                                         packing, printing, bookbinding, \r\n                                              cleaning, washing or adapting for \r\n                                              sale of articles not intended for \r\n                                              the use of the institution, but \r\n                                              the premises do not constitute a \r\n                                              factory, the provisions of this \r\n                                              Act other than sections 1 to 5 \r\n                                              shall nevertheless apply to the \r\n                                              premises as if they were a \r\n                                              factory.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 9&#8212;OFFENCES AND LEGAL \r\n                                              PROCEEDINGS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 60&#8212;Liability for \r\n                                              Contravention.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Except where otherwise \r\n                                              expressly provided, the occupier \r\n                                              shall be responsible for the \r\n                                              observance of the requirements of \r\n                                              this Act and of any regulation \r\n                                              made thereunder.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Any occupier or owner who \r\n                                              contravenes or fails to comply \r\n                                              with any requirement of this Act \r\n                                              or any regulation made thereunder \r\n                                              for which he is made responsible \r\n                                              by this Act or any such regulation \r\n                                              shall, subject as hereinafter \r\n                                              provided, be guilty of an offence.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Any person who contravenes any \r\n                                              regulation made under this Act \r\n                                              which expressly imposes a duty on \r\n                                              him shall be guilty of an offence \r\n                                              and the occupier or owner, as the \r\n                                              case may be, shall not be guilty \r\n                                              of an offence by reason only of \r\n                                              that contravention unless it is \r\n                                              proved that he failed to take all \r\n                                              reasonable steps to prevent it.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) If an occupier avails himself \r\n                                              of any special exemption allowed \r\n                                              by or under this Act and fails to \r\n                                              comply with any of the conditions \r\n                                              attached to the exemption, he \r\n                                              shall be deemed to have \r\n                                              contravened this Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Where an offence under this \r\n                                              Act committed by a corporate body \r\n                                              is proved to have been committed \r\n                                              with the consent or connivance of, \r\n                                              or to have been facilitated by any \r\n                                              neglect on the part of, any \r\n                                              officer of that corporate body, \r\n                                              he, as well as that corporate \r\n                                              body, shall be deemed to be guilty \r\n                                              of the offence and shall be liable \r\n                                              to be proceeded against and \r\n                                              punished accordingly.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 61&#8212;Liability of Actual \r\n                                              Offender.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where an act or default for \r\n                                              which an occupier or owner is \r\n                                              liable under this Act is in fact \r\n                                              the act or default of some agent, \r\n                                              servant, worker or other person, \r\n                                              that agent, servant, worker or \r\n                                              other person shall be guilty of an \r\n                                              offence and liable to the same \r\n                                              punishment as if he were the \r\n                                              occupier or owner, as the case may \r\n                                              be.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where an occupier or owner is \r\n                                              charged with an offence under this \r\n                                              Act, it shall be a defence for him \r\n                                              to prove to the satisfaction of \r\n                                              the court&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) that he used all due diligence \r\n                                              to enforce the execution of this \r\n                                              Act and of any relevant regulation \r\n                                              made thereunder; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) that another person has \r\n                                              committed the offence in question \r\n                                              without his consent, connivance or \r\n                                              wilful default.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Where an occupier or owner is \r\n                                              acquitted in pursuance of \r\n                                              subsection (2), the court may \r\n                                              direct that proceedings be taken \r\n                                              against the person who appears to \r\n                                              be the actual offender.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) When it is made to appear to \r\n                                              the satisfaction of an Inspector \r\n                                              at the time of discovering an \r\n                                              offence&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) that the occupier or owner, as \r\n                                              the case may be, has used all due \r\n                                              diligence to enforce the execution \r\n                                              of this Act and of any relevant \r\n                                              regulation made thereunder; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) by what person the offence has \r\n                                              been committed; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) that it has been committed \r\n                                              without the consent, connivance or \r\n                                              wilful default of the occupier or \r\n                                              owner and in contravention of his \r\n                                              orders,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Inspector shall proceed \r\n                                              against the person whom he \r\n                                              believes to be the actual offender \r\n                                              without first proceeding against \r\n                                              the occupier or owner.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 62&#8212;Liability of Owner of \r\n                                              Machine.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where in any factory, office or \r\n                                              shop the owner or hirer of a \r\n                                              machine or implement moved by \r\n                                              mechanical power is some person \r\n                                              other than the occupier of the \r\n                                              premises, the owner or hirer \r\n                                              shall, so far as respects any \r\n                                              offence under this Act committed \r\n                                              in relation to a person who is \r\n                                              employed in or about or in \r\n                                              connection with that machine or \r\n                                              implement and is in the employment \r\n                                              or pay of the owner or hirer, be \r\n                                              deemed to be the occupier of the \r\n                                              factory.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 63&#8212;General Penalty.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Subject as hereinafter provided, \r\n                                              any person guilty of an offence \r\n                                              for which no express punishment is \r\n                                              provided by this Act or \r\n                                              regulations made thereunder shall \r\n                                              be liable on conviction to a fine \r\n                                              not exceeding one hundred thousand \r\n                                              cedis or to imprisonment not \r\n                                              exceeding six months, or to both. \r\n                                              [As amended by the Factories, \r\n                                              Offices and Shops (Amendment) Law, \r\n                                              1991 (PNDCL 275), s.1(f)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 64&#8212;Offences continued \r\n                                              after Conviction.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where an offence of which a person \r\n                                              has been convicted is continued \r\n                                              after the conviction, that person \r\n                                              shall, subject to section 65, be \r\n                                              guilty of a further offence and \r\n                                              liable on conviction to a fine not \r\n                                              exceeding five thousand cedis or \r\n                                              to imprisonment not exceeding \r\n                                              seven days, or to both, for each \r\n                                              day on which the offence was so \r\n                                              continued. [As amended by the \r\n                                              Factories, Offices and Shops \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1991 (PNDCL 275), \r\n                                              s.1(g)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 65&#8212;Court Order to Remedy \r\n                                              Contravention.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where an occupier or owner is \r\n                                              convicted of an offence under this \r\n                                              Act, the court may, in addition to \r\n                                              or instead of imposing any \r\n                                              punishment, order him within a \r\n                                              specified time to take such steps \r\n                                              as may be specified in the order \r\n                                              to remedy the contravention, and \r\n                                              may on application enlarge the \r\n                                              time so specified.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where such an order is made, \r\n                                              the occupier or owner shall not be \r\n                                              liable for the continued \r\n                                              contravention during the time \r\n                                              allowed by the court, but if, \r\n                                              after the expiration of that time \r\n                                              as originally specified or \r\n                                              subsequently enlarged, the order \r\n                                              is not complied with, the occupier \r\n                                              or owner, as the case may be, \r\n                                              shall be liable to a fine not \r\n                                              exceeding ten thousand cedis for \r\n                                              each day on which the \r\n                                              non-compliance continues. [As \r\n                                              amended by Factories, Offices and \r\n                                              Shops (Amendment) Law, 1991 (PNDCL \r\n                                              275), s.1(h)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 66&#8212;Penalty for Death or \r\n                                              Injury.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) If any person is killed or \r\n                                              dies or suffers bodily injury in \r\n                                              consequence of an occupier or \r\n                                              owner having contravened any \r\n                                              provision of this Act or any \r\n                                              regulation made thereunder, the \r\n                                              occupier or owner shall be guilty \r\n                                              of an offence and liable on \r\n                                              conviction to a fine not exceeding \r\n                                              two hundred thousand cedis or to \r\n                                              imprisonment not exceeding six \r\n                                              months, or to both. [As amended by \r\n                                              the Factories, Offices and Shops \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1991 (PNDCL 275), \r\n                                              s.1(i)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) In the case of bodily injury, \r\n                                              the occupier or owner shall not be \r\n                                              liable under this section unless \r\n                                              the injury was caused directly by \r\n                                              the contravention.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The occupier or owner shall \r\n                                              not be liable under this section \r\n                                              if a charge against him under this \r\n                                              Act in respect of the act or \r\n                                              default by which the death or \r\n                                              injury was caused has been heard \r\n                                              and dismissed before the death or \r\n                                              injury occurred.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 67&#8212;Forgery, Uttering and \r\n                                              Personation.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &nbsp;Any person who&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) forges or counterfeits any \r\n                                              certificate required by or for the \r\n                                              purposes of this Act or any \r\n                                              regulation made thereunder; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) gives or signs any such \r\n                                              certificate knowing it to be false \r\n                                              in any material particular; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) knowingly utters or makes use \r\n                                              of any such certificate so forged, \r\n                                              counterfeited or false as \r\n                                              aforesaid; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) knowingly utters or makes use \r\n                                              of, as applying to any person, any \r\n                                              such certificate which does not so \r\n                                              apply; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) personates any person named in \r\n                                              any such certificate; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (f) falsely pretends to be an \r\n                                              Inspector; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (g) wilfully connives at any such \r\n                                              forging, counterfeiting, giving, \r\n                                              signing, uttering, making use, \r\n                                              personating or pretending as \r\n                                              aforesaid; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (h) wilfully makes a false entry \r\n                                              in any register, notice, \r\n                                              certificate or document required \r\n                                              by or for the purposes of this Act \r\n                                              or any regulation made thereunder \r\n                                              to be kept or served or sent; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) \r\n                                              wilfully makes or signs a false \r\n                                              declaration required by or for the \r\n                                              purposes of this Act or any \r\n                                              regulation made thereunder; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (j)&nbsp; knowingly makes use of any \r\n                                              such false entry or declaration as \r\n                                              aforesaid; </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              shall be guilty of an offence and \r\n                                              liable on conviction to a fine not \r\n                                              exceeding two hundred thousand \r\n                                              cedis or to imprisonment not \r\n                                              exceeding six months, or to both. \r\n                                              [As amended by the Factories, \r\n                                              Offices and Shops (Amendment) Law, \r\n                                              1991 (PNDCL 275), s.1(j)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 68&#8212;Prosecution of \r\n                                              Offences.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) All offences under this Act \r\n                                              shall be prosecuted in a District \r\n                                              Court.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) In any proceedings under this \r\n                                              Act it shall be sufficient in the \r\n                                              charge or information to allege \r\n                                              that the factory, office or shop \r\n                                              is a factory, office or shop \r\n                                              within the&nbsp; meaning of this Act \r\n                                              and to state the name of the \r\n                                              ostensible occupier of the \r\n                                              factory, office or shop or, where \r\n                                              the occupier is a&nbsp; firm, the title \r\n                                              of the firm; and the burden of \r\n                                              proving that the premises are not \r\n                                              a factory, office or shop, or that \r\n                                              the occupier specified in the \r\n                                              charge or information is not the \r\n                                              occupier of the factory, office or \r\n                                              shop, shall lie upon the person \r\n                                              alleging such fact.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Where any offence is committed \r\n                                              under this Act by reason of a \r\n                                              failure to make an examination, \r\n                                              enter a report or do any other \r\n                                              thing, at or within a time \r\n                                              specified by this Act or any \r\n                                              regulation made thereunder, the \r\n                                              offence shall be deemed to \r\n                                              continue until the examination is \r\n                                              made or the report entered or the \r\n                                              other thing done, as the case may \r\n                                              be.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 69&#8212;Special Provisions as \r\n                                              to Evidence.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) If a person is found in a \r\n                                              factory at any time at which work \r\n                                              is going on or the machinery is in \r\n                                              motion, except during the \r\n                                              intervals for meals or rest, he \r\n                                              shall, until the contrary is \r\n                                              proved, be deemed for the purposes \r\n                                              of this Act to have been then \r\n                                              employed in the factory:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Provided that this subsection \r\n                                              shall not apply to a factory in \r\n                                              which the only persons employed \r\n                                              are members of the same family \r\n                                              living there.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where any entry is required by \r\n                                              this Act or by any regulation made \r\n                                              thereunder to be made in the \r\n                                              general register or in any other \r\n                                              register or record, the entry made \r\n                                              by the occupier of a factory or on \r\n                                              his behalf shall, as against him, \r\n                                              be admissible as evidence of the \r\n                                              facts stated therein, and the fact \r\n                                              that any entry so required with \r\n                                              respect to the observance of any \r\n                                              provision of this Act or of any \r\n                                              regulation made thereunder has not \r\n                                              been made, shall be admissible as \r\n                                              evidence that that provision has \r\n                                              not been observed.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 70&#8212;Service of Documents, \r\n                                              Etc.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Any document, including any \r\n                                              summons or order, required or \r\n                                              authorised to be served under this \r\n                                              Act may be served&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) on any person by delivering it \r\n                                              to him, or by leaving it at, or \r\n                                              sending it by post to, his \r\n                                              residence or place of business;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) on any firm by delivering it \r\n                                              to any partner of the firm or by \r\n                                              leaving it at, or sending it by \r\n                                              post to, the office of the firm;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c)&nbsp; on the owner or occupier of a \r\n                                              factory, office or shop in any \r\n                                              such manner as aforesaid, or by \r\n                                              delivering it, or a true copy \r\n                                              thereof, to any responsible person \r\n                                              over the apparent age of eighteen \r\n                                              years at the factory, office or \r\n                                              shop.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Any such document may be \r\n                                              addressed, for the purpose or \r\n                                              service on an occupier, to &quot;the \r\n                                              occupier&quot;, at the proper postal \r\n                                              address of the premises, without \r\n                                              further name or description.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) This section shall apply, with \r\n                                              the necessary modifications, to \r\n                                              documents required or authorised \r\n                                              under this Act to be sent to any \r\n                                              person, firm, owner or occupier, \r\n                                              and to the sending, addressing and \r\n                                              delivery of such documents.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 71&#8212;Power to Modify \r\n                                              Agreement.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) If by reason of an agreement \r\n                                              between the owner and the occupier \r\n                                              of premises the whole or any part \r\n                                              of which has been let as a factory \r\n                                              the said owner or occupier is \r\n                                              prevented from carrying out any \r\n                                              structural or other alterations in \r\n                                              the premises which are necessary \r\n                                              to enable him to comply with this \r\n                                              Act or any regulation made \r\n                                              thereunder, or in order to conform \r\n                                              with any standard or requirement \r\n                                              imposed by or under this Act, he \r\n                                              may apply to the High Court for \r\n                                              the terms of the agreement to be \r\n                                              set aside or modified</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              2) The court, after hearing the \r\n                                              parties and any witnesses whom it \r\n                                              may wish to call, may make an \r\n                                              order setting aside or modifying \r\n                                              the terms of the agreement as it \r\n                                              considers just and equitable in \r\n                                              the circumstances.