          <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Nothing in this section shall \r\n                                              be taken to modify the provisions \r\n                                              of sections 17 and 18 of the \r\n                                              Interpretation Act, 1960 (C.A. 4) \r\n                                              (which explain the meaning of the \r\n                                              expression &quot;the common law&quot; and \r\n                                              &quot;customary law&quot;).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 47&#8212;Power to Include \r\n                                              Transitional Provisions.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A \r\n                                              legislative instrument made under \r\n                                              this Part of this Act may contain \r\n                                              such transitional provisions as \r\n                                              the President acting on the advice \r\n                                              of the National House of Chiefs \r\n                                              and in consultation with the Chief \r\n                                              Justice may consider necessary in \r\n                                              relation to cases pending at the \r\n                                              date when the instrument is made \r\n                                              or otherwise. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART VIII&#8212;CHIEFS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 48&#8212;Who is a Chief. </span>\r\n                                              </b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) A Chief is an individual who \r\n                                              has, in accordance with customary \r\n                                              law, been nominated, elected and \r\n                                              installed as a Chief or as the \r\n                                              case may be appointed and \r\n                                              installed as such and whose name \r\n                                              for the time being appears as a \r\n                                              Chief on the National Register of \r\n                                              Chiefs:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Provided that no person shall be \r\n                                              deemed to be a Chief for the \r\n                                              purposes of the exercise by him of \r\n                                              any function under this Act or \r\n                                              under any other enactment, unless \r\n                                              he has been recognised as such by \r\n                                              the Minister by notice published \r\n                                              in the Local Government Bulletin.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Subject to the foregoing \r\n                                              subsection (1) the name of any \r\n                                              person who has been installed as a \r\n                                              Chief shall be entered by the \r\n                                              National House of Chiefs in the \r\n                                              National Register of Chiefs not \r\n                                              later than one month from the date \r\n                                              of the receipt of the notification \r\n                                              of such installation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) No person shall be granted \r\n                                              recognition as a chief under this \r\n                                              section if he has been convicted \r\n                                              of an offence involving fraud, \r\n                                              dishonesty or moral turpitude. [As \r\n                                              inserted by Chieftaincy \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1993 (PNDCL 307) \r\n                                              s. 1].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) For the avoidance of doubt, a \r\n                                              withdrawal of recognition made in \r\n                                              respect of any chief who has been \r\n                                              found to have been convicted of an \r\n                                              offence involving fraud, \r\n                                              dishonesty or moral turpitude by \r\n                                              the Provisional National Defence \r\n                                              Council, shall be deemed to have \r\n                                              been made in compliance with \r\n                                              subsection (3) of this section. \r\n                                              [As inserted by Chieftancy \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1993 (PNDCL 307) \r\n                                              s. 1].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 49&#8212;Categories of Chiefs.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The following are the categories \r\n                                              of Chiefs&#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 Asantehene and Paramount \r\n                                              Chiefs;</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) Divisional Chiefs;</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) Sub-divisional Chiefs;</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) Adikrofo; 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) such other Chiefs not falling \r\n                                              within any of the preceding \r\n                                              categories as are recognised by \r\n                                              the Regional House of Chiefs.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 50&#8212;National Register of \r\n                                              Chiefs.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The National House of Chiefs \r\n                                              shall maintain a register to be \r\n                                              known as &quot;the National Register of \r\n                                              Chiefs&quot;, in this Part referred to \r\n                                              as &quot;the Register&quot;.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The National House of Chiefs \r\n                                              shall cause to be recorded on the \r\n                                              Register such particulars relating \r\n                                              to chieftaincy as it may think fit \r\n                                              or as may be required by this Act \r\n                                              or any other enactment to be \r\n                                              recorded thereon.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Minister or any person \r\n                                              authorised by him in writing may \r\n                                              request to be supplied with a copy \r\n                                              of the Register or an extract \r\n                                              thereof and upon such request the \r\n                                              National House of Chiefs shall \r\n                                              cause to be supplied accordingly a \r\n                                              copy of the Register or an extract \r\n                                              thereof, in each case duly \r\n                                              certified to be true by the \r\n                                              Registrar or a public officer \r\n                                              authorised in writing by him.