Factories Act,1948

Act No : 63

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Section : Night shifts.

57. Night shifts. Where a worker in a factory works on a shift which extends beyond midnight,-- (a) for the purposes of sections 52 and 53, a holiday for a whole day shall mean in his case a period of twenty- four consecutive hours beginning when his shift ends; (b) the following day for him shall be deemed to be the period of twenty-four hours beginning when such shift ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Added by Act 25 of 1954, s. 10. 2. S. 55 renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by s. 11, ibid. 3. Subs. by Act 40 of 1949, s. 3 and Sch. II, for "The period". 4. Added by Act 25 of 1954, s. 11. 5. Subs. by Act 94 of 1976, s. 24, for the words "spreadover to twelve hours" (w.e.f. 26-10-1976). 64 ends, and the hours he has worked after midnight shall be counted in the previous day.

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