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 72&#8212;Power to Apportion \r\n                                              Expenses.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where in any premises, the \r\n                                              whole or any part of which has \r\n                                              been let as a factory, any \r\n                                              structural or other alterations \r\n                                              are required in order to comply \r\n                                              with the provisions of this Act or \r\n                                              of any regulation made thereunder, \r\n                                              or in order to conform with any \r\n                                              standard or requirement imposed by \r\n                                              or under this Act, and the owner \r\n                                              or occupier, as the case may be, \r\n                                              alleges that the whole or part of \r\n                                              the expenses of the alterations \r\n                                              ought to be borne by the occupier \r\n                                              or owner, the owner or occupier \r\n                                              may apply to the High Court for \r\n                                              the expenses of the alterations to \r\n                                              be apportioned between them.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The court, after hearing the \r\n                                              parties and any witnesses whom it \r\n                                              may wish to call, may make an \r\n                                              order concerning the expenses or \r\n                                              their apportionment as it \r\n                                              considers just and equitable in \r\n                                              the circumstances, regard being \r\n                                              had to the terms of any contract \r\n                                              between the parties, or, in the \r\n                                              alternative, the court may, at the \r\n                                              request of the owner or occupier, \r\n                                              determine the lease.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 73&#8212;Inspector may Conduct \r\n                                              Court Proceedings.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An Inspector may, although he \r\n                                              is not an advocate, prosecute, \r\n                                              conduct or defend before a court \r\n                                              any charge, information, complaint \r\n                                              or other proceedings arising under \r\n                                              this Act, or in the discharge of \r\n                                              his duty as an Inspector.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) It shall not be an objection \r\n                                              to the competency of an Inspector \r\n                                              to give evidence as a witness in \r\n                                              any prosecution for an offence \r\n                                              against this Act that the \r\n                                              prosecution is brought at his \r\n                                              instance.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Notwithstanding anything to \r\n                                              the contrary in this Act, a \r\n                                              prosecuting Inspector shall not be \r\n                                              competent to give evidence in a \r\n                                              case which he is prosecuting.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 10&#8212;ADMINISTRATION</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 74&#8212;Appointment of \r\n                                              Inspectors.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Minister may appoint a \r\n                                              Chief Inspector and such other \r\n                                              Inspectors and officers as he \r\n                                              thinks necessary to carry out the \r\n                                              provisions of this Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Notice of the appointment of \r\n                                              every Inspector shall be published \r\n                                              in the Gazette.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Every Inspector shall be given \r\n                                              a certificate of his appointment \r\n                                              issued by the Minister, and when \r\n                                              visiting any premises to which \r\n                                              this Act applies shall, if so \r\n                                              required, produce the certificate \r\n                                              to the occupier or other person \r\n                                              holding a responsible position of \r\n                                              management at the premises.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) A person who is the occupier \r\n                                              of a factory, or is directly \r\n                                              interested therein or in any \r\n                                              process or business carried on \r\n                                              therein or in a patent connected \r\n                                              therewith, or is employed in or \r\n                                              about a factory, shall not act as \r\n                                              an Inspector.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) No Inspector, except insofar \r\n                                              as is necessary for the \r\n                                              prosecution of an offence under \r\n                                              this Act, shall publish or \r\n                                              disclose to any person the details \r\n                                              of any manufacturing or commercial \r\n                                              or working process which may come \r\n                                              to his knowledge in the course of \r\n                                              his duties.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) A person who contravenes \r\n                                              subsection (4) or (5) shall be \r\n                                              guilty of an offence.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 75&#8212;Powers of Inspectors.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An Inspector shall, for the \r\n                                              implementation of this Act, have \r\n                                              power&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to enter, inspect and examine, \r\n                                              by day or by night, a factory and \r\n                                              every part thereof, when he has \r\n                                              reasonable cause to believe that \r\n                                              any person is employed therein, \r\n                                              and to enter, inspect and examine \r\n                                              by day any place which he has \r\n                                              reasonable cause to believe, to be \r\n                                              a factory, office or shop, and any \r\n                                              part of any building of which a \r\n                                              factory, office or shop forms part \r\n                                              and in which he has reasonable \r\n                                              cause to believe that explosive or \r\n                                              highly inflammable materials are \r\n                                              stored or used;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to take with him a police \r\n                                              officer if he has reasonable cause \r\n                                              to expect obstruction in the \r\n                                              execution of his duty;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) to require the production of \r\n                                              the registers, certificates, \r\n                                              notices and documents kept in \r\n                                              pursuance of this Act and to \r\n                                              inspect, examine and copy any of \r\n                                              them;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) to make or cause to be made \r\n                                              such examination and inquiry as \r\n                                              may be necessary to ascertain \r\n                                              whether the provisions of this Act \r\n                                              and of the enactments in force \r\n                                              relating to public health are \r\n                                              complied with so far as respects a \r\n                                              factory, office or shop and any \r\n                                              persons employed therein;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) to require any person who he \r\n                                              finds in a factory, office or shop \r\n                                              to give such information as it is \r\n                                              in his power to give as to who is \r\n                                              the occupier of the factory, \r\n                                              office or shop;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (f) to examine or cause to be \r\n                                              examined any person, either alone \r\n                                              or in the presence of any other \r\n                                              person, as he thinks fit, with \r\n                                              respect to matters under this Act;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (g) in the case of an Inspector \r\n                                              who is a registered medical \r\n                                              practitioner, to carry out such \r\n                                              medical examinations as may be \r\n                                              necessary for the purposes of his \r\n                                              duties under this Act; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (h) to exercise such other powers \r\n                                              as may be necessary for carrying \r\n                                              this Act into effect.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The occupier of every factory, \r\n                                              office or shop, his agents and \r\n                                              servants, shall provide the means \r\n                                              required by an Inspector as \r\n                                              necessary for an entry, \r\n                                              inspection, examination, inquiry, \r\n                                              the taking of samples, or \r\n                                              otherwise for the exercise of his \r\n                                              powers under this Act in relation \r\n                                              to that factory, office or shop.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 76&#8212;Obstruction of \r\n                                              Inspector.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Any person who obstructs an \r\n                                              Inspector in the execution of his \r\n                                              powers or duties under this Act \r\n                                              shall be guilty of an offence and \r\n                                              liable on conviction to a fine not \r\n                                              exceeding one hundred thousand \r\n                                              cedis, or to imprisonment not \r\n                                              exceeding one month, or to both; \r\n                                              and where an Inspector is so \r\n                                              obstructed in a factory or shop, \r\n                                              the occupier of that factory or \r\n                                              shop shall be guilty of an \r\n                                              offence. [As amended by the \r\n                                              Factories, Offices and Shops \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1991 (PNDCL 275), \r\n                                              s.1(k)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Any person who&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) wilfully delays an Inspector \r\n                                              in the exercise of his powers; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) fails to comply with the \r\n                                              requisition of an Inspector in \r\n                                              pursuance of section 75; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) fails to produce any document \r\n                                              which he is required by or in \r\n                                              pursuance of this Act to produce; \r\n                                              or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) wilfully withholds any \r\n                                              information as to who is the \r\n                                              occupier of any factory, office or \r\n                                              shop; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) conceals or prevents a person \r\n                                              from appearing before or being \r\n                                              examined by an Inspector,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              shall be deemed to obstruct an \r\n                                              Inspector in the execution of his \r\n                                              duties under this Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 77&#8212;Power to take Samples.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An Inspector may at any time \r\n                                              after informing the occupier, or \r\n                                              if the occupier is not readily \r\n                                              available, a foreman or other \r\n                                              responsible person in a factory, \r\n                                              office or shop, take for analysis \r\n                                              sufficient samples of any \r\n                                              substance used or intended to be \r\n                                              used in a factory, office or shop \r\n                                              being a substance in respect of \r\n                                              which he suspects a contravention \r\n                                              of any regulation made under this \r\n                                              Act, or which he thinks may prove \r\n                                              on analysis to be likely to cause \r\n                                              bodily injury to the persons \r\n                                              employed.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The occupier, foreman or other \r\n                                              responsible person aforesaid may, \r\n                                              at the time when a sample is taken \r\n                                              under this section, and on \r\n                                              providing the necessary \r\n                                              appliances, require the Inspector \r\n                                              to divide the sample into three \r\n                                              parts, to mark and seal or fasten \r\n                                              up each part in such a manner as \r\n                                              its nature permits, and&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to deliver one part to the \r\n                                              occupier, foreman or other \r\n                                              responsible person aforesaid;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to retain one part for future \r\n                                              comparison; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) to submit one part to the \r\n                                              analyst,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              and any analysis under this \r\n                                              section shall, if so required, be \r\n                                              carried out by the Government \r\n                                              Chemist.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) A certificate purporting to be \r\n                                              a certificate by the Government \r\n                                              Chemist as to the result of an \r\n                                              analysis of a sample under this \r\n                                              section shall in any proceedings \r\n                                              under this Act be admissible as \r\n                                              evidence of the matters stated \r\n                                              therein, but either party may \r\n                                              require the person by whom the \r\n                                              analysis was made to be called as \r\n                                              a witness</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Any person who, except insofar \r\n                                              as is necessary for the \r\n                                              prosecution of an offence under \r\n                                              this Act, publishes or discloses \r\n                                              to any person the results of an \r\n                                              analysis made under this section \r\n                                              shall be guilty of an offence and \r\n                                              liable on conviction to a fine not \r\n                                              exceeding two hundred thousand \r\n                                              cedis or to imprisonment not \r\n                                              exceeding twelve months, or to \r\n                                              both. [As amended by the \r\n                                              Factories, Offices and Shops \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1991 (PNDCL 275), \r\n                                              s.1(l)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 11&#8212;GENERAL</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 78&#8212;Duties of Persons \r\n                                              Employed.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) No person employed in any \r\n                                              premises to which any provision of \r\n                                              this Act applies shall wilfully \r\n                                              interfere with or misuse any \r\n                                              means, appliance, convenience or \r\n                                              other thing provided in pursuance \r\n                                              of this Act for securing the \r\n                                              health, safety or welfare of the \r\n                                              persons therein.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) No person employed in any \r\n                                              premises to which any provision of \r\n                                              this Act applies shall wilfully \r\n                                              and without reasonable cause do \r\n                                              anything likely to endanger \r\n                                              himself or any other person.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Where any means or appliance \r\n                                              for securing health or safety is \r\n                                              provided for the use of any person \r\n                                              under this Act, he shall use that \r\n                                              means or appliance.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Any employed person who \r\n                                              contravenes any provision of this \r\n                                              section shall be guilty of an \r\n                                              offence and liable on conviction \r\n                                              to a fine not exceeding fifty \r\n                                              thousand cedis or to imprisonment \r\n                                              not exceeding three months, or to \r\n                                              both. [As amended by the \r\n                                              Factories, Offices and Shops \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1991 (PNDCL 275), \r\n                                              s.1(m)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 79&#8212;Notices and \r\n                                              Certificates.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Any notice or certificate \r\n                                              issued by the Chief Inspector \r\n                                              under this Act may be issued for a \r\n                                              limited time or without limit of \r\n                                              time and may be varied or revoked \r\n                                              by the Chief Inspector</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) This section shall not apply \r\n                                              in respect of a Certificate of \r\n                                              Registration of a factory.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 80&#8212;Deductions from Wages \r\n                                              Prohibited.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The occupier of a factory, office \r\n                                              or shop shall not, in respect of \r\n                                              anything to be done or provided by \r\n                                              him in pursuance of this Act, make \r\n                                              any deduction from the sum \r\n                                              contracted to be paid by him to \r\n                                              any person employed, or receive, \r\n                                              or allow any person in his \r\n                                              employment to receive, any payment \r\n                                              from any such person.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 81&#8212;Exemption.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Minister may by legislative \r\n                                              instrument exempt from the \r\n                                              application of all or any of the \r\n                                              requirements of this Act any \r\n                                              premises or class or part of \r\n                                              premises being a factory, office \r\n                                              or shop, where in his opinion it \r\n                                              would by reason of special \r\n                                              circumstances be unreasonable to \r\n                                              require compliance with such \r\n                                              requirements.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 82&#8212;Application.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The provisions of this Act \r\n                                              shall, except where otherwise \r\n                                              expressly provided, apply to all \r\n                                              factories, offices and shops as \r\n                                              defined by this Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) This Act shall apply to \r\n                                              factories, offices and shops \r\n                                              belonging to or in the occupation \r\n                                              of the Government.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 83&#8212;Definition of Factory.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) In this Act, &quot;factory&quot; means \r\n                                              any premises in which, or within \r\n                                              the close or curtilage of which, \r\n                                              any person is employed in manual \r\n                                              labour in any process for or \r\n                                              incidental to any one or more of \r\n                                              the following types of work which \r\n                                              are carried on by way of trade or \r\n                                              for purposes of gain, and to or \r\n                                              over which premises the employer \r\n                                              of the persons employed therein \r\n                                              has the right of access or control \r\n                                              namely,&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) the making of any article or \r\n                                              part of any article;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) the altering, repairing, \r\n                                              ornamenting, finishing, filling, \r\n                                              packing, printing, bookbinding, \r\n                                              cleaning, washing, breaking up or \r\n                                              demolition of any article;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) the adapting for storage or \r\n                                              sale of any article;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d)&nbsp; the slaughtering of cattle, \r\n                                              sheep, swine, goats, hens, guinea \r\n                                              fowl and turkeys.