Amendment of section 13

In section 13 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the proviso, the following provisos shall be substituted, namely:— “ Provided that women workers may, with their consent, be allowed to work even between the hours of 9 P.M. and 6 A.M. in any establishment in which adequate safety and security measures or provisions for holidays, as may be prescribed, are provided by the employer: Provided further that where the Administrator considers that the employment of women in any particular hazardous or dangerous processes in an establishment is dangerous for their health and safety due to the operation carried out therein, the Administrator may require the employer to provide adequate safeguards as may be prescribed, prior to the employment of women for such operation.”.