Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
45. (2) The provisions of this Chapter shall, in their applica- Further rest rest rictlona tion to women workers in factories, be supplemented by the on the the following further restrictions, namely :-
Further rest rest rictlona on the the ernv~o~menb of women.
- (a) no exemption Rom the provisions of section 36 may be granted in respect of any woman; and
- (b) no woman shall be allowed to work in a factory except between 6 `A.M.` and 7 P.M. :
Provided that the Local Government may, by notification in the local official Gazette, in respect of auy class or classes of factories and for the whole year or any part of it, vary the limits laid down in clausc `(F)` to any span of thlrteen hours between 5 A.M. and 7-30 P.M. :
Provided further that, in respect of any seasonal factory or class of seasonal factories in a specified area, the Local Gcvernment may make rules imposing 3, further restriction by defining the period or pcriods of thn day within which women m2p be allowed to worlr, such that the period or periods so defined shall lie within the span fixed by clause (b) or :inder the above proviso and shall not be less than ten hours in `tht!` aggregate.
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(2) The Local Government may make rules p~oviding for the exemption from the above restrictions, 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 said hours is necessary to prevent damage to or deterioration in any raw material.
(3) ltules made under sub-section (2) shall remain in forco for not more than three years.
Source: India Code