Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
42. No adult worlrer shall be allowed to work otherwise than E;rz:;sk in accordance with the Kotice of Periods for Work for Adults with NO~;CO displayed under sub-section ( I ) of section 39 and the entries ~ ~ madc beforehand against his name in the Register of Adult [tcr ] sectiou[under ] 41. Workers mai~ltained under section 41.
43. (1) The Local Government may make rulcs defining the ~ : , ~ ~ ; persons who hold positions of supervisioil or management or inr from reslrlct,ons. nre employed in confidential position in a factory, and the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any Ferson so defined.
(2) Tlie Local Cfovcrnment may in~lre rules for adult worlrers providing for the exemption, to such extent and subject to sur:h coiiditioils ns ]nay I)o prescribed irl such rules,-
- (a) of worlrers engaged (in urgent repairs-from visions of section8 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38;
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- (b) of workers engaged in work in the nature of prepalaatory or complementary work which must necessurilp be carried on outside t.he limite laid down for the general working of the factory-from the provisions of sections 34, 36, 37 and 38;
- (c) of workers. engaged in work which is necessarily so intermittent that the intervals during which they do not. work while on duty ordinarily amount to more than th9 intervals for rest required under section 37-from the provisions of sections 34, 36, 37 and 38;
- (d) of workers engaged in any work which for technical reasons must be carried on continuously throughout the day-from the provisions of sections 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38;
- (e) of workers engaged in making or supplying articles of ~ r i m n `n~.c~.~uif~y which rn11st he` made OP supplied every day-from the provisions of section 35; L
- (,f) of wcrkers engaged in a manufacturing procese which cannot be carried on except during fixed seasons--from the provisions of section 35;
- (g) of workers engaged in a manufacturing process which cannot be carried on except at times dependent on the irregular action of natural forces -from the provisions cjf section 35 and section 37; nnd
- (h) of workers engaged in engine-rooms or boiler-housesfrom the provisions of section 35.
(3) Rules made under sub-section (2) providing for any exemption inay also provide fcr any cousequential exemption froin the protisjons of sections 39 and 40 which the Local Government may deem to be expedient, subject to such conditions as it may impose. (4) In malring rules under this section the Local Government shall prescribe the maximum lilnit,s for the weekly hours of work for all classes of worliers, and any exemption given, other than an exemption under clause (a) of sub-section (Z), shall be subject to such limits.
(5) Rules made under this section shall remain in force for not more than three years.
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Source: India Code