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) In this Act, &quot;factory&quot; also \r\n                                              means&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) any yard or dry dock \r\n                                              (including the precincts thereof) \r\n                                              in which ships or vessels are \r\n                                              constructed, reconstructed, \r\n                                              repaired, refitted, finished or \r\n                                              broken up;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) any premises in which the \r\n                                              construction, reconstruction or \r\n                                              repair of locomotives, vehicles or \r\n                                              plant for use for transport \r\n                                              purposes is carried on as \r\n                                              ancillary to a transport \r\n                                              undertaking, or other industrial \r\n                                              or commercial undertaking, not \r\n                                              being premises used to house \r\n                                              locomotives or vehicles where only \r\n                                              cleaning, washing, running repairs \r\n                                              or minor adjustments are carried \r\n                                              out;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) any premises in which \r\n                                              mechanical power is used in \r\n                                              connection with the making, repair \r\n                                              or storage of any article \r\n                                              incidentally to any business \r\n                                              carried on by way of trade or for \r\n                                              purposes of gain and in which any \r\n                                              person is employed in manual \r\n                                              labour;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) any premises in which articles \r\n                                              are made or prepared incidentally \r\n                                              to the carrying on of building \r\n                                              operations or works of engineering \r\n                                              construction and in which any \r\n                                              person is employed in manual \r\n                                              labour, not being premises in \r\n                                              which such operations or works are \r\n                                              being carried on;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) any premises in which any \r\n                                              person is regularly employed in \r\n                                              manual labour in or in connection \r\n                                              with the generating of electrical \r\n                                              energy for supply by way of trade, \r\n                                              or for supply for the purposes of \r\n                                              any industrial or commercial \r\n                                              undertaking or of any public \r\n                                              building or public institution, or \r\n                                              for supply to streets or other \r\n                                              public places;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (f) any premises in which \r\n                                              mechanical power is used for or in \r\n                                              connection with a water supply, \r\n                                              being premises in which any person \r\n                                              is regularly employed in manual \r\n                                              labour;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (g) any premises in which the \r\n                                              business of sorting any articles \r\n                                              is carried on as preliminary to \r\n                                              the work carried on in any factory \r\n                                              or incidentally to the purposes of \r\n                                              any factory, and in which any \r\n                                              person is employed in manual \r\n                                              labour;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (h) any laundry carried on as \r\n                                              ancillary to another business, or \r\n                                              incidentally to the purposes of \r\n                                              any public institution.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Any line or siding (not being \r\n                                              part of a railway) which is used \r\n                                              in connection with any of the \r\n                                              purposes of a factory, shall be \r\n                                              deemed to be the part of the \r\n                                              factory; and if any such line or \r\n                                              siding is used in connection with \r\n                                              more than one factory belonging to \r\n                                              separate occupiers, it shall be \r\n                                              deemed to be a separate factory, \r\n                                              and the provisions of this Act \r\n                                              shall apply as if such different \r\n                                              occupiers were jointly the \r\n                                              occupiers of the line or siding so \r\n                                              deemed to be a factory.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) A part of a factory may, with \r\n                                              the approval in writing of the \r\n                                              Chief Inspector, be taken to be a \r\n                                              separate factory, and two or more \r\n                                              factories may, with the like \r\n                                              approval, be taken to be a single \r\n                                              factory.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Any workplace in which, with \r\n                                              the permission of or under \r\n                                              agreement with the owner or \r\n                                              occupier, two or more persons \r\n                                              carry on any work which would \r\n                                              constitute the workplace a factory \r\n                                              if the persons therein were in the \r\n                                              employment of the owner or \r\n                                              occupier, shall be deemed to be a \r\n                                              factory for the purposes of this \r\n                                              Act, and, in the case of any such \r\n                                              workplace, the provisions of this \r\n                                              Act shall apply as if the owner or \r\n                                              occupier of the workplace were the \r\n                                              occupier of the factory and the \r\n                                              persons working therein were \r\n                                              persons employed in the factory.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) Where a place situated within \r\n                                              the close, curtilage or precincts \r\n                                              forming a factory is solely used \r\n                                              for some process other than a \r\n                                              process for and incidental to the \r\n                                              main purposes of the factory, that \r\n                                              place shall not be deemed to form \r\n                                              part of the factory for the \r\n                                              purposes of this Act, but shall, \r\n                                              if otherwise it would be a \r\n                                              factory, be deemed to be a \r\n                                              separate factory.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) Premises shall not be excluded \r\n                                              from the definition of a factory \r\n                                              by reason only that they are open \r\n                                              air premises.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (8) Premises belonging to or in \r\n                                              the occupation of the Government \r\n                                              or any local authority or \r\n                                              corporation constituted under any \r\n                                              enactment shall not be excluded \r\n                                              from the definition of a factory \r\n                                              by reason only that the work \r\n                                              carried on there is not carried \r\n                                              on&nbsp; by way of trade or for \r\n                                              purposes of gain.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (9) Where the Minister by \r\n                                              executive instrument so directs as \r\n                                              respects all or any purposes of \r\n                                              this Act, and subject to such \r\n                                              conditions as he may think fit to \r\n                                              require, different branches or \r\n                                              departments of work carried on in \r\n                                              the same factory shall be deemed \r\n                                              to be different factories.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (10) Notwithstanding the foregoing \r\n                                              provisions of this section, the \r\n                                              definition of a factory shall not \r\n                                              apply&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to any building operations \r\n                                              undertaken below ground in a mine;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to any works of engineering \r\n                                              construction undertaken at a mine, \r\n                                              whether above or below ground, or \r\n                                              at a quarry;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) to premises in or adjacent to \r\n                                              and belonging to a mine, being \r\n                                              premises in which the only \r\n                                              activity carried on is ancillary \r\n                                              to the getting, dressing or \r\n                                              preparation for sale of minerals.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 84&#8212;Definition of an Office</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial">.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) In this Act &quot;office&quot; means any \r\n                                              room of a building of which the \r\n                                              substantial use is for clerical \r\n                                              work including book-keeping, \r\n                                              filing, typing, duplicating, \r\n                                              machine calculating, drawing, the \r\n                                              editorial preparation of matter \r\n                                              for publication in print, the \r\n                                              sorting and carrying of papers, \r\n                                              telephone operating, and the \r\n                                              handling of money, except any \r\n                                              rooms in premises of which the \r\n                                              substantial use is private \r\n                                              residence or for private domestic \r\n                                              purposes.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) In this Act, &quot;office&quot; also \r\n                                              includes establishments, \r\n                                              institutions and administrative \r\n                                              services in which the workers are \r\n                                              mainly engaged in office work.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 85&#8212;Definition of a Shop.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              In this Act, &quot;shop&quot; means&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) a shop;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) a building or part of a \r\n                                              building of which the substantial \r\n                                              use is the carrying on there of \r\n                                              retail trade or business \r\n                                              (including the sale to members of \r\n                                              the public of food or drink for \r\n                                              immediate consumption, retail \r\n                                              sales by auction and the business \r\n                                              of lending books or periodicals \r\n                                              for purposes of gain);</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) a building or part of a \r\n                                              building occupied by a wholesale \r\n                                              dealer or merchant where goods are \r\n                                              kept for wholesale distribution or \r\n                                              sale;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) a building or part of a \r\n                                              building to which members of the \r\n                                              public are invited to resort for \r\n                                              the purpose of delivering goods \r\n                                              for repair, renovation, cleaning \r\n                                              or other treatment, or of \r\n                                              themselves there carrying out \r\n                                              repairs, renovation, cleaning or \r\n                                              other treatment of goods.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 86&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) In this Act, unless the \r\n                                              context otherwise requires&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;article&quot; includes any solid, \r\n                                              liquid or gas, or any combination \r\n                                              thereof;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;bodily injury&quot; includes injury to \r\n                                              health;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;building operation&quot; means the \r\n                                              construction, structural \r\n                                              alteration, repair or maintenance \r\n                                              of a building (including \r\n                                              re-pointing, re-decoration and \r\n                                              external cleaning of the \r\n                                              structure), the demolition of a \r\n                                              building, and the preparation for, \r\n                                              and laying the foundation of, an \r\n                                              intended building, but does not \r\n                                              include any operation which is a \r\n                                              work of engineering construction \r\n                                              within the meaning of this Act;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;class&quot; of factories, offices or \r\n                                              shops includes a group of \r\n                                              factories, offices or shops \r\n                                              described by reference to \r\n                                              locality;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;driving-belt&quot; includes any \r\n                                              driving strap or rope;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;fumes&quot; include gas or vapour;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;lifting machine&quot; means a crane, \r\n                                              crab, winch, teagle, pulley, \r\n                                              block, gin wheel, transporter or \r\n                                              runway;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;lifting tackle&quot; means chain \r\n                                              slings,&nbsp; ropeslings, rings, hooks, \r\n                                              shackles and swivels;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;local authority&quot; means a council&nbsp; \r\n                                              established under any enactment \r\n                                              for the time&nbsp; being in force \r\n                                              relating to local government;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;machinery&quot;&nbsp; means every \r\n                                              mechanical contrivance whether \r\n                                              operated by hand or by automatic \r\n                                              power, and includes driving belts, \r\n                                              flywheels, prime movers, \r\n                                              transmission machinery, water \r\n                                              wheels, water turbines, electric \r\n                                              generators motor or rotary \r\n                                              converters, and shaftings;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;maintained&quot; means maintained in \r\n                                              an efficient state, in efficient \r\n                                              working order, and in good repair;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;mine&quot; includes any place, \r\n                                              excavation, or working whereon, \r\n                                              wherein, or whereby any operation \r\n                                              in connection with mining is \r\n                                              carried&nbsp; on;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;Minister&quot; means the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for&nbsp; Labour;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;occupier&quot; means the person who \r\n                                              runs the factory, office, shop or \r\n                                              other premises in question, and \r\n                                              who regulates and controls the \r\n                                              work that is done there;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;offence&quot; means an offence under \r\n                                              this Act;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;owner&quot; means the person for the \r\n                                              time being receiving the rents or \r\n                                              profits of the premises in \r\n                                              connection with which the word is \r\n                                              used, whether on his own account \r\n                                              or as agent or trustee for any \r\n                                              other person, or who would so \r\n                                              receive the same if the premises \r\n                                              were leased;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;prescribed&quot; means prescribed by \r\n                                              the Minister under section 8(2);</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;prime mover&quot; means every engine, \r\n                                              motor or other appliance which \r\n                                              provides mechanical energy derived \r\n                                              from steam water, wind, \r\n                                              electricity, the combustion of \r\n                                              fuel or other source;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;process&quot; includes the use of any \r\n                                              locomotive;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;railway&quot; means any railway used \r\n                                              for the purposes of public \r\n                                              traffic, whether passenger, goods \r\n                                              or other traffic, and includes any \r\n                                              works used in connection with and \r\n                                              for the purposes of the railway;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;sanitary convenience&quot; includes \r\n                                              urinals, waterclosets, earth \r\n                                              closets, privies, ashpits, and any \r\n                                              similar conveniences;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;steam boiler&quot; means any closed \r\n                                              vessel in which for any purposes \r\n                                              steam is generated under pressure \r\n                                              greater than atmospheric pressure, \r\n                                              and includes any economiser used \r\n                                              to heat water being fed to any \r\n                                              such vessel, and any superheater \r\n                                              used for heating steam;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;transmission machinery&quot; means \r\n                                              every shaft, wheel, drum, pulley, \r\n                                              system of fast and loose pulleys, \r\n                                              coupling, clutch, driving-belt or \r\n                                              other device by which the motion \r\n                                              of a prime mover is transmitted to \r\n                                              or received by any machine or \r\n                                              appliance;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;work of engineering construction&quot; \r\n                                              means the construction of any \r\n                                              road, airfield, sea defence works \r\n                                              or river works, railway line or \r\n                                              siding, and the construction, \r\n                                              structural alteration or repair \r\n                                              (including re-pointing and \r\n                                              re-painting) or the demolition of \r\n                                              any dock, habour, inland, \r\n                                              navigation, tunnel, bridge, \r\n                                              viaduct, waterworks, reservoir, \r\n                                              pipeline, aqueduct, sewer, sewage \r\n                                              works, or gas holder, and shall \r\n                                              include such other works as may be \r\n                                              prescribed;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;young person&quot; means a person \r\n                                              under the age of eighteen years.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) For the purposes of this Act \r\n                                              and regulations made thereunder, \r\n                                              machinery or plant shall be deemed \r\n                                              to have been constructed or \r\n                                              reconstructed before the \r\n                                              commencement of this Act or \r\n                                              regulations made thereunder, and a \r\n                                              factory or building shall be \r\n                                              deemed to have been constructed, \r\n                                              reconstructed, extended, added to \r\n                                              or converted for use as a factory \r\n                                              before the commencement of this \r\n                                              Act or regulations made thereunder, \r\n                                              if the construction, \r\n                                              reconstruction, extension, \r\n                                              addition or conversion was begun \r\n                                              before the commencement of this \r\n                                              Act or regulations made thereunder.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) For the purposes of this Act a \r\n                                              factory shall not be deemed to be \r\n                                              a factory in which mechanical \r\n                                              power is used by reason only that \r\n                                              mechanical power is used for the \r\n                                              purpose of heating, ventilating or \r\n                                              lighting the workrooms or other \r\n                                              parts of the factory.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) For the purposes of this Act \r\n                                              an apprentice shall be deemed to \r\n                                              be a person employed.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 87&#8212;Repeal and Savings.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Factories Ordinance, 1952 \r\n                                              (No. 33) is hereby repealed.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of \r\n                                              the Factories Ordinance, the \r\n                                              following statutory instruments \r\n                                              shall continue in force as if made \r\n                                              under the corresponding provisions \r\n                                              of this Act, until revoked, \r\n                                              altered or otherwise modified:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Factories (Woodworking) \r\n                                              Regulations, 1959 (L.N. 301).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Food Factories (Welfare) \r\n                                              Regulations, 1959 (L.N. 302).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Food Factories (Welfare) \r\n                                              Regulations, 1959 (Abstract of \r\n                                              Regulations) Order, 1960 (L.I. \r\n                                              33).