Applies to: If the employment strength on any day reached:

•  10 or more in a power using factory

•  20 or more in a non power factory

•  Govt. can apply the Act even to small factories with less number of employees

Licence: No manufacturing process to be carried out without licence.

Renewal: Last date 31st October- Licence can be renewed for five years also.

Registers:

•  Muster Roll in Form 25

•  Register of Adult Workers in Form 12

•  Attendance Card in Form 28

•  Leave Book in Form 16

•  Register of compensatory holidays in Form 9

•  Notice of periods of work Form 11

•  Leave with wages register in Form 15

•  Record of white washing etc. in Form 7

•  Register of accidents in Form 26

•  Particulars of rooms in Form 35

Employer to Display:

•  An abstract of Act and Rules in Form 20

•  Notice on Weekly Holidays

•  Notice regarding first aid

•  Notice of periods of work in Form 11

•  Sign Boards

Returns:

Annual Return: Last date 31st January in Form 21

Half-yearly return: Last date 15th July in Form 22

Penalty: Two years imprisonment and fine Rs. 1 Lakh.

For Subsequent Offence: Three years imprisonment and fine Rs. 2 Lakhs