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Minister may also request \r\n                                              such other information in \r\n                                              connection with the maintenance of \r\n                                              the Register as may be necessary \r\n                                              for the due administration of this \r\n                                              Act and the National House of \r\n                                              Chiefs shall comply with such \r\n                                              request.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Minister or any public \r\n                                              officer authorised by him in \r\n                                              writing may at any reasonable \r\n                                              time, enter the premises where the \r\n                                              Register is kept and take extracts \r\n                                              thereof.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) Any other person shall, upon \r\n                                              the payment of the fee prescribed \r\n                                              in that behalf by regulations made \r\n                                              under section 62 of this Act, be \r\n                                              entitled&#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) at any reasonable time, to \r\n                                              enter the premises where the \r\n                                              Register is kept and inspect the \r\n                                              Register,</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 have supplied to him an \r\n                                              extract of the contents of the \r\n                                              Register or any part thereof duly \r\n                                              certified by the Registrar or by \r\n                                              any public officer authorised by \r\n                                              him in writing to be true.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7)&nbsp; Any person aggrieved by the \r\n                                              refusal by the National House of \r\n                                              Chiefs to register him as a Chief \r\n                                              may within thirty days after the \r\n                                              decision appeal against the \r\n                                              decision to the Supreme Court.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (8)&nbsp; The contents of the Register \r\n                                              shall be prima facie evidence of \r\n                                              the existence of any facts or \r\n                                              particulars stated therein.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (9) In any legal proceedings the \r\n                                              contents of the Register or any \r\n                                              part thereof may be proved by a \r\n                                              copy thereof duly certified under \r\n                                              the hand of the Registrar to the \r\n                                              National House of Chiefs or any \r\n                                              public officer authorised by him \r\n                                              in writing to be a true copy of \r\n                                              the contents or of that part.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 51&#8212;Enstoolments, \r\n                                              Destoolments, Etc. of Chiefs to be \r\n                                              Reported to Minister.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) All enstoolments, destoolments, \r\n                                              abdications and deaths of Chiefs \r\n                                              in any Region as well as all such \r\n                                              other changes in the status of \r\n                                              Chiefs as may be prescribed by \r\n                                              regulations made under section 62 \r\n                                              of this Act shall as soon as \r\n                                              practicable after their \r\n                                              occurrence, be reported in writing \r\n                                              to the Minister by the Regional \r\n                                              House of Chiefs of the Region \r\n                                              through the National House of \r\n                                              Chiefs.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Subject to section 48 of this \r\n                                              Act, the Minister shall upon \r\n                                              receipt of any such report cause \r\n                                              its contents to be published in \r\n                                              the Local Government Bulletin for \r\n                                              the information of the general \r\n                                              public.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 52&#8212;Prohibition of Persons \r\n                                              Purporting to Act as Chief.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) If it appears to him to be \r\n                                              necessary so to do in the \r\n                                              interests of public order the \r\n                                              Minister may by executive \r\n                                              instrument&#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) prohibit any person who is not \r\n                                              a Chief (whether or not he was \r\n                                              formerly, a Chief) from purporting \r\n                                              to exercise any of the functions \r\n                                              of a Chief,</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) require that no person shall \r\n                                              treat as a Chief a person subject \r\n                                              to such prohibition.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Minister may also in the \r\n                                              interests of public order direct \r\n                                              in writing any person described in \r\n                                              subsection (1) (a) of this section \r\n                                              to reside outside or not to enter \r\n                                              or remain in an area specified by \r\n                                              the Minister being an area which \r\n                                              is or includes any place in \r\n                                              relation to which that person \r\n                                              wrongfully claims to be a Chief or \r\n                                              in relation to which any other \r\n                                              person wrongfully treats him as a \r\n                                              Chief:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Provided that any direction given \r\n                                              under this subsection shall be \r\n                                              reviewed by the Minister at \r\n                                              monthly intervals and unless \r\n                                              renewed shall cease to have effect \r\n                                              after three months.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Any person who without lawful \r\n                                              excuse (proof of which shall be on \r\n                                              him) fails to comply with an \r\n                                              executive instrument or direction \r\n                                              made or given under this section \r\n                                              shall be guilty of an offence and \r\n                                              shall be liable on summary \r\n                                              conviction to a fine not exceeding \r\n                                              N¢400.00 or to a term of \r\n                                              imprisonment not exceeding twelve \r\n                                              months or to both.