Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act : Hours and period of work. Indian Bare Acts :

Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act,1986

Act No : 61

Section : Hours and period of work.

7. Hours and period of work. (1) No child shall be required or
permitted to work in any establishment in excess of such number of
hours as may be prescribed for such establishment or class of
establishments.

(2) The period of work on each day shall be so fixed that no
period shall exceed three hours and that no child shall work for more
than three hours before he has had an interval for rest for at least
one hour.

(3) The period of work of a child shall be so arranged that
inclusive of his interval for rest, under sub-section (2), it shall
not be spread over more than six hours, including the time spent in
waiting for work on any day.

(4) No child shall be permitted or required to work between 7 p.m
and 8 a.m.

(5) No child shall be required or permitted to work overtime.

(6) No child shall be required or permitted to work in any
establishment on any day on which he has already been working in
another establishment.