Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “Board” means the Factories Appeal Board constituted in accordance with section 5 of this Act; “existing factory” means any factory, (a) which is in operation on the date of the coming into force of this Act; (b) which has been in operation at any time during the period of nine months immediately preceding the date of the coming into force of this Act; or (c) which has been newly erected or completed either during such period of nine months, or after the date of the coming into force of this Act, and which commences to operate not later than three months after such date of coming into force; 6 “factory” means any premises wherein or within the close or curtilage or precincts of which, steam, electric, water or other mechanical power is used in aid of any industrial or manufacturing process carried on therein for gain; “Inspector” means any person appointed in accordance with section 3 of this Act; “machinery” means all machines and parts of machines used in a factory and includes, (a) stationary or portable boilers in a factory; (b) steam or other engines in a factory; (c) all apparatus or appliances for generating, developing, receiving or transforming, or for measuring or testing the volume, voltage, pressure or frequency of, or for distributing or applying, any mechanical, electric or natural power to any industrial or manufacturing process in a factory; (d) furnaces and fuel or storage tanks situate within, opening into or attached to the structure of, or directly connected with, any (e) locomotives when operated within the curtilage of any factory; (f) vats, tanks, cooling or drying devices used for the storage of, or otherwise in connection with, the product of any mechanical process, and situate within or attached to the premises within which such process is carried on; “new factory” means any factory, 7 (a) which first commences to operate at some time not earlier than three months after the date of the coming into force of this Act; or (b) which, having previously been in operation, has ceased to operate at least nine months before the date of the coming into force of this Act, and which recommences to operate at any time after the date of such coming into force; “rules”, “regulations” mean, respectively, rules and regulations made under this Act; “woman” means a woman who has attained the age of eighteen years; “young person” means a person who has attained the age of fourteen years and has not attained the age of eighteen years.