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Factories (Woodworking) \r\n                                              Regulations, 1959 (Abstract of \r\n                                              Regulations) Order, 1960 (L.I. \r\n                                              34).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Factories (Docks Safety) \r\n                                              Regulations, 1960 (L.I. 86).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 88&#8212;Commencement.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              This Act shall come into force on \r\n                                              the 1st day of April, 1970.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 88A &#8212; Commencement</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              This law shall be deemed to have \r\n                                              come into force on the 21st April, \r\n                                              1983. [Inserted and to be cited as \r\n                                              Factories, Offices and Shops \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1983 (PNDCL 66), \r\n                                              s. 2]</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              FIRST SCHEDULE</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (Sections 2 and 3)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              NOTICE OF OCCUPATION OF A FACTORY</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (Particulars to be submitted by \r\n                                              the occupier or intending occupier \r\n                                              of a factory).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              1. <i>Name of Occupier or \r\n                                              intending Occupier of the factory</i></span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ..............................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ..............................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              2. <i>Postal address of the \r\n                                              factory</i> \r\n                                              ...........................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ..............................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              3. <i>Location of the factory</i> \r\n                                              ....................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (state exact location, district \r\n                                              and region)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ..............................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              4. (a) <i>Structure/type of \r\n                                              factory building</i> \r\n                                              ..............................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ..............................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ............................................................&nbsp; \r\n                                              Roof made of \r\n                                              ..........................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;.............................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (state whether lined or sealed and \r\n                                              the material(s) used.)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) <i>Number of floors on which \r\n                                              factory operations are intended to \r\n                                              be carried out \r\n                                              .............................</i></span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              .............................................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              5. <i>Nature of work or \r\n                                              manufacturing process carried on \r\n                                              or intended to be carried on in \r\n                                              the factory</i> \r\n                                              .......................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ...................................................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              6. <i>Full description of \r\n                                              mechanical power used or intended \r\n                                              to be used in the factory </i>\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ..................................................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              7. (a) <i>Number of persons \r\n                                              employed or intended to be \r\n                                              employed in the factory:</i></span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Male............................................................ \r\n                                              Female \r\n                                              ................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) <i>Where persons are employed \r\n                                              or intended to be employed in \r\n                                              shifts, the maximum number \r\n                                              employed or intended to be \r\n                                              employed at any one time:</i></span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Male.........................................................&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              Female \r\n                                              ................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              8. (a) <i>Particulars of steam \r\n                                              boiler(s) in use or intended to be \r\n                                              used in factory (if applicable):</i></span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (Where more than one steam boiler \r\n                                              is used in the same factory, \r\n                                              particulars of each boiler must be \r\n                                              given.)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) \r\n                                              Type, description and distinctive \r\n                                              number.........................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              .................................................................................................................................... \r\n                                              (ii) Year and place of manufacture..........................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (iii) Date of last thorough \r\n                                              examination \r\n                                              ..................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (iv) Maximum permissible working \r\n                                              pressure \r\n                                              .......................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) Particulars of unfired \r\n                                              pressure vessel(s) in use or \r\n                                              intended to be used in the factory \r\n                                              (if applicable):</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (Particulars of each unfired \r\n                                              pressure vessel must be given \r\n                                              where more than one is used in the \r\n                                              same factory.)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) \r\n                                              Type, description and distinctive \r\n                                              number \r\n                                              .......................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (ii) Year and place of manufacture \r\n                                              ........................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (iii) Date of last thorough \r\n                                              examination...................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (iv) Maximum permissible working \r\n                                              pressure \r\n                                              .......................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) <i>Particulars of hoists, \r\n                                              lifts, cranes and other lifting \r\n                                              machines in use or intended to be \r\n                                              used in the factory (if \r\n                                              applicable):</i></span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) \r\n                                              Type of machine and identification \r\n                                              number or description \r\n                                              ............................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (ii) Date of installation \r\n                                              ........................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (iii) Date of last thorough&nbsp; \r\n                                              examination................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (iv) Maximum safe working load \r\n                                              ........................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              9. <i>Fire Precautions</i></span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) Means of escape in case of \r\n                                              fire provided: (e.g. number and \r\n                                              type of doors, stairs, etc.)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) Fire-fighting equipment \r\n                                              provided: (e.g. extinguishers, \r\n                                              etc.) \r\n                                              .........................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ................................................................................................................................................(state \r\n                                              type and number)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) Type of fire alarm provided \r\n                                              .........................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              10. <i>Welfare Facilities</i></span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) \r\n                                              Number of sanitary conveniences \r\n                                              provided:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Female \r\n                                              .....................................................&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              Male \r\n                                              .............................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (ii) State whether urinal \r\n                                              accommodation has been provided in \r\n                                              addition to the sanitary \r\n                                              conveniences..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (iii) Facilities provided for \r\n                                              employees'' clothing not worn \r\n                                              during working hours \r\n                                              ............................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (iv) Type and number of washing \r\n                                              facilities provided in the factory \r\n                                              for each sex: (e.g. wash basins,\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              showers, etc.) \r\n                                              .............................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              .................................................................................................................................... \r\n                                              (v) Has a messroom or canteen been \r\n                                              provided for the use of persons \r\n                                              employed in the factory? \r\n                                              .................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              11. <i>First Aid</i></span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) \r\n                                              Type of first aid facilities \r\n                                              provided in the factory: (e.g.) \r\n                                              clinic, ambulance room, first aid \r\n                                              boxes, </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              etc.) \r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (ii) Minimum contents of first aid \r\n                                              box \r\n                                              .............................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (iii) Name and address of the \r\n                                              nearest Medical \r\n                                              Officer/Hospital/Clinic in the \r\n                                              area \r\n                                              .........................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              12. Date of occupation or intended \r\n                                              occupation of the \r\n                                              factory.........................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              13. Particulars of all \r\n                                              Directors/Partners </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ................................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ................................................................................................................................................ \r\n                                              (Name and address of each \r\n                                              director/partner to be stated)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ............................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (Signature of Applicant)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Date of Application</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              .............................................. \r\n                                              19 ......................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Full names of Applicant (BLOCK \r\n                                              CAPITALS)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              .................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              SECOND SCHEDULE</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (Section 4)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS TO \r\n                                              ACCOMPANY BUILDING PLANS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Two copies of the building plans \r\n                                              indicating the layout of each \r\n                                              floor, materials of construction, \r\n                                              type, height and linings of wall, \r\n                                              roofs and partitions, specific \r\n                                              working areas (e.g. carpentry \r\n                                              shop, machine shop store, etc.) \r\n                                              windows, wall and roof openings \r\n                                              for natural ventilation; lighting, \r\n                                              etc. and type of doors (with \r\n                                              approximate dimensions) affording \r\n                                              means of escape ( e.g. sliding \r\n                                              doors must be submitted with the \r\n                                              following particulars:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              1. <i>Plans submitted by</i> \r\n                                              ..............................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ..............................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ............................................................................Tel. \r\n                                              No.......................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (Name and address of person or \r\n                                              company submitting the plans)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <i>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              On behalf of</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial">: \r\n                                              ...........................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ..............................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              .............................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ............................................................................... \r\n                                              Tel. No. \r\n                                              ................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (Name and address of occupier or \r\n                                              intending occupier of the factory \r\n                                              or proposed factory)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              2. <i>Factory situated (or to be \r\n                                              situated) at</i> \r\n                                              ....................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (exact location, district and \r\n                                              region)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              3. <i>Structure/type of proposed \r\n                                              factory building</i> </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ..............................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              4. <i>Roof of building to be made \r\n                                              of</i> </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ..............................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (state whether lined or sealed and \r\n                                              materials used)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              5. <i>Number of floors on which \r\n                                              factory operations are to be \r\n                                              carried out</i> \r\n                                              ..........................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              6. <i>Nature or work or \r\n                                              manufacturing process intended to \r\n                                              be carried on in the factory</i> \r\n                                              .....................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              7. <i>Nature and approximate \r\n                                              quantity of any explosive or \r\n                                              highly inflammable materials \r\n                                              intended to be used or stored in \r\n                                              or underneath the proposed \r\n                                              building</i> \r\n                                              .............................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              8. <i>Personnel to be provided for</i>:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Male&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Female&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; margin-left: 54.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></span>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Number of persons intended to be\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              employed in administrative work in \r\n                                              the building ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; margin-left: 54.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></span>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Maximum number of persons intended\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              to be employed per shift in the \r\n                                              factory ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp; \r\n                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Total&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;..&nbsp; \r\n                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              _________&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; _________</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              _________ &nbsp;&nbsp; __________&nbsp; </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              9. <i>Details of amenities to be \r\n                                              provided in the building for the \r\n                                              use of persons employed:&#8212;</i></span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <i>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></i></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              Male&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              Female&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Water closets: \r\n                                              Office&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              *</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; margin-left: 324.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              With/without </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; margin-left: 324.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              urinals </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Factory&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Wash points:&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              Office&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Factory&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Showers:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              Office&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Factory&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Cloak room:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              Office&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (dimensions required) \r\n                                              Factory&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              *With/without lockers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Canteen/messroom (dimensions \r\n                                              required)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ........................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Signature of person submitting \r\n                                              plans</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Date: \r\n                                              .......................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              *Delete whichever is inapplicable</span><span style="font-family: Arial">.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Note: &quot;Highly inflammable&quot; should \r\n                                              be interpreted for the purpose of \r\n                                              this form as including any \r\n                                              material which may greatly \r\n                                              increase the speed at which a fire \r\n                                              will spread in a building and \r\n                                              hence affect the means of escape \r\n                                              from that building.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              THIRD SCHEDULE</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (Section 9)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PARTICULARS OF OFFICES AND SHOPS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              1. <i>Occupier of premises</i>:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) <i>Name of the employer</i> \r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              .................................................................................................................................... \r\n                                              (b) <i>Trading/business name</i> \r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) <i>Postal address and location \r\n                                              of premises</i> \r\n                                              ...............................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) Telephone No...............................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              2. <i>Nature of business/trade</i> \r\n                                              .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              3. <i>Number of persons employed \r\n                                              or intended to be employed in the \r\n                                              office or shop premises at the \r\n                                              above address in the following \r\n                                              types of work place (where \r\n                                              applicable).</i></span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Male&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Female</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) \r\n                                              Office&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) Shop \r\n                                              (retail)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) Wholesale department or \r\n                                              warehouse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) Catering establishment&nbsp; open \r\n                                              to \r\n                                              public&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) Staff \r\n                                              canteen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (f) Fuel storage \r\n                                              depot&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; margin-left: 252.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Total&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              4. <i>How many of the total are \r\n                                              (or will be) employed on floors \r\n                                              other than ground floor?</i> \r\n                                              ....................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              5. <i>Of the total stated in reply \r\n                                              to question 3 are any (or will any \r\n                                              be), housed in separate building? \r\n                                              (Yes/No</i>) \r\n                                              .......................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              6. <i>Is the employer the owner of \r\n                                              the building(s) or part of the \r\n                                              building(s) containing the \r\n                                              premises? (Yes/No</i>) \r\n                                              .....................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ................................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              7. <i>If not, state the name and \r\n                                              address of the owner(s) or \r\n                                              person(s) to whom rent is paid</i> \r\n                                              .....................