Energy & Labour Department

INDUSTRIES, ENERGY AND LABOUR DEPARTMENT
1st July 1985
FACTORY ACT, 1948

No. FAC/1082/8583/Lab-4. - In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (1) of section 80 of the factory Act., 1948 (LXIII of 1948), the Government of Maharashtra hereby declares that all the provisions of the said Act shall apply to every premises or placed including the percents thereof, wherein any of the manufacturer processes mentioned in the Schedule appends hereto is carried on with or without the aid of power or is so ordinarily carried on notwithstanding that-
(i) The number of persons employed therein is less than ten, if working with the aid of power; or (ii) the persons working therein are not employed by the owner thereof but are working with the permission of, or under agreement with, such owner:

Provided that the manufacturing process is not being carried on by the owner only with the aid of his family.
Explanation for the purposes of this notification "flammable solvent" means any liquid having a flash point below 65°F (18.33°C) or which can from explosive mixture due to process conditions.

SCHEDULE

1. Any of the following manufacturing processes when carried out using flammable solvents namely:-
   (i) Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers or Thinners,
   (ii) Nail Polish or Cosmetic Sprays.
   (iii) Rubber beading or rubber goods
   (iv) Artificial Leather
   (v) Adhesive Tapes
   (vi) Pinoleum, resins or water proof fabrics
   (vii) Wall Papers
   (viii) Setallizing Plastic or other goods.
   (ix) Cleaning of fabrics or any other material
    

2. Manufacture of textile auxiliaries by process of emulsification of silicon oil.

3. Manufacture of nitro cellulose paint.

4. Process involving use of ethylene oxide.

5. Manufacturing processes involving any chemical reaction such as nitration, amination, sulphoation, halogenation, polymerisation, isomerisation, or aromatication

6. Manufacture of chlorates or perchloratesm, or peroxide or salts of any of these

7. Any process involving use of pressure vessels, except air recevers tanks having air under pressure

8. Rotegurature, Printing Process

9. Manufacture of Metallic powder of aluminium, nickel or zinc.

10. Pulverisation of sulphur, carbon, starch, chlotates or perclorates.

11. Distilisation of organic solvents and chemoicals.

By demand in the name of the Goverment of Maharashtra
Govt. Of India - site of Excise Dept. www.cbec.gov.in  
Inportant excise notification
Notification No. 8/2002 C.E. dt.1.3.2002 Exemption upto 100 lacs
Notification No. 9/2002 C.E. dt 1.3.2002 duty of 60% upto Rs. 100 lacs.
Notification No. 13/2002 C.E. (N.T) duty applicable on MRP abatement 40
Notification No. 36/2001 C.E. (NT) dt. 26.6.2001
Exemption from registration for units opting for exemption turnover less than 90 lacs. (specified limit 100 lacs - 10 lacs)