tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67352068954767551312024-03-13T14:59:12.779-07:00THE A P FACTORIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS (NATIONAL, FESTIVAL AND OTHER HOLIDAYS) ACT,1974THE A P FACTORIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS (NATIONAL, FESTIVAL AND OTHER HOLIDAYS) ACT,1974Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735206895476755131.post-31327552494703878052010-08-19T05:11:00.000-07:002010-08-19T05:11:44.432-07:00AP RULES<div style="text-align: justify;">THE ANDHRA PRADESH FACTORIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS (NATIONAL, FESTIVAL AND OTHER HOLIDAYS) RULES, 1974.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">G.O.Ms.No.966, Employment and Social Welfare (Labour II), 16th December, 1974 Published in issue No.13 of R.S.Part I Extraordinary of A.P.Gazette, dt 19-12-74.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In exercise of powers conferred by sub sections (1) and (2) of Section 13 of the Andhra Pradesh Factories and Establishments (National, Festival and other Holidays) Act, 1974 (Act 32 of 1974), the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">RULES</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">1. Short title</span> :- These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh Factories and Establishments (National, Festival and other Holidays) Rules,1974. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">2. Definitions</span> :- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires : </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(a) " Act " means the Andhra Pradesh Factories and Establishments (National, Festival and other Holidays) Act 1974. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(b) " Form " means a form appended to these rules </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(c) " Section " means a Section of the Act. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">3. Notification of Festival Holidays</span> :- (a) The Deputy Commissioners of Labour, may in their respective jurisdiction notify the five festival holidays (other than the 26th January, the 15th August and the 2nd October) each of one whole day in each calendar year, in consultation with the organisations of employers and employees. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Provided that if a majority of employees or a union of employees in any factory or establishment desire to have 1st May as one of the five holidays aforesaid in that factory or establishment, the employees or the Union of employees of the factory or establishment shall represent their its desire in writing to the Deputy Commissioner of Labour of the area before the end of November of each year. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(b) The Deputy Commissioner of Labour shall consider the aforesaid representation and shall notify the five holidays by 10th December of each year. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">4. Statement to be sent to the Inspector and displayed in the industrial establishment</span> :- (1) The statement to be sent to the Inspector by the employer under Section 4 of the Act shall be in Form I and shall be sent by Registered Post so as to reach the Inspector before commencement of each year in which the holidays are to be allowed. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(2) Every employer shall exhibit simultaneously in his factory or establishment a copy of the statement referred to in sub rule (1) at a place which can be readily seen and read by the employees and shall maintain it in a legible condition. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">5. Manner of service of notice and calculation of daily average wage</span> :- (1) The notice referred to under sub clause (i) of clause (a) of sub section (2) of Section 5 of the Act shall be in Form II and it shall be served </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(i) by giving or tendering to the employee; or </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(ii) if the employee is not found, by leaving such notice at his last known place of abode, or by giving or tendering the same to some adult member of his family. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(2) The signature of the person to whom the notice is given or tendered together with the date on which and the hour at which it was so given or tendered shall be obtained on a duplicate copy of the notice. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(3) For the purpose of the proviso to clause (b) of sub section (2) of Section 5 of the Act, the daily average wages of an employee mentioned in that sub section shall be calculated by dividing by twelve the total wages earned by him during any period of twelve days within a continuous period of thirty days immediately preceding the holiday concerned, such twelve days being days on which he had actually worked. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">6. Maintenance of registers and records</span> :- Every employer shall maintain a register in Form III and it shall be produced whenever it is required by the Inspector having jurisdiction over the area: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Provided that no separate register need be maintained if the Inspector having jurisdiction over the area in which the factory establishment is situated is satisfied that the particulars required are contained in any other register maintained by the employer. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(2) Every employer shall maintain a visit book in which the Inspector visiting the factory establishment may record his remarks regarding any defects that may come to light at the time of his Inspection and shall produce it whenever required to do so by the Inspector: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Provided that no separate visit book need be maintained where the employer maintains such a book with reference to the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1966 or the Factories Act, 1948. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(3) The register and notice required to be maintained and exhibited under these rules shall be in English and in the local language. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(4) The records relating to a calendar year shall be preserved for a period of subsequent two years. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">*[6-A. Manufacturing Process</span> :-Nothing in the Rules 4, 5 and 6 shall apply to a Factory under the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948) or an establishment engaged in manufacturing process as defined in Section 2(K) of the said Act, 1948.] </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">*[7. Penalty</span> :- Any contravention of Rule 5 by the employer shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.]</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735206895476755131.post-69290473993463474382010-08-19T05:09:00.000-07:002010-08-19T05:09:02.410-07:00FAQ's<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A.P FACTORIES & ESTABLISHMENT (NF& OH), ACT 1974 & RULES 1974 MADE THERE UNDER :</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">1</span>) To whom this Act is applicable?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ans: This Act is applicable to the employees employed in the factories & establishment in the state of A.P.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">2)</span> What is anEstablishment under this Act?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ans: Establishment as defined in clause 10 of section 2 of APSE, Act.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">3</span>) What are the National, Festival Holidays under this Act?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ans: 1. National Holidays.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">a) 26th January.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">b) 1st may.