Factories act 1948: WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate

WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating and labour in factories; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Factories Act, 1948. (3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April 1949. 2. Interpretation.— Factories Act, 1948 144 Record (s) | Page [1 of 15] Compare Act/ Section NEW Section - 1 Short title, extent and commencement Section - 2 Interpretation Section - 3 References to time of day Section - 4 Power to declare different departments to be separate facto ­ries or two or more factories to be a single factory Section - 5 The Factories Act, 1948 (Act No. 63 of 1948), as amended by the Factories (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act 20 of 1987), served to assist in formulating national policies in India with respect to occupational safety and health in factories and docks in India. Factories must provide adequate and easily accessible latrine and urinal facilities for workers, separately for male and female. These facilities must be well-lit, ventilated, and kept clean.