Repealed by the OSH Code 2020 along with twelve other statutes.
The sections below are the ones the LL.B. papers examine on this Act, with the unit that covers each and the cases decided on it. The official text is on India Code ↗.
Sections in the syllabus
s. 2(k)
Covered in Unit 8 · Factories Act: scheme, definitions and administration.
s. 2(l)
Covered in Unit 8 · Factories Act: scheme, definitions and administration.
s. 2(m)
Covered in Unit 8 · Factories Act: scheme, definitions and administration.
s. 2(n)
Covered in Unit 8 · Factories Act: scheme, definitions and administration.
s. 7A
Covered in Unit 8 · Factories Act: scheme, definitions and administration.
s. 16(2)
Covered in Unit 9 · Factories Act: health, safety and welfare.
s. 21
Covered in Unit 9 · Factories Act: health, safety and welfare.
s. 41B
Covered in Unit 9 · Factories Act: health, safety and welfare.
s. 45 to 49
Covered in Unit 9 · Factories Act: health, safety and welfare.
s. 54
Covered in Unit 10 · Factories Act: working hours, women, young persons, leave and penalties.
s. 64(4)
Covered in Unit 10 · Factories Act: working hours, women, young persons, leave and penalties.
s. 66(1)(b)
Covered in Unit 10 · Factories Act: working hours, women, young persons, leave and penalties.
s. 67
Covered in Unit 10 · Factories Act: working hours, women, young persons, leave and penalties.
s. 79(1)
Covered in Unit 10 · Factories Act: working hours, women, young persons, leave and penalties.