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">c) 15th August.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">d) 2nd October.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Festival Holidays.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">a) Four festival holidays as notified by the government or such other authority as may be prescribed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Any Holiday notified having due regard to any emergency or any special circumstances prevailing in the state. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">4)</span> Where any employer defaults in payment of wages to the employees per each of the holiday allowed? Who are the recovering authorities?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ans: Apply to the authority notified under section 15 of the payment of wages Act.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">5)</span> What are the Wages entitled by the employees who work on such holidays?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ans: 1. Twice the Wages or</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> 2. Substituted holiday with wages in one of the three days immediately before or after the day on which he/she so works.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">6)</span> Who will notify the festival holidays?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ans: The Dy. Commissioner of Labour may in their respective jurisdiction notify the festival holidays by 10th December, every year for the forthcoming year. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">7</span>) what are the registers to be maintained by the employers?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ans: Register in form-III and the others registers maintained by the factories or establishments which satisfy the particulars required are contained in any other register maintain by the employers and one visit book for recording the inspection remarks by the inspector. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">8)</span> What are the penalties for contraventions of the provisions of the Act?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ans: For the 1st offence Rs. 150/- for the subsequent offence Rs. 750/-</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735206895476755131.post-86426639271597778052010-08-19T05:01:00.000-07:002010-08-19T22:18:05.824-07:00THE ANDHRA PRADESH FACTORIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS (NATIONAL, FESTIVAL AND OTHER HOLIDAYS) ACT,1974<div style="text-align: center;">ACT No.32 of 1974</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">(As amended by Act 21 of 1980)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">An Act to provide for the grant of National, festival and other holidays to persons employed in factories and establishments in the State of Andhra Pradesh. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the Twenty fifth Year of the Republic of India, as follows: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">1. Short title, extent and commencement </span>:- (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Factories and Establishments (National, Festival and other Holidays) Act, 1974 </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification appoint. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">2. Definitions</span> :- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(a) "day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at midnight. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(b) "employee" means any person (including an apprentice) employed in any factory or establishment to do any skilled or unskilled, manual, supervisory, technical or clerical work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment be expressed or implied; and includes any other person employed in any factory or establishment whom the Government, may by notification, declare to be an employee for the purposes of this Act; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(c) "employer" when used in relation to a factory or establishment means a person who has the ultimate control over the affairs of such factory or establishment and where the affairs of any such factory or establishment are entrusted to any other person (whether called a managing agent, manager, superintendent or by any other name) such other person. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(d) "establishment" means any establishment as defined in Clause (10) of Sectio n 2 of the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1966 (Andhra Pradesh Act 15 of 1966) and includes any other establishment which the Government may,by notification, declare to be an establishment for the purposes of this Act. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(e) "factory" means any factory as defined in Clause (m) of Section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 68 of 1948),or any place which is deemed to be a factory under sub clause (2) of Section 85 of the Act; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(f) " Government" means the State Government </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(g) "Inspector" means an Inspector appointed under sub section (1) of Section 6; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(h) "notification" means a notification published in the I Andhra Pradesh Gazette and the word "notified" shall be construed accordingly; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(i) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(j) "wages" means all remuneration capable of being expressed in terms of money, which would, if the terms of employment, express or implied, were fulfilled, be payable to an employee in respect of his employment or of the work done by him in such employment and includes </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(i) such allowances (including dearness allowance) as the employee is for the time being entitled to; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(ii) the value of any house accommodation, or of supply of light, water, medical attendance or other amenity or of any service or of any concessional supply of foodgrains or other articles, but does not include </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(a) any bonus; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(b) any contribution paid or payable by the employer to any pension or provident funds, or for the benefit of the employee under any law for the time being in force; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(c) any gratuity payable on the termination of his service; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(d) any sum paid to the employee to defray special expenses entitled on him by the nature of his employment. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(e) any travelling concession. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">3. Grant of National, Festival and other holidays :</span>- (1) Every employee shall be allowed in each calendar year a holiday of one whole day on the 26th January *[the 1st May], the 15th August and the 2nd October and * [four other holidays]each of one whole day for such festivals as may be notified by the Government or by such other authority as may be prescribed: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* [Provided that it shall be open for any employer to declare, with the consent of the employees in any factory or establishment and under intimation to the Government or prescribed authority, a substituted holiday in lieu of any of the festival holidays aforesaid.] </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Government may, having due regard to any emergency or special circumstances prevailing in the State or any part thereof, notify any other whole day as a holiday to be allowed in any calendar year, to such employees or class of employees as they may deem fit. