APPROVAL, LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF FACTORIES :

Section 6 empowers the State Government to make rules with regard to licensing and registration of factories under the Act on following matters:

(i) submission of plans of any class or description of factories to the Chief Inspector or the State Government;

(ii) obtaining previous permission of the State Government or the Chief Inspector, for the site on which factory is to be situated and for construction or extension of any factory or class or description of factories. However, replacement or addition of any plant or machinery within prescribed limits, shall not amount to extension of the factory, if it does not reduce the minimum safe working space or adversely affect the environmental conditions which is injurious to health;

(iii) considering applications for permission for the submission of plans and specifications;

(iv) nature of plans and specifications and the authority certifying them;

(v) registration and licensing of factories;

(vi) fees payable for registration and licensing and for the renewal of licences;

(vii) licence not to be granted or renewed unless notice specified under Section 7 has been given.