(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, the statutory standards and employer duties governing Power to exempt new factories shall be enforced across all industrial premises, factories, mines, and workplaces throughout India.
(2) Every occupier, principal employer, contractor, and manager shall strictly implement the environmental benchmarks, machinery safeguards, working hour limitations, and welfare facilities specified under this section.
(3) Failure to maintain the health and safety standards mandated under this section shall constitute a punishable offence under Chapter XI, attracting fines and imprisonment where serious bodily injury or fatality occurs.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 125
Section 125 of the Code provides for conditional exemptions for new factories, empowering the State Government to exempt newly established manufacturing units from specified provisions to encourage industrial investment, subject to preserving core safety and health standards.
Greenfield project developers must ensure that any incentive exemption obtained from state investment boards does not purport to waive machine guarding, ventilation, or hazardous process approvals, as such waivers are void ab initio under Section 125.