Hours of work in shops and commercial establishments

(1)(a) No employee in any shop or commercial establishment shall be required or allowed to work for more then 48 hours in a week. (b) Subject to clause (a) no employee shall be required to work– (i) in any shop, for more than nine hours on any day; (ii) in any commercial establishment, for more than ten hours on any day. (2) Any employee may be required or allowed to work in a shop or commercial establishment for any period in excess of the limit fixed under sub-section (1) if such period does not exceed six hours in any week. (3) On not more than six days in a year, which the Government may fix by rules made in this behalf, for purposes of making of accounts, stock-taking, settlements or other prescribed occasions, any employee may be required or allowed to work in a shop or commercial establishment in excess of the period fixed under sub-section (1), if such excess period does not exceed twenty-four hours.