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(6) the period of employment shall—

() in the case of any young person under the age of sixteen, not exceed nine hours in any day and shall neither begin earlier than six o'clock in the morning nor end later than seven o'clock in the evening; and

(ii) in any other case, not exceed eleven and a half hours in any day and shall neither begin earlier than six o'clock in the morning nor end later than eight o'clock in the evening:

(c) no woman or young person shall be required or permitted to work continuously for a spell of more than five hours without thereafter an interval of not less than half an hour for a meal or rest:

Provided that in the case of any young person under the age of sixteen years such interval shall not be less than one hour:

(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 regula- tion 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;

(e) no woman or young person shall be required or permitted to work during any such interval allowed for meals or rest.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, employ- ment shall be deemed to be continuous unless inter- rupted 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 industrial 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 under-

Transitional provision.

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taking beyond the period of employment fixed for such women and young persons in a notice posted under paragraph (1) of regulation 10 and in effect on the 1st day of October 1967; or

(6) reduce the intervals for meals or rest allowed to such women and young persons below the intervals fixed in a notice posted under paragraph (1) of regulation 10 and in effect on the 1st day of October 1967.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3), any document purporting to be a copy of a notice posted under paragraph (1) of regulation 10 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 pro- duction 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 paragraph (1) of regula- tion 10 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

(6) the document shall be conclusive evidence

of

() the period of employment fixed by the proprietor for women and young persons in the industrial undertaking and in effect on the Ist day of October 1967; and

(i) 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.

9A. (1) On the application of the proprietor of any industrial undertaking and subject to such condi- tions or restrictions as he may think fit to impose, the