The Indian Factories Act, 1911, 12 of 1911 (Rep., Act 25 of 1934) · IX — .

Section 1. 1911.] Factories. 163

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

(Schedule II. Part A. Part B.) SCHEDULE II. (See section 22.) PART A. [See section 22 (3), (4).] PART C. [See section 21 (2), (3).] FACTORIES WHICH BY REASON OF THE EXIGENCIES OR THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TRADE CARRIED ON THEREIN REQUIRE AN UNINTERRUPTED WORKING DAY, NAMELY:— - Flour mills. - Rice mills. - Letter-press printing works. - Dairies. - Bakeries. - Ice factories. - The mints. - Gas works. - Air-compressor stations. - Water works or water-supply pumping stations. SCHEDULE 1911.] Factories. 163 (Schedule II. Part A. Part B.) SCHEDULE II. (See section 22.) PART A. [See section 22 (3), (4).] WORK NECESSITATING CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION FOR TECHNICAL REASONS IN THE FOLLOWING FACTORIES, NAMELY:— - Tanneries. - Sugar refineries. - Breweries. - Distilleries. - Oil refineries. - Cement works. - Carbonic acid gas works. - Chemical works. - Glass works. - Shellac factories. - Potteries. - Blast furnaces, ore smelting works, or works for the manufacture of iron or steel or other metals. PART B. [See section 22 (3), (4).] FACTORIES WHICH SUPPLY THE PUBLIC WITH ARTICLES OF PRIME NECESSITY WHICH MUST BE MADE OR SUPPLIED EVERY DAY, NAMELY:— - Ice factories. - Dairies. - Bakeries. - Gas works. - Air-compressor stations. - Water works or water-supply pumping stations. M 2 CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Indian Factories Act, 1911. *Short title, commencement and extent.* (2) It shall come into force on the first day of July 1912; and (3) It extends to the whole of British India, including British Baluchistan and the Sonthal Parganas.

Source: India Code