6. Hours of work.—(1)
Subject to any rules that may be made under this Act, no working
journalist shall be required or allowed to work in any newspaper
establishment for more than one hundred and forty-four hours
during any period of four consecutive weeks, exclusive of
the time for meals.
(2) Every working journalist shall be allowed during any
period of seven consecutive days rest for a period of not
less than twenty-four consecutive hours, the period between
10 p.m. and 6 p.m. being included therein.
Explanation – For the purposes of this section, “week”
means a period of seven days beginning at midnight on Saturday.
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