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 53&#8212;Certain Offences in \r\n                                              Connection with Chiefs.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              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) knowingly uses disrespectful \r\n                                              or insulting language or offers \r\n                                              any insult whether by word or \r\n                                              conduct to a Chief, 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) being a person in possession \r\n                                              of stool property fails upon being \r\n                                              requested so to do and without \r\n                                              reasonable excuse (proof of which \r\n                                              shall be on him) to surrender the \r\n                                              said property to the person who \r\n                                              for the time being is entitled to \r\n                                              possession thereof according to \r\n                                              customary law,</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                                              shall, upon summary conviction be \r\n                                              liable to a fine not exceeding \r\n                                              N¢100.00 or to a term of \r\n                                              imprisonment not exceeding six \r\n                                              months or to both; and in the case \r\n                                              of a continuing offence to a \r\n                                              further fine not exceeding N¢5.00 \r\n                                              for each day on which the offence \r\n                                              continues.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART IX&#8212;MISCELLANEOUS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Staff</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 54&#8212;Staff of Houses of \r\n                                              Chiefs.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The National House of Chiefs, \r\n                                              and each Regional House of Chiefs \r\n                                              shall have a Registrar to that \r\n                                              House as well as such other staff \r\n                                              as the President acting on the \r\n                                              advice of the Public Services \r\n                                              Commission may determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Subject to articles 120 and \r\n                                              122 of the Constitution, the \r\n                                              members of the staff of the \r\n                                              National House of Chiefs and of \r\n                                              each Regional House of Chiefs \r\n                                              shall hold office upon such terms \r\n                                              and conditions as the President \r\n                                              after consultation with the Public \r\n                                              Services Commission may determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) All appointments to and \r\n                                              changes in the appointments to the \r\n                                              office of Registrar to the \r\n                                              National House of Chiefs and each \r\n                                              Regional House of Chiefs, shall be \r\n                                              published in the Local Government \r\n                                              Bulletin and the same shall, if \r\n                                              the National House of Chiefs so \r\n                                              directs, apply in respect of the \r\n                                              offices of all or any of the other \r\n                                              members of staff of the National \r\n                                              House of Chiefs and each Regional \r\n                                              House of Chiefs.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 55&#8212;Functions of Registrar \r\n                                              to a House of Chiefs.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Registrar of the National \r\n                                              House of Chiefs and of each \r\n                                              Regional House of Chiefs shall be \r\n                                              the chief administrative officer \r\n                                              of the House of Chiefs concerned \r\n                                              and shall have control over the \r\n                                              other members of staff of that \r\n                                              House.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Registrar shall perform \r\n                                              such duties in relation to the \r\n                                              functions of the House of Chiefs \r\n                                              to which he is the Registrar as \r\n                                              that House may direct.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Registrar shall, without \r\n                                              prejudice to the generality of the \r\n                                              foregoing provisions of this \r\n                                              section, cause to be kept minutes \r\n                                              of the proceedings of the said \r\n                                              House of Chiefs and shall have \r\n                                              custody of all records and other \r\n                                              documents of that House.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 56&#8212;Traditional Councils.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A \r\n                                              Traditional Council shall have \r\n                                              such staff as the President on the \r\n                                              advice of the Public Services \r\n                                              Commission may determine. </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Finance</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 57&#8212;Funds of Houses of \r\n                                              Chiefs and Traditional Councils.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Subject to the provisions of this \r\n                                              Part, The National House of \r\n                                              Chiefs, a Regional House of Chiefs \r\n                                              and a Traditional Council shall \r\n                                              each have such funds for the \r\n                                              discharge of its functions as \r\n                                              Parliament may from time to time \r\n                                              provide.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 58&#8212;Estimates of Houses of \r\n                                              Chiefs.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The National House of Chiefs \r\n                                              and each Regional House of Chiefs \r\n                                              shall in each year and by such \r\n                                              date as the Minister may direct, \r\n                                              submit to the Minister for the \r\n                                              approval of the Government \r\n                                              estimates of revenue and \r\n                                              expenditure in respect of the \r\n                                              succeeding year.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The estimates when approved by \r\n                                              the Government shall be submitted \r\n                                              to the National Assembly.