¹[76A. (1) No person shall cause or allow any person who is employed by him for the purpose of driving of a transport vehicle or acting as conductor or helper-cum-cleaner of such vehicle or who is subject to his control for such purpose to work- (a) for more than five hours before he has had an interval of rest of at least half an hour; or (b) for more than eight hours in one day; or (c) for more than forty-eight hours in the week. (2) The authority may by regulations made under section 81 grant such exemptions from the provisions of sub-section (1) as it thinks fit, to meet cases of emergency or of delays by reason of circumstances which could not be foreseen. (3) The authority, by regulations made under section 81, may require persons employing any person whose work is subject to any of the provisions of sub-section (1) to fix beforehand the hours of work of such persons so as to conform with those provisions, and may provide for the recording of the hours so fixed. (4) No person shall work or shall cause or allow any other person to work outside the hours fixed or recorded for the work of such persons in compliance with any regulations made under sub-section (3). (5) The authority may prescribe the circumstances under which any period during which the driver or conductor of a vehicle although not engaged in work is required to remain on or near the vehicle may be deemed to be an interval for rest within the meaning of sub-section (1).]