Amendment of Section

In Section 54 of the principal Act,-

1. (i) the opening paragraph shall be numbered as sub-section (1);
2. (ii) after sub-section

1. (1) so numbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely:- "(2) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, extend the daily maximum hours of work specified in this section up to twelve hours inclusive of interval for rest in any day, subject to a maximum of forty eight hours in a week, as specified in Section 51 in respect of any group or class or description of factories on such conditions, as it may deem expedient, subject to the written consent of such worker for such work. However, the remaining days of the week, after completion of forty-eight hours of work in the weck, shall be paid holidays for such worker.".