factory (1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires, "factory" means any premises or part of a premises where - (a) within the close or curtilage or precincts of the premises or part thereof persons are employed in manual labour in any process for or connected with or incidental to the making, altering, repairing, ornamenting, sorting, finishing, cleaning, washing, breaking, demolishing, constructing, re-constructing, fitting, refitting, adjusting or adapting of any article or part thereof; and (b) the said work is carried on by way of trade for the purposes of gain or incidentally to any business so carried on, and (whether or not they are factories by reason of the foregoing DEFINITION) the expression factory also includes the following premises in which persons are employed in manual labour - (i) any yard or dry dock (including the precincts thereof) in which ships or vessels are constructed, reconstructed, repaired, refitted, finished or broken up; (ii) any premises in which the business of washing or filling bottles or containers or packing articles is carried on incidentally to the purposes of any factory; (iii) any premises in which the business of hooking, plaiting, lapping, making-up or packing of yarn or cloth is carried on; (iv) any laundry carried on as ancillary to another business or incidentally to the purposes of any public institution; (v) any premises in which the construction, re-construction, or repair of locomotives, vehicles or other plant for use for transport purposes is carried on ancillary to a transport undertaking or other industrial or commercial undertaking; (vi) any premises in which printing by letter press, lithography, photogravure, or other similar process, or bookbinding is carried on by way of trade or for purposes of gain or incidentally to another business so carried on; (vii) any premises in which the production of cinematograph films is carried on by way of trade or for purposes of gain; (viii) any premises in which manual labour is employed and mechanical power is used in connection with the making or repair of any article of metal or wood incidentally to any business carried on by way of trade or for purposes of gain; (ix) any premises used for the storage of gas in a gasholder having a storage capacity of not less than One Hundred and forty cubic metres; [Am. Act A1268] (x) any premises, place or space where any building operations or works of engineering construction are carried out; and (xi) any premises belonging to or in the occupation of the Federal Government or the Government of any State or of any local authority or other public authority which would be a factory within the meaning of this Act but for paragraph (b), ACT 139 - FACTORIES AND MACHINERY ACT 1967 (REVISED 1974) 2. Interpretation of "factory".
factory (1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires, "factory" means any premises or part of a premises where: (a) within the close or curtilage or precincts of the premises or part thereof persons are employed in manual labour in any process for or connected with or incidental to the making, altering, repairing, ornamenting, sorting, finishing, cleaning, washing, breaking, demolishing, constructing, re-constructing, fitting, refitting, adjusting or adapting of any article or part thereof; and (b) the said work is carried on by way of trade for the purposes of gain or incidentally to any business so carried on, and (whether or not they are factories by reason of the foregoing DEFINITION) the expression factory also includes the following premises in which persons are employed in manual labour: (i) any yard or dry dock (including the precincts thereof) in which ships or vessels are constructed, reconstructed, repaired, refitted, finished or broken up; (ii) any premises in which the business of washing or filling bottles or containers or packing articles is carried on incidentally to the purposes of any factory; (iii) any premises in which the business of hooking, plaiting, lapping, making-up or packing of yarn or cloth is carried on; (iv) any laundry carried on as ancillary to another business or incidentally to the purposes of any public institution; (v) any premises in which the construction, re-construction, or repair of locomotives, vehicles or other plant for use for transport purposes is carried on ancillary to a transport undertaking or other industrial or commercial undertaking; (vi) any premises in which printing by letter press, lithography, photogravure, or other similar process, or bookbinding is carried on by way of trade or for purposes of gain or incidentally to another business so carried on; (vii) any premises in which the production of cinematograph films is carried on by way of trade or for purposes of gain; (viii) any premises in which manual labour is employed and mechanical power is used in connection with the making or repair of any article of metal or wood incidentally to any business carried on by way of trade or for purposes of gain; (ix) any premises used for the storage of gas in a gasholder having a storage capacity of not less than One Hundred and forty cubic metres; [Am. Act A1268] (x) any belonging to or in the occupation of the Federal Government or the Government of any State or of any local authority or other public authority which would be a factory within the meaning of this Act but for paragraph (b), but does not include: (i) any premises used for the purposes of housing locomotives or vehicles where only cleaning, washing, running repairs or minor adjustments are carried out; or (ii) any premises where five or less persons carry on any work in which machinery is not used notwithstanding that the premises, by virtue of the work, would constitute a factory within the meaning of this section. (2) Any line or siding which is used in connection with and for the purposes of a factory, shall be deemed to be part of the factory. (3) Any pipeline used for transporting dangerous substances which may cause fire, explosion or adverse health effects to any person (other than petroleum or petroleum products) which is used in connection with and for the purposes of a factory, shall be deemed to be part of the factory. [Ins. Act A1268] ACT 139 - FACTORIES AND MACHINERY ACT 1967 (REVISED 1974) 2. Interpretation of "factory".