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Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,-. (a) no man who has not attained majority under the Indian Majo- rity Act, 1875 (IX of 1875) and no_ woman shall be requ?red or allowed to work as an employee in a shop or an establish- ment for more than seven hours in a day or forty-two hours in in a week ; and no such man and no woman shall be required or allowed to work in a shop or an establishment for more than four hours con- tinuously in a day unless such an employee has had an interval for rest of at least one hour. Explanation.-The period of "seven hours" or "forty-two hours" referred to in clause (a) does not include the intervals for rest. CHAPTER III SHOPS Daily and weekly hours of work for woman and young-man. Opening · and closing hours of shops.