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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942

An Act to provide for the grant of weekly holidays to persons employed in shops, restaurants, and theatres

It is hereby enacted as follows: 

  • This Act may be called the Weekly Holidays Act, 1942.
  • It extends to whole of India
  • It shall come into force in a State or in a specified area within a State only if the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette so directs.