The Factories Act 1934, 25 of 1934, (Rep., Act 63 of 1948) · 111 — .

Section 46. Where a worker works on a shift which extends over midnight, the ensuing day for,him shall be deem01

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

(2) Where a. worker in a. factory other than a seasonal factory works for more hours in any week than are permitted under section 34, he shall be entitled, in respect of the 0v~r:ime xvcrked excluding any overtime in respect of whicli he is entitled to extra pay under sub-section (I), to pny at the rate of one-and-a-quarter times his ordinary rate of pny. (3) Wllere any workers are paid on a piece rate basis, the Local .Government in co~sultation with the industry concerned may for the purposes of tallis sectioil `fix` time rates as nearly as possible equivalent to the average rate of earnings of tbose worlters, and the rates so fixed shall be deerned to be the ordinary rates of pay of those workers for the purposes of this section. (4) The Local Government may prescribe the registers that shall be maintained in a factory for the purpose of securing compliance with the provisions of t1.k section. lteRtrict,on `on` 48. No aclult worker shall be allowed to work in any factory ","&y"t'eemuloy- on any day on which he has already been working in any &her factory, save in such circumstances as may be prescribed. 49. The i 1 1, I j 1 ! i ! I 4 `I` I 1 I i I i 1 I I 1 `1` ! 1 -* ! 22 OF 1934.1 Pacto~~ies. fi 49. The Local Government may make rulcs providing that $:;,t;dpl,;f in nny specified class or classes of factories n7orlc shall not `be` ~h:ts. carried on by a system of shifts so arranged thnt inora than one relay of worlrers is engaged in worlc of the same lrind nt the same time save with the permission of the Local Government and subject to such conditions as it may impose, either genernllv or i s the case of any particuiar factory. 46. Where a worker works on a shift which extends over midnight, the ensuing day for,him shall be deem01 to be the period of twenty-four licurs beginning when such shift ends, and the hours he has worked after midnight shall be counted towards the previous day: BWal pro$$ti$ta. Provided that the Local Government map, by order in writing, direct that in thc case of any specified factory or any specified class of workers therein the ensuing day shall be deemed to be the period of twenty-four hours beginning when such shift begins and that the hotas worlred before midnight shall be counted towards the ensuing day. `pay` lor overtlms. * . `47.` (1) Where a worker in any factory works for more than sixty llours in any week, or where a worlrer in a factory other than a seasonal factory works for more than ten hours in any day, he shall be entitled in respect of the oieltime worked to pay at the rate of one-and-a-half times his ordinary rate of pay.

Source: India Code