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ................................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ...................................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              8. <i>Welfare Facilities</i>:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              No. of sanitary conveniences \r\n                                              provided:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Male \r\n                                              ...............................................................&nbsp; \r\n                                              Female </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Details of amenities provided:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) Washing facilities: (Yes/No) \r\n                                              ..................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) Supply of drinking water: \r\n                                              (Yes/No) \r\n                                              .....................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) Accommodation for clothing: \r\n                                              Yes/No) \r\n                                              ..................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) Canteen/Messroom:&nbsp; (Yes/No) \r\n                                              ..............................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) First Aid Box/Ambulance Room: \r\n                                              (Yes/No) \r\n                                              ............................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              9. <i>Fire Precautions</i>:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Means of escape in case of fire \r\n                                              provided (e.g. Number and type of \r\n                                              doors, etc. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Fire fighting equipment (e.g. type \r\n                                              of fire extinguishers) provided\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ....................................................................................................................................Whether \r\n                                              Fire Alarm has been installed: \r\n                                              (Yes/No) \r\n                                              ........................................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Date \r\n                                              ................................................</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; margin-left: 108.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Signature of employer or person \r\n                                              authorised to sign on his behalf</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              FOURTH SCHEDULE</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (Section 25)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PROCESSES REQUIRING PROVISION OF \r\n                                              SUITABLE GOGGLES OR EFFECTIVE \r\n                                              SCREENS</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              1. Dry grinding of metals, or \r\n                                              articles of metal, applied by hand \r\n                                              to a revolving wheel or disc \r\n                                              driven by mechanical power.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              2. Turning (external or internal) \r\n                                              of non-ferrous metals, or of cast \r\n                                              iron, or of articles of such \r\n                                              metals or such iron, where the \r\n                                              work is done dry, other than \r\n                                              precision turning where the use of \r\n                                              goggles or a screen would \r\n                                              seriously interfere with the work, \r\n                                              or turning by means of hand tools.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              3. Welding or cutting of metals by \r\n                                              means of an electrical, \r\n                                              oxyacetylene or similar process.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              4. The following processes when \r\n                                              carried on by means of hand tools \r\n                                              or other portable tools:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) fettling of metal castings \r\n                                              involving the removal of metal;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) cutting out or cutting off \r\n                                              (not including drilling or \r\n                                              punching back) of cold rivets or \r\n                                              bolts from boilers or other plant \r\n                                              or from ships;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) chipping and scaling of ships'' \r\n                                              plates;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) breaking or dressing of stone, \r\n                                              concrete or slag.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></td>\r\n                </tr>\r\n              </tbody>\r\n            </table>\r\n          </td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n  <td width="76" height="50" bgcolor="#003366"></table></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n', 'Second', 'Yes', 'ACT 328');
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(108, 'GRAINS DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 1970 (ACT 324)', '<table>\r\n<tr>\r\n                                            <td vAlign="top" align="left" width="1323" height="64">\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              GRAINS DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 1970 \r\n                                              (ACT 324)</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              1. Establishment of the Board</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              2. Membership of the Board</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              3. Functions of the Board</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              4. Terms of membership</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              5. Meetings of the Board</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              6. Staff</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              7. Funds of the Board</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              8. Accounts and audit</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              9. Remuneration</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              10. Power to make legislative \r\n                                              instrument</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              11. Interpretation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700">\r\n                                              THE THREE HUNDRED AND \r\n                                              TWENTY-FOURTH</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\r\n                                              <b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700">\r\n                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE \r\n                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ENTITLED</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              THE GRAINS DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, \r\n                                              1970</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              AN ACT to establish and \r\n                                              incorporate the Grains Development \r\n                                              Board, to provide for its \r\n                                              functions and maintenance and to \r\n                                              provide for connected or \r\n                                              incidental matters.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              DATE OF ASSENT : 17th April, 1970</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              BE IT ENACTED by the Presidential \r\n                                              Commission and the National \r\n                                              Assembly in this present \r\n                                              Parliament assembled as follows:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 1&#8212;Establishment of the \r\n                                              Board.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) There is hereby established a \r\n                                              body corporate which shall be \r\n                                              known as the Grains Development \r\n                                              Board (hereinafter referred to as \r\n                                              the &quot;Board&quot;).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Board shall have perpetual \r\n                                              succession and a common seal, and \r\n                                              may sue and be sued in its \r\n                                              corporate name.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Board shall have power, \r\n                                              for the discharge of any of its \r\n                                              functions, to acquire and hold any \r\n                                              property and to dispose of such \r\n                                              property and to enter into any \r\n                                              contract or other transactions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Where there is any hindrance \r\n                                              to the acquisition of any property \r\n                                              under subsection (3) of this \r\n                                              section, the property may be \r\n                                              acquired for the Board under the \r\n                                              State Property and Contracts Act, \r\n                                              1960 (C.A. 6) or as the case may \r\n                                              be, under the State Lands Act, \r\n                                              1962 (Act 125) and each such Act \r\n                                              shall, as the case may be, apply \r\n                                              with respect to any such \r\n                                              acquisition with such modification \r\n                                              as may be necessary to provide for \r\n                                              the vesting of the property \r\n                                              acquired thereunder in the Board \r\n                                              and for the cost of such \r\n                                              acquisition to be defrayed by the \r\n                                              Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 2&#8212;Membership of the Board.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall consist of&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) a Chairman;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) the person appointed Executive \r\n                                              Secretary under section 6 of this \r\n                                              Act;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) a representative of the \r\n                                              Ministry responsible for \r\n                                              Agriculture;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) four other members to be \r\n                                              appointed from among farming, \r\n                                              business, financial, consumer and \r\n                                              other interests whose \r\n                                              representation on the Board may be \r\n                                              found necessary by the Board; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) two other members to be \r\n                                              appointed from farmers'' \r\n                                              associations organised in \r\n                                              accordance with subsection (1)(b) \r\n                                              of section 3 of this Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) All members of the Board \r\n                                              including the Chairman shall be \r\n                                              appointed by the President acting \r\n                                              on the advice of the Prime \r\n                                              Minister.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 3&#8212;Functions of the Board.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The functions of the Board \r\n                                              shall be&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to undertake the \r\n                                              multiplication of improved seeds \r\n                                              and their supply to farmers;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to organise grain and legume \r\n                                              farmers and farmers'' associations \r\n                                              through which credit and \r\n                                              production requisites can be \r\n                                              channelled to the producers, and \r\n                                              to assist the farmers'' \r\n                                              associations to market their \r\n                                              produce until such time as they \r\n                                              can manage most of the services \r\n                                              themselves;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) the creation of marketing \r\n                                              facilities for grain and legumes \r\n                                              crops;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) to collect statistical data on \r\n                                              grains and legumes for the purpose \r\n                                              of planning the production of \r\n                                              these crops to meet local demands \r\n                                              and for export; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) to co-ordinate and assist \r\n                                              research into problems of grains \r\n                                              and legumes and the organisation \r\n                                              of extension work on them.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Without prejudice to the \r\n                                              general effect of subsection (1) \r\n                                              of this section, the Board shall \r\n                                              have power to carry out the \r\n                                              following activities:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to develop lands suitable for \r\n                                              large scale production of grain \r\n                                              and legume crops, and give them \r\n                                              out in viable farm units to \r\n                                              farmers on such conditions of \r\n                                              tenure that will help the Board to \r\n                                              achieve its objects and assure the \r\n                                              farmers of security of tenure; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to mobilise funds from local \r\n                                              and foreign sources for the \r\n                                              purpose of running &quot;small credit&quot; \r\n                                              schemes for the farmers'' \r\n                                              associations that produce grains \r\n                                              and legumes.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 4&#8212;Terms of Membership.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Chairman and members of \r\n                                              the Board shall hold office for \r\n                                              three years and shall be eligible \r\n                                              for re-appointment.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) A member, including the \r\n                                              Chairman may resign his&nbsp; \r\n                                              membership of the Board by notice \r\n                                              in writing addressed to the \r\n                                              President through the Minister.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) A member, including the \r\n                                              Chairman may be removed from \r\n                                              membership of the Board only when \r\n                                              he&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) becomes a person of unsound \r\n                                              mind;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) is absent from three \r\n                                              consecutive meetings of the Board \r\n                                              without permission;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) is proved guilty of serious \r\n                                              misconduct in relation to his \r\n                                              duties as Chairman or member of \r\n                                              the Board;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) is sentenced to death or to \r\n                                              imprisonment for a term exceeding \r\n                                              12 months without the option of a \r\n                                              fine or is convicted of an offence \r\n                                              involving dishonesty;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) is declared insolvent or \r\n                                              bankrupt under any law in force in \r\n                                              Ghana or in any other country; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (f) (if he were a person possessed \r\n                                              of professional qualifications) is \r\n                                              disqualified or suspended, \r\n                                              otherwise than at his own request, \r\n                                              from practising his profession in \r\n                                              Ghana or in any other country by \r\n                                              order of any competent authority \r\n                                              made in respect of him personally.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 5&#8212;Meetings of the Board.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall ordinarily \r\n                                              meet for the despatch of business \r\n                                              at such times and places as the \r\n                                              Chairman may decide but shall meet \r\n                                              at least once in every month.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Chairman may, and shall on \r\n                                              request in writing of not less \r\n                                              than five members of the Board, \r\n                                              call an extraordinary meeting of \r\n                                              the Board at such time and place \r\n                                              as he may determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Chairman if present, shall \r\n                                              preside at every meeting of the \r\n                                              Board, and in his absence any \r\n                                              member of the Board designated by \r\n                                              the Chairman shall preside at the \r\n                                              meeting.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) If no member of the Board is \r\n                                              so designated the members of the \r\n                                              Board present shall elect one of \r\n                                              their number to preside at the \r\n                                              meeting.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The quorum at every meeting of \r\n                                              the Board shall be five.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) Subject to other provisions of \r\n                                              this Act, all questions proposed \r\n                                              at a meeting of the Board shall be \r\n                                              determined by a simple majority of \r\n                                              the members present and voting and \r\n                                              where the votes are equal the \r\n                                              Chairman or the person presiding \r\n                                              shall have a second or casting \r\n                                              vote.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) The Board may, and shall, if \r\n                                              the Minister thinks fit, request \r\n                                              the attendance of any person to \r\n                                              act as adviser at any meeting of \r\n                                              the Board and that person while so \r\n                                              attending shall have all the \r\n                                              powers of a member except that he \r\n                                              is not to vote on any question and \r\n                                              his presence at the meeting is not \r\n                                              to count towards the constitution \r\n                                              of a quorum.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (8) The validity of any act or \r\n                                              proceedings of the Board shall not \r\n                                              be affected by any vacancy among \r\n                                              its members or any defect in the \r\n                                              appointment of a member thereof.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (9) Subject to the preceding \r\n                                              provisions of this section the \r\n                                              Board may regulate its own \r\n                                              procedure.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 6&#8212;Staff.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board may, subject to such \r\n                                              limitation as to number as may be \r\n                                              imposed on it by the Minister, \r\n                                              appoint and employ such officers \r\n                                              and staff including the Executive \r\n                                              Secretary as it may think \r\n                                              necessary for the proper discharge \r\n                                              of its functions under this Act \r\n                                              and there shall be paid to such \r\n                                              officers and staff such salaries \r\n                                              or remuneration as the Minister \r\n                                              may, in consultation with the \r\n                                              Minister responsible for Finance, \r\n                                              approve.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Public officers with suitable \r\n                                              qualifications may be transferred \r\n                                              or seconded to the Board upon such \r\n                                              terms and conditions as the Board \r\n                                              may, in consultation with the \r\n                                              Minister, determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Board may also engage the \r\n                                              services of such consultants, \r\n                                              advisers and other persons and \r\n                                              upon such conditions as the Board \r\n                                              may, in consultation with the \r\n                                              Minister determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 7&#8212;Funds of the Board.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The funds of the Board shall \r\n                                              include&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) any grants received from the \r\n                                              Government by the Board for the \r\n                                              discharge of its functions;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) any loans granted to the Board \r\n                                              by the Government or any other \r\n                                              body or person;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) any money accruing to the \r\n                                              Board in the course of the \r\n                                              performance of its functions under \r\n                                              this Act; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) any gifts.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) All moneys received by or on \r\n                                              behalf of the Board shall be \r\n                                              deposited to the credit of the \r\n                                              Board in a bank approved by the \r\n                                              Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 8&#8212;Accounts and Audit.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall keep proper \r\n                                              books of accounts and prepare \r\n                                              proper records in relation thereto \r\n                                              all of which shall be in such form \r\n                                              as the Auditor-General may \r\n                                              approve.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Board shall submit to the \r\n                                              Minister such report of the \r\n                                              Board''s financial affairs as the \r\n                                              Minister may at any time require.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The books and accounts of the \r\n                                              Board shall be submitted to the \r\n                                              Auditor-General within three \r\n                                              months after the end of every \r\n                                              financial year and the \r\n                                              Auditor-General shall cause them \r\n                                              to be audited as required by \r\n                                              article 135 of the Constitution.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Auditor-General may make \r\n                                              to the Board or to the Minister \r\n                                              such reports as the \r\n                                              Auditor-General may consider \r\n                                              necessary.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 9&#8212;Remuneration.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              No remuneration shall be paid to a \r\n                                              member of the Board by reason of \r\n                                              his membership of the Board, but a \r\n                                              member shall be reimbursed for \r\n                                              travelling, transport and \r\n                                              subsistence expenses approved by \r\n                                              the Board and incurred by him in \r\n                                              attending a meeting of the Board \r\n                                              or an authorised conference abroad \r\n                                              on behalf of the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 10&#8212;Power to make \r\n                                              Legislative Instrument.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Minister may by legislative \r\n                                              instrument make such provision not \r\n                                              inconsistent with this Act, as \r\n                                              appears to him to be necessary to \r\n                                              give effect to the provisions and \r\n                                              principles of this Act and may \r\n                                              include in any such instrument \r\n                                              provisions relating to any matter \r\n                                              falling within the scope of the \r\n                                              functions of the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 11&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              In this Act&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;Minister&quot; means the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for&nbsp; Agriculture.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;Financial year&quot; means the \r\n                                              financial year of the Government.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></td>\r\n                </tr>\r\n              </tbody>\r\n            </table>\r\n          </td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n  <td width="76" height="50" bgcolor="#003366"></table></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n', 'Second', 'Yes', 'ACT 324');
