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Section 47: Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms

The Factories Act(CENTRAL ACT)State Act of Tamil Nadu · Act 63 of 1948

(1) In every factory wherein more than one hundred and fifty workers are ordinarily employed, adequate and suitable shelters or rest rooms and a suitable lunch room, with provision for drinking water, where workers can eat meals brought by them, shall be provided and maintained for the use of the workers:

Provided that any canteen maintained in accordance with the provisions of section 46 shall be regarded as part of the requirements of this sub-section:

Provided further that where a lunch room exists no worker shall eat any food in the work room.

(2) The shelters or rest rooms or lunch rooms to be provided under sub-section (1) shall be sufficiently lighted aid ventilated and shall be maintained in a cool and clean condition.

(3) The State Government may—

(a) prescribe the standard

Where this provision sits

ActThe Factories Act(CENTRAL ACT)
Section47
Marginal noteShelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms
JurisdictionState of Tamil Nadu
StatusIn force as published by the source

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