Industrial and Labour Laws - 55. page

Definition of Power: “Power” means electrical energy or any other form of energy which is mechanically transmitted and is not generated by human or animal agency. [Section 2(g)]

Definition of Transmission Machinery : “Transmission” Machinery means any shaft, wheel, drum, pulley, system of pulleys, coupling, clutch, driving belt or other appliance or device by which the motion of a […]

Definition of Hazardous Process : “Hazardous Process” means any process or activity in relation to an industry specified to the First Schedule where, unless special care is taken, raw materials used […]

Definition of Young Person : “Young Person” means a person who is either a child or an adolescent. [Section 2(d)]

Definition of Day : “Day” means under Section 2(e), a period of twenty-four hours beginning at mid-night [Section 2(e)]

Definition of Calendar Year : “Calendar Year” means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year. [Section 2(bb)]

Definition of Child : “Child” means a person who has not completed his fifteenth year of age. [Section 2(c)]

Definition of Competent Person : “Competent Person” in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person or an institution recognised as such by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of […]

OBJECT AND SCOPE OF FACTORIES ACT : The main object of the Factories Act, 1948 is to ensure adequate safety measures and to promote the health and welfare of the workers […]

Definition of Adult : “Adult” means a person who has completed his eighteenth year of age. [Section 2(a)]