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">4. Employer to send statement to Inspector</span> :- Every employer shall send to the Inspector having jurisdiction over the area in which the factory or establishment is situated and display in the premises of such factory or establishment, a statement showing the holidays allowed in each calendar year under Section 3, in such form, within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">5. Wages</span> :- (1) Notwithstanding any contract to the contrary, every employee shall be paid wages for each of the holidays allowed to him under Section 3. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* [Provided that no wages for any such holiday shall be allowed in respect of any employee, who has not put in atleast thirty days work within a continuous period of ninety days immediately preceding that holiday or who is on leave with wages during any period including any such holiday. ] </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(2) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 3, any employee may be required by the employer to work on any holiday allowed under that section if the employer has, not less than twenty four hours before such holiday </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(i) served in the prescribed manner on the employee a notice in writing requiring him to work as aforesaid; and </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(ii) sent to the Inspector having jurisdiction over the area in which the factory or establishment is situated and displayed in the premises of the factory or establishment a copy of such notice. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(b) Where an employee works on any holiday allowed under Section 3, he shall, at his option, be entitled to </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(i) twice the wages; or </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(ii) wages for such day and to avail himself of a substituted holiday with wages on one of the three days immediately before or after the day on which he so works. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Provided that an employee who is paid wages by the day or at piece rates shall be entitled to be paid wages for any holiday allowed under Section 3 only at a rate equivalent to the daily average of his wages to be calculated in the prescribed manner. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">6. Inspectors </span>:- (1) The Government may, by notification, appoint such persons or such class of persons as they think fit to be Inspectors for the purposes of this Act for such local limits as the Government may specify. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(2) Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">7. Powers of Inspectors:</span>- An Inspector, may, subject to any rules made by the Government in this behalf, within the local limits for which he is appointed - </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(a) enter, at all reasonable times and with such assistants if any, who are persons in the service of the Government or any local authority as he thinks fit to take with him, any place which is, or which he has reason to believe, is a factory or an establishment; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(b) make such examination of the premises and of any prescribed registers, records and notices and take on the spot or otherwise, the evidence of such person as he may deem necessary for carrying out the purpose of this Act; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(c) exercise such other powers as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Porvided that no one shall be required under this section to answer any question or give any evidence tending to incriminate himself. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">8. Recovery of wages for holidays</span> :- (1) Where any employer defaults in payment of the wages to the employee for each of the holidays allowed under this Act, the employee himself or any trade union of which he is a member or any Inspector under this Act, or any authorised representative of the employee, may apply to the authority specified in Section 15 of the Payment of Wages Act,1936 (Central Act 4 of 1936) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(2) The provisions of Sections 15,15 A, 16,17,17 A. * [and 18] of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 shall, as far as may be, apply to all claims arising out of default in payment of the wages of employees for the holidays allowed under this Act. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">9. Penalties</span> :- Any employer who contravenes any of the provisions of Section 3 or Section 5 shall be punished with fine which, for the first offence, may extend to * [one hundred and fifty rupees] and for a second and subsequent offences may extend to * [seven hundred and fifty rupees]. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">10. Penalty for obstructing Inspector </span>:- Whoever wilfully obstructs an Inspector in the exercise of any power conferred on him by or under this Act, or fails to produce on demand in writing by an Inspector any register, record or notice in his custody which may be required to be kept in pursuance of this Act, or of any rule made thereunder, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* [ 10-A. Cognizance of offences :- No Court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act, except on a complaint made by, or with the previous sanction in writing of, an Inspector, within six months from the date on which the offence comes to the knowledge of the Inspector.] </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">11. Exemptions </span>:- (1) Nothing in this Act shall apply to </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(a) any employee in a position of management; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(b) any employee whose work involves travelling; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(c) any factory or establishment under the control of the Central or any State Government, local authority, Reserve Bank of India, a railway administration operating any railway as defined in clause (20) of article 366 of the Constitution, or a cantonment authority; or </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(d) any mine or oil field. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(2) The Government may, by notification and for reasons to be specified therein, exempt either permanently or for any specified period, any factory or establishment or class of factories or establishments or persons or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act subject to such conditions as the Government may deem fit. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">12. Rights and privileges under other laws, etc., not affected </span>:- Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any rights or privileges, which any employee is entitled to, on the date on which this Act came into force, under any other law, award, agreement or settlement, contract, custom or usage if such rights or privileges are more favourable to him than those to which he would be entitled under this Act. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">13. Power to make rules </span>:- (1) The Government may, by notification make rules for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(2) In making a rule under this Act, the Government may provide that a contravention thereof shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(3) Every rule made under this Act shall, immediately after it is made, be laid before each House of the State Legislature if it is in session, and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following, for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session, or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall, from the date on which the modification or annulment is notified, have effect only in such modified form or shall stand annulled, as the case may be, so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.<br />
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