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) All expenses incurred by the \r\n                                              National House of Chiefs or a \r\n                                              Regional House of Chiefs in \r\n                                              respect of the exercise of its \r\n                                              judicial functions are hereby \r\n                                              charged on the Consolidated Fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 59&#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 National House of Chiefs, \r\n                                              a Regional House of Chiefs and a \r\n                                              Traditional Council shall keep \r\n                                              proper books of account and proper \r\n                                              records in relation thereto and \r\n                                              the said accounts shall be kept in \r\n                                              such form as the Auditor-General \r\n                                              may approve.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The said accounts shall be \r\n                                              audited by the Auditor-General and \r\n                                              accordingly the provisions of \r\n                                              Article 135 of the Constitution \r\n                                              shall apply in relation thereto.</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;Power of Minister to \r\n                                              Give Financial Instructions.</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 after \r\n                                              consultation with the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Finance and the \r\n                                              Auditor-General, issue in writing \r\n                                              instructions, not inconsistent \r\n                                              with this Act, for the better \r\n                                              control and management of the \r\n                                              financial affairs of the National \r\n                                              House of Chiefs or the Regional \r\n                                              Houses or Traditional Councils.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The instructions may be of a \r\n                                              general or special nature and each \r\n                                              such House or Council shall be \r\n                                              bound to comply with such \r\n                                              instructions.</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;Actions by or Against \r\n                                              Houses of Chiefs and Traditional \r\n                                              Councils, Etc.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The President of the National \r\n                                              House of Chiefs or a Regional \r\n                                              House of Chiefs or of a \r\n                                              Traditional Council may represent \r\n                                              that House or Council in any \r\n                                              action brought by or against that \r\n                                              House or Council but actions may \r\n                                              otherwise be brought by or against \r\n                                              that House or Council as if it \r\n                                              were a person.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              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 62&#8212;Regulations.</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 regulations \r\n                                              as may appear to him to be \r\n                                              necessary or expedient for giving \r\n                                              full effect to the provisions of \r\n                                              this Act including, without \r\n                                              prejudice to the generality of the \r\n                                              foregoing, the making of \r\n                                              regulations prescribing fees in \r\n                                              respect of anything done under \r\n                                              this Act or under regulations made \r\n                                              thereunder.</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;Saving of Rights of \r\n                                              Allegiance and Rights Over Land, \r\n                                              Etc.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Nothing in this Act shall be \r\n                                              deemed to prejudice any right of \r\n                                              allegiance to which a chief in one \r\n                                              Region is entitled from a chief in \r\n                                              another Region or any right of a \r\n                                              stool in one Region to any \r\n                                              property movable or immovable, \r\n                                              situate or existing in another \r\n                                              Region.</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;Stool Lands Account for \r\n                                              Each Region.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Subject to clause (2) of article \r\n                                              164 of the Constitution, (which \r\n                                              provides for the establishment of \r\n                                              a Stool Lands Account for each \r\n                                              stool) there shall be established \r\n                                              for each Region a Regional Stool \r\n                                              Lands Account representing the \r\n                                              total of the Stool Lands Accounts \r\n                                              of all the stools within the \r\n                                              Region.</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;Annual Statement of \r\n                                              Accounts to be Submitted to \r\n                                              Stools.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The person or authority for the \r\n                                              time being charged with \r\n                                              responsibility for keeping Stool \r\n                                              Lands Accounts shall, once in each \r\n                                              year, submit to each stool whose \r\n                                              account is kept by him a statement \r\n                                              of revenue and expenditure in \r\n                                              respect of that account, in such \r\n                                              form as the Minister may \r\n                                              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 66&#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">&quot;Asantehene&quot; \r\n                                              means the occupant of the Golden \r\n                                              Stool of Ashanti;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;cause or matter affecting \r\n                                              chieftaincy&quot; means any cause, \r\n                                              matter, question or dispute \r\n                                              relating to any of the following&#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 nomination, election, \r\n                                              appointment or installation of any \r\n                                              person as a Chief or the claim of \r\n                                              any person to be nominated, \r\n                                              elected, appointed or installed as \r\n                                              