that- - (i) no prosecution under this sub-section shall be instituted except by, or with the previous sanction of, the local Inspector ; and - `(ii)` no person shall be liable under this sub-section to more than one penalty for any one description of offence committed on the same day, except where two or more persons are einployed contra~y to the provisions of this Act, in which case one penalty may be imposed in respect of each person so employed. (2) Any person who corruptly uses or attempts to use, as a certificate granOed to llimself under section 5, a certificate granted to another person under that section, or who, 11aving pi-ocured a certificate under the said section, corrul~tly allows it to be used, or an attempt to use it to be made, by another person, shall be provide for- - (a) the fencing of macliiuery and mill-gearing in factories ; - (b) tlie water-supply to be maintained for the use of persons employed in factories ; - (c) tlie ventilation of factories and their olennliness (including lime-washing, painting, varnishing and washing) and freedom fro111 effluvia arising from ally drain, privy or other nuisance ; - (d) the prevention of sucli ovcrcro\vcling of factories, while work is carried on tl~clrein, as is likely to be iizjurious to tlic healtli ol tlle - persons employed therein ; - (e) the inspection of factories ; - ( I ) tho inauner in rvhicll nplloals nndcr this Act are to be presented and heard ; aiid - ( g ) otherrvise mrryiilg oot tlra pulposcs of tliis Act. - (2) l'lio Governor General in Council mqy from - time to tilnc malic rnlrs rcn,ui~in~; occul~icrs oS fxc- - occul~icrs oS fxctarics `-1891.1` Factories. tories to furilish such returns, occasional or periodical, as may be necessary for the effectual carrying out of this Act.