Daily and weekly hours of work for woman and young-man

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,- (a) no man who has not attained majority under the Indian Majority Act, 1875 (IX of 1875) and no woman shall be required or allowed to work as an employee in a shop or an establishment for more than seven hours in a day or forty-two hours in a week; and (b) no such man and no woman shall be required or allowed to work in a shop or an establishment for more than four hours continuously in a day unless such an employee has had an interval for rest of at least one hour. Explanation.-The period of "seven hours" or "forty-two hours" referred to in clause (a) does not include the intervals for rest.