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(109, 'GHANA LIBRARY BOARD ACT, 1970 (ACT 327)', '<table>\r\n<tr>\r\n                                            <td vAlign="top" align="left" width="1291" height="64">\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              GHANA LIBRARY BOARD ACT, 1970 (ACT \r\n                                              327)</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              1. Establishment of Ghana Library \r\n                                              Board</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              2. Membership of Board</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              3. Functions of Board</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              4. Meetings of Board</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              5. Committees</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              6. Appointment of Officers and \r\n                                              Employees</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              7. Vesting of Assets, etc.of \r\n                                              Former Library Board in the New \r\n                                              Library Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              8. Regional Advisory Committees</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              9. Functions of Regional Advisory \r\n                                              Committees</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              10. Funds of Board</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              11. Payment into Bank</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              12. Accounts and Audit</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              13. Annual Report</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              14. Rules</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              15. Repeal.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700">\r\n                                              THE THREE HUNDRED AND \r\n                                              TWENTY-SEVENTH</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\r\n                                              <b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700">\r\n                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE \r\n                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ENTITLED</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              THE GHANA LIBRARY BOARD ACT, 1970</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              AN ACT to re-enact the Gold Coast \r\n                                              Library Board Ordinance (Cap. 118) \r\n                                              with amendments and to provide for \r\n                                              other purposes connected \r\n                                              therewith.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              DATE OF ASSENT: 30th April, 1970.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              BE IT ENACTED by the Presidential \r\n                                              Commission and the National \r\n                                              Assembly in this present \r\n                                              Parliament assembled as follows:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 1&#8212;Establishment of Ghana \r\n                                              Library Board.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) There is hereby established, \r\n                                              for the purposes of this Act a \r\n                                              Board to be known as the Ghana \r\n                                              Library Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Ghana Library Board, \r\n                                              hereafter referred to in this Act \r\n                                              as the &quot;Board&quot;, shall be a body \r\n                                              corporate with perpetual \r\n                                              succession and a common seal, and \r\n                                              may sue and be sued in its \r\n                                              corporate name.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Board shall have the power \r\n                                              for the discharge of its functions \r\n                                              to acquire and hold any movable or \r\n                                              immovable property, to dispose of \r\n                                              such property by lease or \r\n                                              otherwise and to enter into any \r\n                                              contract or other transactions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 2&#8212;Membership of Board.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall consist of a \r\n                                              Chairman and the following members \r\n                                              all of whom shall be appointed by \r\n                                              the President under article 49 of \r\n                                              the Constitution:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) a representative of the \r\n                                              Ministry responsible for \r\n                                              Education,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) a representative of the \r\n                                              Ministry responsible for Finance,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) a representative of the \r\n                                              Department of Library Studies, \r\n                                              University of Ghana,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) a representative of the \r\n                                              Institute of Adult Education of \r\n                                              Ghana,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) a representative of the \r\n                                              Ministry of Local Administration,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (f) a representative of the \r\n                                              Conference of Heads of Assisted \r\n                                              Secondary Schools in Ghana,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (g) a representative of the \r\n                                              National Teachers'' Training \r\n                                              Council of Ghana,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (h) a representative of the \r\n                                              Department of Social Welfare,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) \r\n                                              a representative of the Ministry \r\n                                              responsible for Information,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (j) three persons representing the \r\n                                              religious bodies in Ghana \r\n                                              appointed in consultation with the \r\n                                              Minister responsible for Education \r\n                                              acting on the advice of the \r\n                                              religious bodies,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (k) the Director of Library \r\n                                              Services,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (l) a representative of the \r\n                                              Ministry responsible for Cultural \r\n                                              Affairs,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (m) one other person appointed in \r\n                                              consultation with the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Education, and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (n) a representative of the \r\n                                              Elementary School Teachers'' \r\n                                              Association nominated by the Ghana \r\n                                              National Association of Teachers.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The members of the Board shall \r\n                                              hold office for two years and \r\n                                              shall be eligible for \r\n                                              re-appointment.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 3&#8212;Functions of Board.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The functions of the Board shall \r\n                                              be&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to establish, equip, manage \r\n                                              and maintain public libraries in \r\n                                              Ghana;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to take all such steps as may \r\n                                              be necessary to discharge such \r\n                                              functions; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) to give effect to the \r\n                                              principles and provisions of this \r\n                                              Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 4&#8212;Meetings of Board.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) At every meeting of the Board, \r\n                                              the Chairman shall preside and in \r\n                                              his absence the members shall \r\n                                              elect a Chairman from among the \r\n                                              number of members present at the \r\n                                              meeting.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a) Every question \r\n                                              before the Board at any meeting \r\n                                              shall be decided by a majority of \r\n                                              the votes of the members present.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) Eight members shall form a \r\n                                              quorum.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) The Chairman at any such \r\n                                              meeting shall have an original as \r\n                                              well as a casting vote.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Board shall meet for the \r\n                                              despatch of business at such times \r\n                                              and places as the Chairman may \r\n                                              from time to time appoint, but \r\n                                              shall meet at least once in every \r\n                                              three months.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Chairman may at any time, \r\n                                              and shall on the request in \r\n                                              writing of three members of the \r\n                                              Board, call a special meeting of \r\n                                              the Board. If the Chairman is \r\n                                              absent from Ghana or ill or \r\n                                              otherwise incapacitated, the \r\n                                              Director of Library Services \r\n                                              shall, on being so requested in \r\n                                              writing by three members of the \r\n                                              Board, call a special meeting of \r\n                                              the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The validity of any act of the \r\n                                              Board shall not be affected by \r\n                                              reason of the existence of any \r\n                                              vacancy among its members, or any \r\n                                              defect in the appointment of a \r\n                                              member thereof.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 5&#8212;Committees.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Board may appoint special \r\n                                              committees consisting of such \r\n                                              number of persons as it may think \r\n                                              fit&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to whom it may delegate any of \r\n                                              its administrative functions, and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to discharge any function, \r\n                                              subject to the other provisions of \r\n                                              this Act, which may be referred to \r\n                                              such committees by the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 6&#8212;Appointment of Officers \r\n                                              and Employees.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              subsection (3) of this section \r\n                                              there shall be a Director of \r\n                                              Library Services, who shall be&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) appointed by the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Education upon \r\n                                              such terms and conditions as he \r\n                                              may determine with approval of the \r\n                                              Cabinet; and </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) as hereinbefore provided, a \r\n                                              member of the Board and its chief \r\n                                              executive.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              subsection (3) of this section the \r\n                                              Board may&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) from time to time appoint, \r\n                                              upon such terms and conditions \r\n                                              (including remuneration) as it may \r\n                                              think fit such officers (except \r\n                                              the Director of Library Services) \r\n                                              and employees as it may deem \r\n                                              necessary for the proper and \r\n                                              efficient conduct of the functions \r\n                                              of the Board;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) grant pensions, gratuities or \r\n                                              retiring allowances to any \r\n                                              officers or employees and may \r\n                                              require officers and employees to \r\n                                              contribute to any pension or \r\n                                              superannuation scheme; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) pay travelling and other \r\n                                              allowances to its members, members \r\n                                              of Regional Advisory Committees \r\n                                              and of any other committee \r\n                                              appointed under the provisions of \r\n                                              this Act in connection with \r\n                                              attendance at meetings of the \r\n                                              Board or of such committees.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The terms and conditions of \r\n                                              appointment of officers, of \r\n                                              pensions and superannuation \r\n                                              scheme, the termination of \r\n                                              appointment of officers (including \r\n                                              the said Director) and the rate of \r\n                                              travelling and other allowances \r\n                                              for members of the Board and of \r\n                                              committees appointed under this \r\n                                              Act shall in every case be subject \r\n                                              to the approval of the Government.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 7&#8212;Vesting of Assets, etc. \r\n                                              of Former Library Board in the New \r\n                                              Library Board.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) All rights assets and property \r\n                                              vested in, or in any manner held \r\n                                              on behalf of or for the purposes \r\n                                              of the former Library Board \r\n                                              (hereinafter referred to as &quot;the \r\n                                              former Library Board&quot;) established \r\n                                              under the Gold Coast Library Board \r\n                                              Ordinance (Cap. 118) as \r\n                                              subsequently amended, immediately \r\n                                              before the commencement of this \r\n                                              Act, shall, after such \r\n                                              commencement similarly vest in or \r\n                                              be held on behalf of or for the \r\n                                              purposes of the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) All liabilities and \r\n                                              obligations subsisting against the \r\n                                              former Library Board immediately \r\n                                              before the commencement of this \r\n                                              Act, shall thereafter similarly \r\n                                              continue to subsist against the \r\n                                              Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Every contract in respect of \r\n                                              any matter, being a contract \r\n                                              between the former Board and any \r\n                                              other party immediately before the \r\n                                              commencement of this Act shall \r\n                                              thereafter similarly continue to \r\n                                              subsist between the Board and such \r\n                                              other party.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Any person in the employment \r\n                                              of the former Library Board \r\n                                              immediately before the \r\n                                              commencement of this Act, shall, \r\n                                              thereafter and subject to any \r\n                                              direction given by the Government, \r\n                                              continue in the employment of the \r\n                                              Board in the post and on the terms \r\n                                              in and on which he was employed by \r\n                                              the former Library Board and shall \r\n                                              not be made to suffer arbitrary \r\n                                              dismissal.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 8&#8212; Regional Advisory \r\n                                              Committees.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall establish in \r\n                                              each Region of Ghana a Regional \r\n                                              Advisory Committee which shall be \r\n                                              constituted as follows:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) the Regional Education Officer \r\n                                              or his representative, who shall \r\n                                              be Chairman;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) a representative of the \r\n                                              Regional Administrative Committee;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) a representative of the Local \r\n                                              Authority in the area of authority \r\n                                              in which the Regional Library is \r\n                                              situated;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) a prominent citizen normally \r\n                                              resident in the appropriate Region \r\n                                              appointed by the Board;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) the Regional Librarian who \r\n                                              shall serve as Secretary;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (f) a representative of the \r\n                                              Conference of Heads of Secondary \r\n                                              Schools;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (g) a representative of the \r\n                                              National Teacher Training Council;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (h) a representative of the Centre \r\n                                              for Civil Education; and </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) \r\n                                              a representative of the Elementary \r\n                                              School Teachers'' Association \r\n                                              nominated by the Ghana National \r\n                                              Association of Teachers.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Each of the members of the \r\n                                              Regional Advisory Committee listed \r\n                                              in subsections (1) (b), (c) and \r\n                                              (d) of this section shall hold \r\n                                              office for two years and shall be \r\n                                              eligible for re-appointment.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Each Regional Advisory \r\n                                              Committee shall meet at least once \r\n                                              in every three months at such \r\n                                              times and places as the Chairman \r\n                                              may appoint.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 9&#8212;Functions of Regional \r\n                                              Advisory Committees.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The functions of the Regional \r\n                                              Advisory Committee shall be&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to advise on the development \r\n                                              of library services at the \r\n                                              regional level;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to encourage the use of \r\n                                              existing library services in the \r\n                                              Regions; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) to discharge any other duties \r\n                                              that may from time to time be \r\n                                              assigned to them by the Board in \r\n                                              respect of its functions under \r\n                                              this Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 10&#8212;Funds of Board.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The funds of the Board shall \r\n                                              include&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) all moneys raised by the Board \r\n                                              for general purposes;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) all moneys accruing to the \r\n                                              Board either from the Ghana \r\n                                              Government or from any Council, \r\n                                              within the meaning of the Local \r\n                                              Government Act, 1961 (Act 54), \r\n                                              either by way of grant-in-aid or \r\n                                              endowment or otherwise;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) all charges, dues or amounts \r\n                                              received by the Board;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) all interest on moneys \r\n                                              invested by the Board;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) all donations accruing to the \r\n                                              Board for the general purposes of \r\n                                              the Board from any other sources; \r\n                                              and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (f) any other moneys accruing to \r\n                                              the Board in the course of the \r\n                                              operations of the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The funds of the Board shall \r\n                                              be applied by the Board towards \r\n                                              the furtherance of its functions \r\n                                              provided for in this Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 11&#8212;Payment into Bank.