1973 Ed.]
Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations
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(d) except with the permission in writing of the Commissioner, the period of employment and the intervals allowed for meals and rest in accordance with the provisions of this regulation shall be the same for all women and young persons employed in such industrial undertaking, except in the case of young persons who have not attained the age of sixteen years.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, work shall be deemed to be continuous unless interrupted by an interval of at least half an hour, or, in the case of young persons under the age of sixteen, one hour.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the proprietor of an in- dustrial undertaking shall not, without the consent in writing of the Commissioner-
(a) increase the period of employment of women and young persons in the industrial undertaking beyond the period of employment fixed for such women and young persons in a notice posted under regulation 10(1) and in effect on the 1st day of October 1967; or
(b) reduce the intervals for meals or rest allowed to such women and young persons below the intervals fixed in a notice posted under regulation 10(1) and in effect on the 1st day of October 1967.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3), any document purport- ing to be a copy of a notice posted under regulation 10(1) and in effect on the 1st day of October 1967 and purporting to be signed by the proprietor of an industrial undertaking or his duly authorized agent shall be admitted in evidence in proceedings before any court on its production by a public officer without further proof, and—-
(a) until the contrary is proved, the court before which such
document is produced shall presume—
(i) that the document is a true copy of a notice posted under regulation 10(1) and in effect on the 1st day of October 1967; and
(ii) that the document is signed by the proprietor of the industrial undertaking or his duly authorized agent; and
(b) the document shall be conclusive evidence of-
(i) the period of employment fixed by the proprietor for women and young persons in the industrial undertaking and in effect on the 1st day of October 1967; and
(ii) the intervals allowed to such women and young persons for meals or rest fixed by the proprietor and in effect on the 1st day of October 1967.
[Subsidiary]
L.N. 221/73.