Section 75
of Labour Act
Section 75
(1)
No female shall be employed during the night in any industrial undertaking.
(2)
For the purpose of this section “night” means a period of at least 11 consecutive hours including an interval to be prescribed of at least 7
consecutive hours falling between 10 o’clock in the evening and 7 o’clock in the morning. Different intervals may be prescribed for different areas, industrial undertakings or branches of industrial undertakings:
Provided that before an interval beginning after 11 o’clock in the evening is prescribed the employers’ and workers’ organisations concerned, if any, shall be consulted.
(3)
The provisions of this section shall not apply —
(a)
in an emergency which could not have been controlled or foreseen, which is not of a periodical character and which interferes with the normal working of the industrial undertaking;
(b)
where the work is connected with raw materials or materials in course of treatment which are subject to rapid deterioration and work during the night is necessary to preserve such materials from certain loss;
(c)
to a woman holding a responsible position of a managerial or technical character; and
(d)
to a woman employed in health and welfare services who is not ordinarily engaged in manual work.
Labour
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Emergencies.