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              All sums of money received on \r\n                                              account of the Board may be paid \r\n                                              into such bank or banks as may be \r\n                                              approved by the Board for the \r\n                                              credit of the Board''s general \r\n                                              current or deposit account, so, \r\n                                              however, that the Board may invest \r\n                                              as it deems fit, any moneys not \r\n                                              required for current use.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 12&#8212;Accounts and Audit.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The accounts of the Board up to \r\n                                              the 30th day of June in each year \r\n                                              shall be audited by the \r\n                                              Auditor-General or an auditor to \r\n                                              be approved by him and a copy of \r\n                                              the accounts so audited shall, not \r\n                                              later than the 30th day of \r\n                                              September next following, be \r\n                                              published in the Gazette and shall \r\n                                              thereafter be submitted to the \r\n                                              Government.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 13&#8212;Annual Report.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              So soon as may be after the 30th \r\n                                              day of June in every year, the \r\n                                              Board shall prepare a report of \r\n                                              its activities during the year, \r\n                                              and such report shall be published \r\n                                              in such manner as the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Education may \r\n                                              direct.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 14&#8212;Rules.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board may make rules \r\n                                              subject to the approval of the \r\n                                              Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Education, generally for the \r\n                                              better carrying out of the \r\n                                              purposes of this Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) In particular and without \r\n                                              prejudice to the generality of the \r\n                                              foregoing, such rules may provide&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) for regulating the use of any \r\n                                              library under the management of \r\n                                              the Board;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) for protecting any such \r\n                                              library and the fittings, \r\n                                              furniture and contents thereof \r\n                                              from injury;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) for the giving of a guarantee \r\n                                              or security by any person using \r\n                                              such library; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) for fees and penalties to be \r\n                                              paid by any person borrowing books \r\n                                              from such library.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Any person who contravenes any \r\n                                              rule made under the preceding \r\n                                              provisions of this section shall \r\n                                              be guilty of an offence and shall, \r\n                                              on summary conviction, be liable \r\n                                              to a fine not exceeding fifty new \r\n                                              cedis.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 15&#8212;Repeal.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Gold Coast Library Board \r\n                                              Ordinance (Cap. 118), subsequently \r\n                                              amended is hereby repealed:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Provided that any statutory \r\n                                              instrument made thereunder and in \r\n                                              force immediately before the \r\n                                              commencement of this Act shall be \r\n                                              deemed on and after such \r\n                                              commencement to be a statutory \r\n                                              instrument made under this Act, \r\n                                              unless otherwise repealed or \r\n                                              amended under this Act.</span></td>\r\n                </tr>\r\n              </tbody>\r\n            </table>\r\n          </td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <td width="76" height="50" bgcolor="#003366">&nbsp;</td>\r\n          <td width="777" height="50">\r\n            <p align="center">\r\n              </table>\r\n            </td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n', 'Second', 'Yes', 'ACT 327');
INSERT INTO `actsofghana` (`id`, `title`, `content`, `republic`, `isshow`, `actname`) VALUES
(110, 'GHANA WATER AND SEWERAGE CORPORATION ACT, 1965 (ACT 310)', '<table>\n<tr>\n                                            <td vAlign="top" align="left" width="1287" height="64">\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              GHANA WATER AND SEWERAGE \n                                              CORPORATION ACT, 1965 (ACT 310)</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              As amended by</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              GHANA WATER AND SEWERAGE \n                                              CORPORATION ACT, 1965 (AMENDMENT) \n                                              DECREE, 1968 (NLCD 247)1.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              GHANA WATER AND SEWERAGE \n                                              CORPORATION ACT, 1969 (AMENDMENT) \n                                              DECREE, 1969 (NLCD 391)2.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              LOCAL ADMINISTRATION ACT, 1971 \n                                              (ACT 359).3</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &nbsp;1. Establishment of Corporation.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &nbsp;2. Objects of Corporation.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &nbsp;3. Board.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &nbsp;4. Execution of functions.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &nbsp;5. Meetings of Board.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &nbsp;6. Chief Executive.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &nbsp;7. Corporation to be run on \n                                              practices in public utility \n                                              enterprises.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &nbsp;8. Borrowing powers.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &nbsp;9. Assets and reserves.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              10. Liability and responsibility.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              11. Accounts.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              12. Audit.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              13. Auditor''s report.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              14. Regulations.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              15. Relations with local \n                                              authorities, etc.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              16. Exemption from tax.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              17. Interpretation.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              18. Repeal.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              19. Commencement.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700">\n                                              THE THREE HUNDRED AND TENTH</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\n                                              <b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700">\n                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE \n                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              ENTITLED</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              THE GHANA WATER AND SEWERAGE \n                                              CORPORATION ACT, 1965</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              AN ACT to establish and \n                                              incorporate the Ghana Water and \n                                              Sewerage Corporation, to provide \n                                              for its functions and maintenance, \n                                              to repeal the Waterworks Ordinance \n                                              (Cap. 67) and to provide for \n                                              matters connected therewith or \n                                              incidental thereto.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              DATE OF ASSENT: 22nd October, 1965</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              BE IT ENACTED by the President and \n                                              the National Assembly in this \n                                              present Parliament assembled as \n                                              follows:&#8212;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 1&#8212;Establishment of \n                                              Corporation.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) There is hereby established a \n                                              body corporate to be known as the \n                                              Ghana water and Sewerage \n                                              Corporation.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) The Corporation shall, by the \n                                              name assigned to it by subsection \n                                              (1), be a body corporate and shall \n                                              have perpetual succession and a \n                                              common seal, may sue and be sued \n                                              in such name and may for the \n                                              purposes of this Act enter into \n                                              contracts and other transactions.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (3) The Corporation shall have the \n                                              power, for the discharge of its \n                                              functions conferred by or under \n                                              this Act, to acquire and hold any \n                                              movable or immovable property and \n                                              to sell, lease, mortgage or \n                                              otherwise alienate or dispose of \n                                              any such property.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 2&#8212;Objects of Corporation.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) The objects of the Corporation \n                                              shall be&#8212;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (a) the provision, distribution \n                                              and conservation of the supply of \n                                              water in Ghana for public, \n                                              domestic and industrial purposes; \n                                              and</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (b) the establishment, operation \n                                              and control of sewerage systems of \n                                              such purposes.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) Without prejudice to the \n                                              generality of subsection (1), the \n                                              powers of the Corporation shall \n                                              include, in relation to all or any \n                                              of the aforesaid objects &#8212;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (a) the preparation of long-term \n                                              plans in consultation with the \n                                              appropriate co-ordinating \n                                              authority established by the \n                                              President;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (b) the conduct of research \n                                              relative to water, sewerage, and \n                                              connected subjects;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (c) the making of engineering \n                                              surveys and plans;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (d) the construction and operation \n                                              of works;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (e) the setting of standards \n                                              relative to water supply and \n                                              sewerage in collaboration with \n                                              appropriate authorities selected \n                                              for the purposes of this Act by \n                                              the President;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (f) the determination of adequate \n                                              rates, charges or fees, and \n                                              effective methods for collection \n                                              thereof, for water and sewerage \n                                              services furnished to all classes \n                                              of users; and</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (g) the conduct of other related \n                                              or incidental activities.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (3) For the purpose of carrying \n                                              out any of its objects the \n                                              Corporation may, by its officers, \n                                              other employees or agents&#8212;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (a) after giving notice to the \n                                              owner or occupier of any land or \n                                              premises, enter upon any such land \n                                              or premises and thereon dig \n                                              trenches, lay pipes and do other \n                                              acts reasonably necessary for \n                                              carrying out such objects; and\n                                              </span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (b) enter any road or place to \n                                              which the public have access for \n                                              carrying out such objects:</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Provided that the Corporation \n                                              shall do as little damage as \n                                              possible in the exercise of its \n                                              powers under this section, and \n                                              shall compensate for any damage \n                                              caused by the exercise of such \n                                              powers, and the liability for, and \n                                              the amount of, the compensation \n                                              shall, in case of difference, be \n                                              settled in accordance with the \n                                              provisions of the Arbitration Act, \n                                              1961 (Act 38).</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 3&#8212;Board.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) The governing body of the \n                                              Corporation shall be a Board.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) The Board shall consist of&#8212;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (a) a chairman who shall be \n                                              appointed by the National \n                                              Liberation Council,</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (b) the person appointed as the \n                                              Managing Director of the \n                                              Corporation by National Liberation \n                                              Council, or his representative,</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (c) the Principal Secretary of the \n                                              Ministry responsible for the \n                                              Corporation, or his \n                                              representative,</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (d) the Principal Secretary of the \n                                              Ministry of Economic Affairs, or \n                                              his representative, and </span>\n                                              </p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (e) three other persons all of \n                                              whom shall be appointed by the \n                                              National Liberation Council. [As \n                                              substituted by teh Ghana Water and \n                                              Sewerage Corporation Act, 1965 \n                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1969 (NLCD \n                                              391) s(1) ].</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (3)&nbsp; The Chairman and members of \n                                              the Board appointed under \n                                              subsection (2)(e) of this section \n                                              shall hold office for three \n                                              years.&nbsp; The appointment of such \n                                              members may be renewed from time \n                                              to time. [As substituted by the \n                                              Ghana Water and Sewerage \n                                              Corporation Act, 1965 (Amendment) \n                                              Decree, 1969 (NLCD 391) (2)].</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (a) No person shall be qualified \n                                              to be a member of the Board who is \n                                              a member of any assembly or other \n                                              body having for the time being \n                                              authority to enact laws which have \n                                              effect throughout Ghana.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (b) No person shall be qualified \n                                              to be a member of the Board if \n                                              having been declared as insolvent \n                                              or a bankrupt under any law in \n                                              force in Ghana or in any other \n                                              country is an undischarged \n                                              insolvent or bankrupt.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (c) The Chairman and the members \n                                              of the Board appointed under \n                                              subsection (2) (e) of this section \n                                              shall be persons who have had \n                                              experience of, and have \n                                              demonstrated competence in one or \n                                              more of the following fields, that \n                                              is to say, public utility \n                                              operation and practice, industry, \n                                              trade, finance, science and \n                                              administration, and no such person \n                                              shall be an employee of the \n                                              Corporation and not more than one \n                                              of such persons shall be a person \n                                              employed by the Government. [As \n                                              inserted by Ghana Water and \n                                              Sewerage Corporation Act 1965 \n                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1969 (NLCD \n                                              391) s. (3)].</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (4) The Board may pay to its \n                                              members other than the Managing \n                                              Director, such subsistence, \n                                              travelling and other allowances at \n                                              such rates as the Minister may \n                                              approve.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (5) So to do of any member of the \n                                              Board, other than the Managing \n                                              Director, may be terminated at any \n                                              time by the President if he is of \n                                              opinion that it is in the interest \n                                              of the Corporation so to do. The \n                                              Managing Director shall be \n                                              appointed for such period and on \n                                              such terms and conditions as the \n                                              President may think fit. [As \n                                              amended by the Ghana Water and \n                                              Sewerage Corporation Act, 1965 \n                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1969 (NLCD \n                                              391) s. (4)].</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (6) The Chairman and any member of \n                                              the Board appointed under \n                                              subsection (2) (e) of this \n                                              section, may resign his office by \n                                              notice in writing addressed to the \n                                              National Liberation Council and \n                                              any such person may be removed \n                                              from office by the National \n                                              Liberation Council&#8212;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (a) if he becomes a person of \n                                              unsound mind;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (b) if he is declared insolvent or \n                                              bankrupt under any law in force in \n                                              Ghana or in any other country;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (c) if he suspends payment or \n                                              compounds with his creditors;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (d) if he is absent from three \n                                              consecutive meetings of the Board \n                                              without such reason as would \n                                              appear to the National Liberation \n                                              Council to be sufficient;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (e) if he is sentenced to death or \n                                              to imprisonment for a term \n                                              exceeding twelve months without \n                                              the option&nbsp; of a fine or is \n                                              convicted of an offence involving \n                                              dishonesty;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (f) if he is guilty of serious \n                                              misconduct in relation to his \n                                              duties as Chairman or member of \n                                              the Board; or</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (g) if in the case of a person \n                                              possessed of professional \n                                              qualifications, he is disqualified \n                                              or suspended, otherwise than at \n                                              his own request, from practising \n                                              his profession in Ghana or in any \n                                              other country by order of any \n                                              competent authority made in \n                                              respect of him personally. [As \n                                              substituted by the Ghana Water and \n                                              Sewerage Corporation Act, 1965 \n                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1969 (NLCD \n                                              391) s.(5)].</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (6A) Where the office of the \n                                              Chairman or a member of the Board \n                                              appointed under subsection (2) (e) \n                                              of this section becomes vacant \n                                              before expiration of his term of \n                                              office as prescribed under \n                                              subsection (3) of this section (as \n                                              amended) the National Liberation \n                                              Council shall without prejudice to \n                                              the provisions of subsection (7) \n                                              of this section appoint another \n                                              person in his place and to hold \n                                              office for the unexpired portion \n                                              of his term of office.