State Act

THE ASSAM PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT IN FACTORIEs) ACT, 1986

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :— (a) “Certifying Surgeon” means a Certifying Surgeon appointed under Section 10 of the Factories Act, 1948 ; (b) “existing factory” means a factory existing on the commencement of this Act ; (c) “Inspector” means an Inspector appointed under Section 8 of the Factories Act, 1948 ; (d) “new factory” means a factory in which the manufacturing process is commenced at any time after the commencement of this Act ; (e) “person registered as physically handicapped” means a physically handicapped person whose name is registered with an employment exchange ; (f) “physically handicapped person” means a person who, on account of any deficiency, injury, disease or congenital deformity, is substantially handicapped in obtaining or keeping employment, or in undertaking work on his own account, of a kind which but for such deficiency, injury, disease or deformity would be suited to his age, experience and qualifications ; (g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (h) (i) the word “employment exchange” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959. (ii) other words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have meanings respectively assigned to them in the Factories Act, 1948.