a Chief;</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 destoolment or abdication \r\n                                              of any Chief;</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 right of any person to \r\n                                              take part in the nomination, \r\n                                              election, appointment or \r\n                                              installation of any person as a \r\n                                              Chief or in the destoolment of any \r\n                                              Chief;</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) the recovery or delivery of \r\n                                              stool property in connection with \r\n                                              any such nomination, election, \r\n                                              appointment, installation, \r\n                                              destoolment or abdication;</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 constitutional relations \r\n                                              under customary law between \r\n                                              Chiefs,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;Divisional Chief&quot; means a Chief \r\n                                              whose name for the time being \r\n                                              appears as a Divisional Chief on \r\n                                              the National Register of Chiefs;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;judicial committee&quot; means a \r\n                                              committee appointed under section \r\n                                              22, 23, or 28 of this Act;</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 Chieftaincy \r\n                                              matters;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;Paramount Chief&quot; means a person \r\n                                              who has been nominated, elected or \r\n                                              appointed and installed as such in \r\n                                              accordance with customary law and \r\n                                              usage;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;Stool&quot; includes a Skin.</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;Repeals and Savings and \r\n                                              Transitional Provisions.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The enactments specified in \r\n                                              the Schedule to this Act are \r\n                                              hereby repealed.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Any action pending immediately \r\n                                              before the coming into force of \r\n                                              the Constitution before a \r\n                                              chieftaincy committee appointed \r\n                                              under the Chieftaincy Act, 1961 \r\n                                              (Act 81) shall be deemed to be \r\n                                              pending before the House of Chiefs \r\n                                              within whose Region the subject \r\n                                              matter of the proceedings arose \r\n                                              and shall be proceeded with and \r\n                                              determined by that House in \r\n                                              accordance with this Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Any matter pending before a \r\n                                              Traditional Council immediately \r\n                                              before the commencement of this \r\n                                              Act shall after the commencement \r\n                                              of this Act be deemed to be \r\n                                              pending before that Council and \r\n                                              shall be proceeded with and \r\n                                              determined by that Council in \r\n                                              accordance with this Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Any judgment or order given or \r\n                                              made by a Traditional Council \r\n                                              before the commencement of this \r\n                                              Act may be enforced in the same \r\n                                              manner as a judgment or order \r\n                                              given or made by a Traditional \r\n                                              Council after the commencement of \r\n                                              this Act may be enforced.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Any appeal pending on or after \r\n                                              the 22nd day of August, 1969 \r\n                                              before a Chieftaincy Committee \r\n                                              appointed under the Chieftaincy \r\n                                              Act, 1961 (Act 81) shall \r\n                                              thereafter be deemed to be an \r\n                                              appeal pending before the Regional \r\n                                              House of Chiefs within whose \r\n                                              region the subject matter of the \r\n                                              proceedings arose and shall be \r\n                                              proceeded with and determined by \r\n                                              that House in accordance with this \r\n                                              Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) Any application for leave to \r\n                                              appeal pending before the Minister \r\n                                              under subsection (1) of section 48 \r\n                                              of the Chieftaincy Act, 1961 (Act \r\n                                              81) immediately before the \r\n                                              commencement of this Act shall be \r\n                                              deemed to be an appeal pending \r\n                                              before the appropriate Regional \r\n                                              House of Chiefs and shall be \r\n                                              proceeded with and determined by \r\n                                              that House in accordance with this \r\n                                              Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) Any application for extension \r\n                                              of time within which to appeal \r\n                                              pending before the Minister \r\n                                              immediately before the \r\n                                              commencement of this Act shall \r\n                                              thereafter be deemed to be an \r\n                                              application pending before the \r\n                                              appropriate Regional House of \r\n                                              Chiefs, and shall be dealt with in \r\n                                              accordance with this Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (8) A certificate issued in \r\n                                              writing under the hand of the \r\n                                              Commissioner responsible for \r\n                                              chieftaincy matters or under the \r\n                                              hand of any public officer \r\n                                              authorised by him to the effect \r\n                                              that&#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) an application for leave to \r\n                                              appeal was pending before the \r\n                                              Minister under subsection (1) of \r\n                                              section 48 of the Chieftaincy Act, \r\n                                              1961 (Act 81) immediately before \r\n                                              the commencement of this Act, 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) an application for extension \r\n                                              of time within which to appeal was \r\n                                              pending before the Minister \r\n                                              immediately before the \r\n                                              commencement of this Act</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              shall be conclusive evidence for \r\n                                              the purposes of subsections (6) \r\n                                              and (7) respectively.