**Executive Summary**
The Factories (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Amendment Regulation, 2025, published in The Gazette of India, amends the Factories Act, 1948, as it applies to the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The regulation, promulgated by the President of India, modifies provisions relating to worker numbers, adult workers, working hours, and the employment of women. The effective date of this regulation will be determined by the Administrator through official notification.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Section 2 (Definitions):**
* Modifies the minimum worker count for factory classification: "ten or more workers" becomes "twenty or more workers" in sub-clause (i), and "twenty or more workers" becomes "forty or more workers" in sub-clause (ii).
* Defines "State Government" as the Administrator of the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution.
* **Amendment to Section 22 (Work on or Near Machinery in Motion):**
* Replaces "adult male worker" with "adult worker" in sub-section (1).
* Removes "woman or" in sub-section (2).
* **Amendment to Section 54 (Daily Hours):**
* Substitutes "nine hours" with "ten hours."
* **Amendment to Section 55 (Intervals for Rest):**
* Replaces "five hours" with "six hours" in sub-section (1).
* Omits sub-section (2).
* **Amendment to Section 56 (Spreadover):**
* Replaces "ten and a half hours" with "twelve hours."
* Removes the proviso.
* **Amendment to Section 65 (Power to make Exempting Orders):**
* Substitutes "seventy-five" with "one hundred and forty-four" in sub-section (3), in clause (iv).
* **Amendment to Section 66 (Further Restrictions on the Employment of Women):**
* Replaces the existing proviso in sub-section (1), in clause (b) with updated provisions:
* Allows women to work between 7 P.M. and 6 A.M. in factories with adequate safety, security, and holiday provisions.
* Empowers the State Government to require employers to provide safeguards for women employed in hazardous processes.
* **Amendment to Section 85 (Power to Exempt):**
* In Section 85 (1)(i) the word "ten" shall be substituted with "twenty"
* In Section 85 (1)(i) the word "twenty" shall be substituted with "forty"
**Impact Analysis**
**Factories in Andaman and Nicobar Islands**
* **Impact**: The new definition of what counts as a factory may mean that certain employers are now subject to this Act who were not before. Also, changes to sections governing daily hours, intervals, spreadover, and restrictions on employment of women.
* **Action Required**: Factories in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands must comply with the revised regulations regarding worker classification, working hours, safety measures, and provisions for women workers.
**Administrators of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands**
* **Impact**: The Administrator is now the State Government.
* **Action Required**: The Administrator must notify the date on which this regulation comes into effect and enforce the regulations.
**Women Workers**
* **Impact**: Women workers may have new opportunities to work between 7 P.M. and 6 A.M., and they will receive new protection in hazardous industries.
* **Action Required**: Exercise consent in relation to working between 7 P.M. and 6 A.M.
Key Entities Referenced
Factories Act, 1948: The principal Act being amended by the Factories (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Amendment Regulation, 2025
Factories (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Amendment Regulation, 2025: A regulation amending the Factories Act, 1948, in its application to the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: The Union territory where the regulation applies.
Constitution: Article 240 of the Constitution provides the power to promulgate the Factories (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Amendment Regulation, 2025.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The ministry responsible for the Legislative Department that published the regulation.
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MINISTRY OF LA W AND JUSTICE
(Legislative D epartment)
New Delhi, the 19th November, 2025/Kartika 28, 1947 (Saka)
THE FACTORIES (ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS)
AMENDMENT REGULATION, 2025
No. 7 o f 2025
Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India.
A Regulation further to amend the Factories Act, 1948, in its application to the
Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution, the
President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by her:—
1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Factories (Andaman and Nicobar Short title, extent
Islands) Amendment Regulation, 2025. and
commencement.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.2 THE GAZETTE OF IND2I A EXTRAORDINARY [Part II—
Amendment of 2. In the Factories Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in 63 of 1948.
section 2.
section 2,—
(a) in clause (m),—
(i) in sub-clause (i), for the words “ten or more workers”, the words
“twenty or more workers” shall be substituted;
(ii) in sub-clause (ii), for the words “twenty or more workers”, the
words “forty or more workers” shall be substituted;
(b) after clause (p), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
‘(pp) “State Government” means the Administrator of the Union
territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands appointed by the President
under article 239 of the Constitution;’.
Amendment of 3. In section 22 of the principal Act,—
section 22.
(a) in sub-section (1), in the long line, for the words “adult male worker”,
the words “adult worker” shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-section (2), the words “woman or” at both the places where
they occur, shall be omitted.
Amendment of 4. In section 54 of the principal Act, for the words “nine hours”, the words
section 54. “ten hours” shall be substituted.
Amendment of 5. In section 55 of the principal Act,—
section 55.
(a) in sub-section (1), for the words “five hours” at both the places where
they occur, the words “six hours” shall be substituted;
(b) sub-section (2) shall be omitted.
Amendment of 6. In section 56 of the principal Act,—
section 56.
(a) for the words “ten and a half hours”, the words “twelve hours” shall
be substituted;
(b) the proviso shall be omitted.
Amendment of 7. In section 65 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), in clause (iv), for the
section 65. word “seventy-five”, the words “one hundred and forty-four” shall be substituted.
Amendment of 8. In section 66 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in clause (b), for the
section 66. proviso, the following provisos shall be substituted, namely:—
“Provided that women workers may, with their consent, be allowed to
work even between the hours of 7 P.M. and 6 A.M. in any factory in which
adequate safety and security measures or provisions for holidays, as may be
prescribed, are provided by the employer:
Provided further that where the State Government considers that the
employment of women in any particular hazardous or dangerous processes in
an establishment is dangerous for their health and safety due to the operation
carried out therein, the State Government may require the employer to provide
adequate safeguards as may be prescribed, prior to the employment of women
for such operation;”.Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF IND3I A EXTRAORDINARY 3
9.In section 85 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in clause (i),— Amendment of
section 85.
(a)for the word “ten”, the word “twenty”shall be substituted;
(b)for the word “twenty”, the word “forty”shall be substituted.
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DROUPADI MURMU,
President.
President.
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DR. RAJIV MANI,
Secretary to the Govt. of India.
UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002
AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054.
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