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (6B) Where it appears to the \n                                              National Liberation Council that \n                                              any member of the Board is unable, \n                                              owing to his absence from Ghana, \n                                              or illness or any other sufficient \n                                              cause, to perform the duties of \n                                              his office under this Act, the \n                                              National Liberation Council may \n                                              appoint another person to hold \n                                              office in his place until such \n                                              time as the National Liberation \n                                              Council is satisfied that the \n                                              member is able to perform his \n                                              duties or until the term of such \n                                              member expires, whichever first \n                                              occurs. [As inserted by the Ghana \n                                              Water and Sewerage Corporation \n                                              Act, 1965 (Amendment) Decree, 1969 \n                                              (NLCD 391) s.(5)]. </span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (7) Every member shall, on ceasing \n                                              to be a member, be eligible for \n                                              re-appointment.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 4&#8212;Execution of Functions.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              The Corporation shall be \n                                              responsible for the execution of \n                                              its functions in accordance with \n                                              the provisions of this Act, being \n                                              guided by the Minister in matters \n                                              of general policy.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 5&#8212;Meetings of Board.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) The Board shall meet for the \n                                              despatch of its business at such \n                                              times and at such places as the \n                                              Chairman thereof may appoint, so, \n                                              however, that the Board shall meet \n                                              at least once every month.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) At every meeting of the Board \n                                              at which he is present, the \n                                              Chairman shall preside and in his \n                                              absence, a member of the Board \n                                              appointed by the members present \n                                              from among themselves, shall \n                                              preside.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (3) Questions proposed at a \n                                              meeting of the Board shall be \n                                              determined by a simple majority of \n                                              members present and voting and in \n                                              the event of an equality of votes \n                                              the person presiding shall have a \n                                              second or casting vote.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (4) The quorum at any meeting of \n                                              the Board shall be four.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (5) The Board may make bye-laws or \n                                              other instruments, not \n                                              inconsistent with this Act for the \n                                              purpose of regulating its business \n                                              or any other matter falling within \n                                              the scope of its functions.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (6) The Board may, at any time, \n                                              co-opt any person or persons to \n                                              act as adviser or advisers at any \n                                              of its meetings, so, however, that \n                                              no person so co-opted shall be \n                                              entitled to vote at any such \n                                              meeting on any matter for decision \n                                              by the Board.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (7) The validity of any \n                                              proceedings of the Board shall not \n                                              be affected by any vacancy among \n                                              its members or by any defect in \n                                              the appointment of any of them.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 6&#8212;Chief&nbsp; Executive.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Subject to such directions as may \n                                              be given by the Board on matters \n                                              of general policy, the Managing \n                                              Director thereof shall be the \n                                              chief executive officer of the \n                                              Corporation and shall, subject to \n                                              such directions, be charged with \n                                              the conduct of its business, its \n                                              administration and organisation, \n                                              and with the selection, control, \n                                              and dismissal of all the staff and \n                                              employees of the Corporation and \n                                              with the determination of their \n                                              conditions of service.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 7&#8212;Corporation to be run on \n                                              Practice in Public Utility \n                                              Enterprises.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              The Corporation shall cause its \n                                              affairs to be managed in \n                                              accordance with the practices \n                                              observed in public utility \n                                              enterprises and in particular \n                                              shall cause its functions under \n                                              this Act to be carried out so as \n                                              to ensure that, taking one year \n                                              with another, its revenues are \n                                              equal to or greater than its \n                                              outgoings.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 8&#8212;Borrowing Powers.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) The Corporation may obtain \n                                              loans and other credit facilities \n                                              on the guarantee of the Government \n                                              from the National Investment Bank \n                                              or from such other Bank as the \n                                              Minister responsible for Finance \n                                              may approve.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) Apart from the powers of the \n                                              Corporation under subsection (1) \n                                              of this section, the Corporation \n                                              may, with the prior approval of \n                                              the Minister responsible for \n                                              Finance, borrow money from any \n                                              other source.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (3) For the purposes of any \n                                              technical arrangements in \n                                              connection with the raising of any \n                                              loan under subsection (2) of this \n                                              section, the Corporation shall, if \n                                              the National Investment Bank \n                                              agrees, use the services of that \n                                              Bank.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 9&#8212;Assets and Reserves.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) There shall be vested in the \n                                              Corporation such assets as may be \n                                              transferred to the Corporation by \n                                              the Minister by executive \n                                              instrument and such other assets \n                                              as may be transferred to it by \n                                              other persons.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) The Corporation may receive \n                                              grants from the Government for \n                                              development and as working \n                                              capital.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (3) The Corporation shall \n                                              establish and maintain by annual \n                                              payments from its earnings a \n                                              depreciation fund for the \n                                              replacement of fixed assets which \n                                              become worn out or become \n                                              obsolete, and shall establish such \n                                              capital sinking funds as may be \n                                              required for expansion and \n                                              development financing.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 10&#8212;Liability and \n                                              Responsibility.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall be \n                                              responsible for such liabilities \n                                              and contracts as may have been \n                                              incurred or entered into by any \n                                              other person or authority before \n                                              the date of the commencement of \n                                              this Act in respect of any object \n                                              of the Corporation and specified \n                                              in an executive instrument made by \n                                              the Minister under this subsection \n                                              and any matters relating to such \n                                              liabilities and contracts shall be \n                                              carried out on and after that date \n                                              by the Corporation as if the \n                                              Corporation were such other person \n                                              or authority.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) The Corporation shall continue \n                                              in employment any employees of \n                                              such other person or authority on \n                                              and after that date on such terms \n                                              and conditions as may be fixed by \n                                              the Corporation.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 11&#8212;Accounts.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall keep \n                                              proper books of account and proper \n                                              records in relation thereto.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) Subject to such directions as \n                                              to form as the Minister \n                                              responsible for Finance, and the \n                                              Minister may jointly give, the \n                                              Corporation shall prepare, in \n                                              respect of each financial year, a \n                                              statement of accounts which shall \n                                              include&#8212;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (a) a balance sheet, a statement \n                                              of income and expenditure and a \n                                              statement containing such \n                                              information as had the Corporation \n                                              been a company registered under \n                                              the Companies Code (Act 179) would \n                                              be required to be laid before the \n                                              company by the directors at an \n                                              annual meeting; and</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (b) such other information in \n                                              respect of the financial affairs \n                                              of the Corporation as the Minister \n                                              or the Minister responsible for \n                                              Finance may require.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (3) The Corporation shall, as soon \n                                              as possible, but within three \n                                              months after the termination of \n                                              each financial year, submit an \n                                              annual report to the Minister, in \n                                              such form as the Minister may \n                                              prescribe, which shall include the \n                                              statements of account specified in \n                                              subsection (2) of this section and \n                                              the Minister shall as soon as \n                                              practicable lay the report before \n                                              the National Assembly.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (4) The Corporation shall submit \n                                              to the Minister such report of its \n                                              financial affairs as the Minister \n                                              may at any time require.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 12&#8212;Audit.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) The books and accounts of the \n                                              Corporation shall be audited each \n                                              year by the Auditor-General or an \n                                              auditor appointed by him.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) The Auditor-General shall, not \n                                              later than three months after the \n                                              termination of each financial year \n                                              forward to the Minister a copy of \n                                              the audited accounts of the \n                                              Corporation for the financial year \n                                              immediately preceding.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 13&#8212;Auditor''s Report.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) The Auditor-General or the \n                                              auditor appointed by him shall \n                                              report annually to the Minister \n                                              the result of his examination of \n                                              the accounts and financial \n                                              statement of the Corporation, and \n                                              the report shall state whether in \n                                              his opinion&#8212;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (a) proper books of accounts have \n                                              been kept by the Corporation;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (b) the financial statement of the \n                                              Corporation &#8212;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) \n                                              was prepared on a basis consistent \n                                              with that of the preceding year \n                                              and is in agreement with the books \n                                              of accounts;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (ii) in the case of the balance \n                                              sheet, give a true and fair view \n                                              of the state of the Corporation''s \n                                              affairs as at the end of the \n                                              financial year; and</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (iii) in the case of the statement \n                                              of income and expenses, gives a \n                                              true and fair view of the income \n                                              and expenses or profit and loss of \n                                              the Corporation for the financial \n                                              year;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              and the Auditor-General or the \n                                              auditor appointed by him shall \n                                              call the attention of the Minister \n                                              to any other matter falling within \n                                              the scope of his examination \n                                              which, in his opinion, should be \n                                              brought to the attention of the \n                                              National Assembly.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) The Auditor-General or the \n                                              auditor appointed by him, shall \n                                              from time to time make to the \n                                              Corporation or to the Minister \n                                              such other reports as he may deem \n                                              necessary or as the Minister \n                                              responsible for Finance or the \n                                              Minister may require.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 14&#8212;Regulations.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              The Board may, with the approval \n                                              of the Minister, by legislative \n                                              instrument, make regulations&#8212;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (a) in respect of such matters as \n                                              are required under this Act to be \n                                              prescribed;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (b) fixing water rates, sewerage \n                                              charges, and other fees necessary \n                                              for giving effect to any matter \n                                              specified in this Act;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (c) for the prevention of the \n                                              waste of water;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (d) for the suspension of water \n                                              supply;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (e) for the prevention of the \n                                              pollution of water;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (f) for the inspection of any \n                                              appliances whereby or in \n                                              connection with which water is \n                                              supplied or sewerage systems are \n                                              established;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (g) for the conditions of service \n                                              of the staff of the Corporation, \n                                              including conditions for the \n                                              establishment of a Provident Fund \n                                              or Pension Fund Scheme; and</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (h) for any other matter for \n                                              carrying out the principles and \n                                              provisions of this Act.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 15&#8212;Relations with Local \n                                              Authorities, Etc.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) A council within the meaning \n                                              of the Local Administration Act, \n                                              1971 (Act 359) shall exercise any \n                                              object conferred or deemed to be \n                                              conferred under that Act, subject \n                                              to such directions as may be given \n                                              by the Corporation, if such object \n                                              is connected with or incidental to \n                                              an object of the Corporation \n                                              specified in section 2 of this \n                                              Act.[As amended by the Local \n                                              Administration Act, 1971 (Act \n                                              359), sch. to s.118]</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) The Corporation shall have \n                                              preference over other authorities \n                                              in the use of water resources for \n                                              public, domestic and industrial \n                                              purposes and if there is any doubt \n                                              as to the meaning of the \n                                              expression &quot;public, domestic and \n                                              industrial purposes&quot; in section 2 \n                                              of this Act, such doubt shall be \n                                              resolved by the Minister whose \n                                              decision shall be final.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 16&#8212;Exemption from Tax.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              The Corporation shall be exempt \n                                              from the payment of income tax or \n                                              any other prescribed tax.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 17&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              In this Act unless the context \n                                              otherwise requires&#8212;</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &quot;Corporation&quot; means the \n                                              Corporation established under \n                                              section 1 of this Act; </span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &nbsp;''financial year'' means the \n                                              financial year of the Government. \n                                              [As substituted by the Ghana Water \n                                              and Sewerage Corporation Act, 1965 \n                                              (Amendment)&nbsp; Decree, 1968 (NLCD \n                                              247) s. 1].</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              &quot;Minister&quot; means the Minister to \n                                              whom the functions under this Act \n                                              have been assigned by the \n                                              President.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (1) Notwithstanding anything in \n                                              the principal enactment before the \n                                              commencement of this Decree the \n                                              period beginning with the \n                                              commencement of the principal \n                                              enactment and ending on the 31st \n                                              day of December, 1966 shall for \n                                              all purposes be deemed to have \n                                              been the first financial year of \n                                              the Water and Sewerage \n                                              Corporation.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              (2) For the purposes of the \n                                              definition of the financial year \n                                              of the said Corporation as \n                                              substituted by paragraph 1 of this \n                                              Decree the period beginning with \n                                              the 1st day of January, 1968 and \n                                              ending on the 30th day of June, \n                                              1968 shall be deemed to be a \n                                              financial year. [Inserted and to \n                                              be cited as Ghana Water and \n                                              Sewerage Corporation Act, 1965 \n                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1968 (NLCD \n                                              247) s.2].</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 18&#8212;Repeal.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              The Waterworks Ordinance (Cap. 67) \n                                              is hereby repealed:</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Provided that any statutory \n                                              instrument made under that \n                                              Ordinance, and in force on the day \n                                              immediately before the date of \n                                              commencement of this Act shall, \n                                              until such instrument is amended \n                                              or rescinded, continue in force \n                                              under the corresponding provisions \n                                              of this Act.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <b>\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              Section 19&#8212;Commencement.</span></b></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\n                                              This Act shall come into force on \n                                              such date as may be fixed by the \n                                              President by legislative \n                                              instrument.</span></p>\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></td>\n                </tr>\n              </tbody>\n            </table>\n          ', 'Second', 'Yes', 'ACT 310');