[As inserted \r\n                                              by the Chieftaincy (Amendment) \r\n                                              Decree, 1973 (NRCD 166), s.3].</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                                              (Section 67)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              REPEALS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy Act, 1961 (Act 81)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) Act, \r\n                                              1963 (Act 185)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) Act, \r\n                                              1963 (Act 216)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) Act, \r\n                                              1964 (Act 243)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) \r\n                                              Decree, 1966 (N.L.C.D. 112)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) \r\n                                              Decree, 1967 (N.L.C.D. 128)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) (No. \r\n                                              2) Decree, 1967 (N.L.C.D. 136)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) (No. \r\n                                              3) Decree, 1967 (N.L.C.D. 203)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) (No. \r\n                                              4) Decree, 1967 (N.L.C.D. 205)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) (No. \r\n                                              5) Decree, 1967 (N.L.C.D. 208)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) \r\n                                              Decree, 1968 (N.L.C.D. 227)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) (No. \r\n                                              2) Decree, 1968 (N.L.C.D. 287)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chieftaincy (Amendment) (No. \r\n                                              3) Decree, 1968 (N.L.C.D. 312)</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                                              amended by</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              CHIEFTAINCY (AMENDMENT) LAW, 1982 \r\n                                              (PNDCL 25)1</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              CHIEFTAINCY (AMENDMENT) DECREE, \r\n                                              1973 (NRCD 166)2</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              CHIEFTAINCY (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) \r\n                                              DECREE, 1973 (NRCD 226)3</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              CHIEFTAINCY (AMENDMENT) LAW, 1993 \r\n                                              (PNDCL 307)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">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n                                              </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"></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n', 'Second', 'Yes', 'ACT 370');
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(107, 'FACTORIES, OFFICES AND SHOPS ACT, 1970 (ACT 328)', '<table>\r\n<tr>\r\n                                            <td vAlign="top" align="left" width="728" height="64">\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700">\r\n                                              FACTORIES, OFFICES AND SHOPS ACT, \r\n                                              1970 (ACT 328)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              As Amended by</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              FACTORIES, OFFICES AND SHOPS ACT \r\n                                              (AMENDMENT) LAW, 1983 (PNDCL 66).1</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              FACTORIES, OFFICES AND SHOPS \r\n                                              (AMENDMENT) LAW, 1991 (PNDCL \r\n                                              275).2</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              GHANA NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE ACT, \r\n                                              1997 (ACT 537).3</span></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                                              PART 1&#8212;REGISTRATION OF FACTORIES</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              1. Register of factories</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              2. Registration of existing \r\n                                              factories</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              3. Registration of new factories</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              4. Alterations and building of new \r\n                                              factories</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              5. Offences.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 2&#8212;REGISTERS AND PRESCRIBED \r\n                                              ABSTRACT</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              6. General registers</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              7. Preservation of registers and \r\n                                              records</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              8. Prescribed abstract, \r\n                                              regulations and notices</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 3&#8212;PARTICULARS OF OFFICES AND \r\n                                              SHOPS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              9. Particulars to be given on \r\n                                              request</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 4&#8212;NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              10. Notification of accidents</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              11. Notification of dangerous \r\n                                              occurrences</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              12. Notification of industrial \r\n                                              diseases</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 5&#8212;HEALTH AND WELFARE</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              13. Cleanliness</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              14. Overcrowding</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              15. Ventilation</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              16. Washing facilities</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              17. Lighting</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              18. Drainage of floors</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              19. Sanitary conveniences</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              20. Drinking water</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              21. Accommodation for clothing</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              22. Sitting facilities</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              23. Removal of dust or fumes</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              24. Taking of meals</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              25. Protective clothing and \r\n                                              appliances</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              26. Noise and vibrations</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              27. Prohibition of lifting \r\n                                              excessive weights</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              28. First aid</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              29. Power to require medical \r\n                                              