Obligation of occupier to employ persons registered as physically handicapped in factory

(1) Every occupier of an existing factory to which this Act applies shall allocate such number of vacancies for employment of persons registered as physically handicapped, as is not less than one half percent, or such higher percent, not exceeding one as may be prescribed of the number of workers so working. (2) Where an occupier has, under sub-section (1), allocated a number of vacancies, such occupier shall not, at any time, take or offer to take into his employment any person other than a person registered as physically handicapped till all the vacancies so allocated are filled. (3) Nothing in sub-section (2) shall apply to taking or offering to take into employment any person required by- (a) an agreement to reinstate such person in his employment entered into before the commencement of this Act; or (b) an Act whether passed before or after this Act; or (c) any judgement, decree or order of a court. (4) Every occupier of a new factory to which this Act applies shall give employment to such number of persons registered as physically handicapped, as is not less than one half per cent. of the workers to be employed. (5) Whenever this Act applies to an existing or new factory the occupier thereof shall allocate such number of vacancies for employment of persons registered as physically handicapped as is not less than one half percent of the number of workers so working and thereupon the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) shall, so far as may be, apply. (6) In determining the number of vacancies for employment of persons registered as physically handicapped under sub-section (1) or sub-section (5) and the number of persons registered as physically handicapped to be employed under sub-section (4), a fraction equal to or exceeding half shall be counted as one and a fraction less than half shall be ignored.