Factories Act, 1934 — section 52

52. Certificates of fitness..—_(1) A certifying surgeon shall, on the application of any 1[child or adolescent] who wishes to work in a factory, or of the parent or guardian of such person, or of the manager of the factory in which such person wishes to work, examine such person and ascertain his fitness for such work.

(2)The certifying surgeon, after examination, may grant to such person, in the prescribed form,

(a)a certificate of fitness to work in a factory as a child, if he is satisfied that such person has completed his 2[fourteenth] year, that he has attained the prescribed physical standards (if any), and that he is fit for such work ; or 1 Added and subs. by Act No. XVI of 1973, ss. 15 and 16. 2 Subs. by the Labour Laws (Amdt.) Act, 1977 (Act No. XVII of 1977), s. 2, Sch. 1.

(b)a certificate of fitness to work in a factory as an adult, if he is satisfied that such person has completed his fifteenth year and is fit for a full day’s work in a factory.

(3)A certifying surgeon may revoke any certificate granted under sub-section (2) if, in his opinion, the holder of it is no longer fit to work in the capacity stated therein in a factory.

(4)Where a certifying surgeon or a practitioner authorised under sub-section (2) of section 12 refuses to grant a certificate or a certificate of the kind requested, or revokes a certificate, he shall, if so requested by any person who could have applied for the certificate, state his reasons in writing for so doing.