Section 20. Spread over.

The periods of work of an employee in an industrial premises shall be so arranged that inclusive of his intervals for rest under section 19, they shall not spread over more than ten and a half hours in any day:

Provided that the Chief Inspector may, for reasons to be specified in writing, increase the spread over to twelve hours.

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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).
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