(NATIONAL AND FESTIVAL HOLIDAYS) ACT; 1958 [1]

1958 · State unknown · central · act_text

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3 · Grant of National and Festival Holidays.- Every employee shall be allowed in each calendar year a holiday of one whole day on the 26 th January, the 15 th August [5] (the 1

6 · (Provided that in the case of an industrial establishment which commences work for the first time after the commencement of a calendar year, the number of holidays for festivals allowable to an employee under this section during the remainder of that calendar year shall be fixed by the Inspectors, so however that the number so fixed shall not be less than the number calculated at the rate of one day for every three months or part thereof of the remainder of such calendar year.)

7 · (4A. Power of employer to require employee to work on holidays .-(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3, an employer may, by notice in writing require any employee to work on any holiday allowed under that section.

6 · Inspectors.- (1) The government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint such persons or such class or persons as they think fit to be inspectors, for the purposes of this Act for such local limits as the Government may specify.

7 · Powers of Inspectors .-Subject to any rules made by the Government in this behalf, an Inspector may, within the local limits for which he is appointed,-

8 · Penalties .-Any employer who contravenes any of the provisions of section 3 or section 5 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees.

10 · Exemptions.- (1) nothing contained in this Act shall apply to-

12 · Power to make rules.- (1) The government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

13 · ((3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before the Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly agrees in making any modification in the rule or the Legislative Assembly agrees that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.)

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