Factories Act, 1934 — section 45

45. Further restrictions on the employment of women..—_(1) The provisions of this Chapter shall, in their application to women workers in factories, be supplemented by the following further restrictions, namely

(a)no exemption from the provisions of section 36 may be granted in respect of any woman ; and

(b)no woman shall be allowed to work in a factory except between 6 A. M. and 7 P.M. : 1 [Provided that if the employer arranges for the transport facilities, a woman with her consent may work up to 10.00 p.m. in two shifts] 1 [Omitted]

(2)The 2[Provincial Government] may make rules providing for the exemption from the above restrictions, to such extent and subject to such conditions as it may prescribe, of women working in fish-curing or fish-canning factories where the employment of women beyond the said hours is necessary to prevent damage to or deterioration in any raw material.

(3)Rules made under sub-section (2) shall remain in force for not more than three years. 46. Special provision for night-shifts. Where a worker works on a shift which extends over midnight, the ensuing day for him shall be deemed to be the period of twenty-four hours beginning when such shift ends, and the hours he has worked after midnight shall be counted towards the previous day : Provided that the 2[Provincial Government] may, by order in writing, direct that in the case of any specified factory or any specified class of workers therein the ensuing day shall be deemed to be the period of twenty-four hours beginning when such shift begins and that the hours worked before midnight shall be counted towards the ensuing day.