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The Andhra Pradesh Factories and Establishments (National, Festival and other Holidays) Act, 1974.

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Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement - (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Factories and Establishments (National, Festival and other Holidays) Act, 1974.
Section 2 Definitions- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
Section 3 Grant of National, festival and other holidays - (1) Every employee shall be allowed in each calendar year a holiday of one whole day on the 26thJanuary, 1[the 1st May,] the 15thAugust and the 2nd October and 2[four other holidays] each of one whole day for such festivals as may be notified by the Government or by such other authority as may be prescribed:
Section 4 Employer to send statement to Inspector - Every employer shall send to the Inspector having jurisdiction over the area in which the factory or establishment is situated and display in the premises of such factory or establishment, a statement showing the holidays allowed in each calendar year under section 3, in such form, within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed.
Section 5 Wages - (1) Notwithstanding any contract to the contrary, every employee shall be paid wages for each of the holidays allowed to him under section 3.
Section 6 Inspectors - (1) The Government may, by notification, appoint such persons or such class of persons as they think fit to be Inspectors for the purposes of this Act for such local limits as the Government may specify.
Section 7 Powers of Inspectors- An Inspector, may, subject to any rules made by the Government in this behalf, within the local limits for which he is appointed -
Section 8 Provided that no one shall be required under this section to answer any question or give any evidence tending to incriminate himself.
Section 9 Penalties - Any employer who contravenes any of the provisions of section 3 or section 5 shall be punished with fine which, for the first offence, may extend to 2[one hundred and fifty rupees] and for a second and subsequent offences may extend to 2[seven hundred and fifty rupees.
Section 10 Penalty for obstructing Inspector - Whoever wilfully obstructs an Inspector in the exercise of any power conferred on him by or under this Act, or fails to produce on demand in writing by an Inspector any register, record or notice in his custody which may be required to be kept in pursuance of this Act, or of any rule made thereunder, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
Section 10A Cognizance of offence - No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act, except on a complaint made by, or with the previous sanction in writing of, an Inspector, within six months from the date on which the offence comes to the knowledge of the Inspector.
Section 11 Exemptions - (1) Nothing in this Act shall apply to-
Section 12 Rights and privileges under other laws, etc., not affected- Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any rights or privileges, which any employee is entitled to, on the date on which this Act comes into force, under any other law, award, agreement or settlement, contract, custom or usage if such rights or privileges are more favourable to him than those to which he would be entitled under this Act.
Section 13 Power to make rules - (1) The Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act.

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Section 11 of The Andhra Pradesh Factories and Establishments (National, Festival and other Holidays) Act, 1974.

Exemptions - (1) Nothing in this Act shall apply to-

(a)any employee in a position of management;
(b)any employee whose work involves travelling;
(c)any factory or establishment under the control of the Central or any State Government, local authority, Reserve Bank of India, a railway administration operating any railway as defined in clause

(20)of article 366 of the Constitution, or a cantonment authority; or
1. (d)any-mine or oil field.
(2)The Government may, by notification and for reasons to be specified therein, exempt either permanently or for any specified period, any factory or establishment or class of factories or establishments or persons or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act subject to such conditions as the Government may deem fit.

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10APreviousSection 10A Cognizance of offence - No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act, except on a complaint made by, or with the previous sanction in writing of, an Inspector, within six months from the date on which the offence comes to the knowledge of the Inspector.12NextSection 12 Rights and privileges under other laws, etc., not affected- Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any rights or privileges, which any employee is entitled to, on the date on which this Act comes into force, under any other law, award, agreement or settlement, contract, custom or usage if such rights or privileges are more favourable to him than those to which he would be entitled under this Act.