The Factories Act, 1948, 63 of 1948 (Rep., Act 37 of 2020) · I — Short title, ex+t and commencement

Section 7. Notice by occupier

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

for any Eactoi-jf or class (n) the exercising of such medical supervis:.n 01: description of factorie 1 \where- as may be prescriL?eed i ( i ) cases of illness have occurrecl n:hich it\js reasonable to believe are due to the rialure 01 tile manufact.uring Brocess carried on, or other conditions of ~vorl< prevailing, thereln; `Z 1,` (ii) by reason of any bhanae in the manufnct&,ing nrocess carried on or in the substances used therein or b y reason bf the adopbion of a n j new inanrifact~rin~ process or of any new subskvce for use in a manufacturing process, there is a likelihood of iftj\ury to the health of workers cmpldyed in that inanufasturing process.;\., (iii) young persons are, or ?IT aboiit to be, rrnplogcrl `i!;\h%2i.` v,:o?I: which is likely to cause injury to tliei~: health. ,\ . Ezpln~zuiio~i..-In this sect'on ."q&lifiecl meclical practitioner" me& a , .person holding 3 qualificatio~l grfmted by an xuthorit~g spccifird ill tllc ~chcc?~,le 30 the Tnilinn fiCedicnl Degreest A c t , 191.6 (VTI of 1016), o r in the Scl~eilules to .the Indian I\,ledicnl Council AcL, 1033 (XXVII of 1033). / . & L b . - A ~ ! f l . 8 . / C ) $ " . , 8 1 3 1 (4) Wheriev~r a new mailager is appointed ithe ,occupier shall send to the. Chief Inspector a written notice within seven .Jays from the date on which such person takes over charge. 17. Lighting.-@) In every part of a factory where workers .arcs workiug `-or` passing tliere sh9ll be proGided and maintained suRcient :~nd suitable lighting, natural or axtificial, or both. (2) 111 respect of all establishments which. come within tbd'scopc of the Act for the first time, the occupier shall send a writt,en notice t d t h e Chief Inspector containing the particulars speczed in 'sub-section ( I ) wi@n thirty days from the date of the commencement of thiq Act. `i` (3) Before a factory engaged ill a rnanpfacturiag pfocess which is ordinari!y carried on for less than one hundred and eighty workifg days in the year resumes working, the occppier shal1,send a written notice tohhe Chief Inspector contain,, . ing the particulars specified in sub-section ( 1 ) y thirty day3 briore the date of the comniencement of work. $ 5,- of Inspectors.-Subject to ally rules made in this behalf, 1vith:n the local, limits for, which he is appointed,enter, with such assistants, being persons in the service of or ang loca! or other public a.uthority, as he thinks fit, 'any or which he has reason `to` believe i s used, as a faob.)~ ( b ) m k examination of the premises, plant and machinery, require the productio, of any prescribed register and any other documqnt relating to the factory,Land take on the spot or otherwise statements of any persona which he may *usider necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act-, (c) exercise ; v h other powers as may beJ prescribed for carrying out the purposes of t h l ~ Act: Provided that no pe\i,son shall be compelled under this section to answer ;any question o r giv& an$+.evidence tending to incriminate himself. . 10. Certifying s ~ r ~ e o w ' . ~ ( l ) The d ~ o v e r n m e n t . . . ,qual-ified medical practitionkrs to he certify,ing surgeons fo .af this Act within such local limits or for such factory or clas "' `.of` factories as it may assign $0 then: respectively. -. . .(2) A certifying sulyeon b a y , with the approval of the ernment, authorise any qualifi~d medical practitioner to exercise any of his powers under this Act for such\period as the certifyiag suygeon may specify ;and subject to such conditions `a ~ ;` the J3xwk&dGovernment may think fit to impose, and references in this Ad! to a certifying surgeon shall be deemed to -include. references to any qualifiedjmedical practitioner when so authorised. (3) No person shall be appointedkf be, or authorised to exercise tne powen .of, a certifying surgeon, or having B y n so appointed or authorised; continue 40 exercise such powers, who Is or beqm-es the occupier of a factory or is or * becomes directly or indirectly interested\therein or in. any process or busine? carried on therein or in any patent or connected therewith or is otherwise in the einploy of the factory. + connected therewith or is \ k. (4) %he cerhifying surgeon shall carry mt';such duties Bs may be pres,ci-ibed `lip` connection with\, \ (a) the examination and certification ~ f \ , ~ o u n g persons under this Act; ( h ) the examination of persods engaged hq factories in s;ch dangerous - occupations or processes as may be prescribed$

Source: India Code