Railways Act, 1989 · Chapter XIV: Regulation of Hours of Work and Period of Rest
Section 131: Chapter not to apply to certain railway servants
Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to any railway servant to whom the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) or the Mines Act 1952 (35 of 1952) or the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 (23 of 1957) or the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), applies.
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