Section 38. Certain provisions not to apply to industrial premises.

(1) Chapter IV and section 85 of the Factories Act, 1948 (62 of 1948) shall apply to an industrial premises and the rest of the provisions in that Act shall not apply to any industrial premises.

(2) Nothing contained in any law relating to the regulation of the conditions of work of workers in shops or commercial establishments shall apply to any establishment to which this Act applies.

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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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