CMA Intermediate · Business Laws and Ethics · Factories Act, 1948
Under Section 5 of the Factories Act, 1948, the State Government may exempt factories during a public emergency. For what maximum period can one such notification be made at a time?
A notification under Section 5 of the Factories Act, 1948 can exempt factories during a public emergency for no more than three months at a time. The one-year limit belongs to the OSH Code, 2020, not the Factories Act.
- AOne month
- BThree monthsCorrect
- CSix months
- DOne year
Explanation
Section 5 provides that no notification exempting factories in a public emergency shall be made for a period exceeding three months at a time. One year is the limit under Section 128 of the OSH Code, 2020, not the Factories Act.
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