Section 19. Interval for rest.
The periods of work for employees in an industrial premises each day shall be so fixed that no period shall exceed five hours and that no employee shall work for more than five hours before he has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour.
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- 1. 10thFebruary, 1970, vide notification No.IIE/2-1/70, dated the 9th February, 1970, in respect of section 3, in the State ofOrissa.
- 2. Ins. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 2 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).*. Vide Notification No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammuand Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
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- 1. Ins. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 2 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
- 2. Added by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Ins. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 3 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Subs. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 4, for “fifty” (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Ins. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 5 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
- 2. The proviso added by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Ins. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 7 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993)2 . Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for “three months” (w.e.f. 22-5-1993)3 . Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for “five hundred rupees” (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Subs. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 9, for certain words (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Subs. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 10, for certain words (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).