1(1) 2The periods of work of adult workers in a factory each day shall be so fixed that no period shall exceed five hours and that no worker shall work for more than five hours before he has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour.
3(2) The State Government or, subject to the control of the State Government, the Chief Inspector, may, by written order and for the reasons specified therein, exempt any factory from the provisions of sub-section (1) so, however, that the total number of hours worked by a worker without an interval does not exceed six.
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1.
Section 55 renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f.
7-5-1954).
2. Subs. by Act 40 of 1949, s. 3 and the Second Schedule, for "The period" (w.e.f.
1-5-1949).
3. Added by Act 25 of 1954, s. 11 (w.e.f. 7-5-1954).
Section 51 of Factories Act - Weekly hours
Section 52 of Factories Act - Weekly holidays
Section 53 of Factories Act - Compensatory holidays
Section 54 of Factories Act - Daily hours
Section 55 of Factories Act - Intervals for rest
Section 56 of Factories Act - Spread over
Section 57 of Factories Act - Night shifts
Section 58 of Factories Act - Prohibition of overlapping shifts
Section 59 of Factories Act - Extra wages for overtime
Section 60 of Factories Act - Restriction on double employment