The State Government of Uttar Pradesh vide its notification dated 20th October 2020 has published the Factories (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2020 to further amend the Factories Act, 1948.
Through this amendment, a new section 5A has been inserted which has given the power to the state government to exempt a factory from the provisions of the Act in the public interest.
The State Government by notification may temporarily exempt new factory or class of new factories whose commercial production starts within a period of one thousand days after the commencement of Factories (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2020 from all or any provisions of the Act for a period of 1000 days from the date on which such production starts.
