Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
hours of commercial establishments. Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to the sale of newspapers. (2) Any person contravening the provisions of sub-section (I) shall be liable to have his goods seized by an Inspecto r . (3) The goods seized under sub-section (2) shall be returned to the person from whom they were seized on his depositing rupees fifty as security for his appearance in the court. (4-) If the person fails to make the deposit, the goods seized shall be produced without delay before a Magistrate who may give such directions as to their temporary custody as he thinks fit. Where no prosecution is instituted for contravention of the provisions of sub-section (I) within such period as the Magistrate may fix, in this behalf, the Magistrate shall direct their return to the person from whom they were seized. Subject to the provisions of sub-section (5), the provisions of any law relating to the criminal procedure for the time being in force, shall, so far as they may be applicable, apply to the disposal of the goods seized under this section. No commerci al establishment shall on any day be opened earlier than 8.30 a.m. and kept open after 9.30 p.m. (5) (6) Interval for rest. Subject to the provisions of sub-section (I), the State Government may fix different opening or closing hours for different classes of commercial establishments or for different areas or for different periods of the year. Subject to the provisions of this Act, no employee shall be required or allowed to work in any shop or commercial establishment for more than nine hours in any day and forty eight hours in any week. Anyemployee may be required to work in a shop or comme~cial estab- lishment for any period in excess of the limit fixed under sub-section (I) if such periods does not exceed three hours in any week. On not more than six days in a year which the State Goverment may fix by rules made in this behalf, for purposes of making of accounts, stock taking settlements or other prescribed occasions, any employee may be required or allowed to work in a shop or commercial establishment in excess of the period under sub-section (I) if such period does not exceed twenty four hours.