2. Amendment of section 54, Central Act No. 63 of 1948.-

In section 54 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act No. 63 of 1948), in its application to the State of Rajasthan, hereinafter referred to as the principal Act,- (i) the existing provision shall be numbered as sub-section (1); and (ii) after the sub-section (1) so numbered, the following new sub-section shall be added, namely:- "(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, extend the daily maximum hours of work specified in this section up to ten hours inclusive of interval for rest in any day, subject to a maximum of forty-eight hours in any 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, and the remaining days of the said week for the worker shall be paid holidays."