supervision</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              30. Health and wealth regulations</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 6&#8212;SAFETY</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              31. Prevention of fire</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              32. Fire alarms</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              33. Safety provisions in case of \r\n                                              fire</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              34. Safe means of access and safe \r\n                                              place of employment</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              35. Floors, passages and stairs</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              36. Training and supervision</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              37. Cleaning of machinery</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              38. Fencing of dangerous machinery</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              39. Safeguards for transmission \r\n                                              machinery</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              40. Construction and maintenance \r\n                                              of fencing</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              41. Construction and sale of \r\n                                              machinery</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              42. Vessels containing dangerous \r\n                                              liquids</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              43. Self-acting machines</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              44. Hoists and lifts</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              45. Chains, ropes and lifting \r\n                                              tackle</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              46. Cranes and other lifting \r\n                                              machines</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              47. Register of chains, ropes, \r\n                                              lifting tackle and machines</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              48. Dangerous fumes and lack of \r\n                                              oxygen</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              49. Explosive or inflammable \r\n                                              substances</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              50. Steam boilers, receivers and \r\n                                              containers, and air receivers</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              51. Safety regulations</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 7&#8212;DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND \r\n                                              PRACTICES</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              52. Dangerous conditions and \r\n                                              practices</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              53. Dangerous premises</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              54. Appeal to High Court</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 8&#8212;SPECIAL APPLICATIONS AND \r\n                                              EXTENSIONS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              55. Part of building as separate \r\n                                              factory or shop</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              56. Docks, wharves, quays and \r\n                                              warehouses</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              57. Building operations and works \r\n                                              of engineering construction</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              58. Premises in which steam \r\n                                              boilers are used</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              59. Institutions</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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              60. Liability for contravention</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              61. Liability of actual offender</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              62. Liability of owner of machine</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              63. General penalty</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              64. Offences continued after \r\n                                              conviction</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              65. Court order to remedy \r\n                                              contravention</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              66. Penalty for death or injury</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              67. Forgery, uttering and \r\n                                              personation</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              68. Prosecution of offences</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              69. Special provisions as to \r\n                                              evidence</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              70. Service of documents, etc.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              71. Power to modify agreement</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              72. Power to apportion expenses</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              73. Inspector may conduct court \r\n                                              proceedings</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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              74. Appointment of Inspectors</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              75. Powers of Inspectors</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              76. Obstruction of Inspector</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              77. Power to take samples</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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              78. Duties of persons employed</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              79. Notices and certificates</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              80. Deductions from wages \r\n                                              prohibited</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              81. Exemption</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              82. Application</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              83. Definition of factory</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              84. Definition of an office</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              85. Definition of a shop</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              86. Interpretation</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              87. Repeal and savings</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              88. Commencement</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              88A. Commencement</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              SCHEDULES</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                                              Second Schedule</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                                              Fourth Schedule</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-EIGHTH</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 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 FACTORIES, OFFICES AND SHOPS \r\n                                              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 provide for the \r\n                                              registration of factories, the \r\n                                              health, welfare and safety of \r\n                                              persons employed in factories, \r\n                                              offices, shops and other places, \r\n                                              and matters connected therewith.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              DATE OF ASSENT:&nbsp; 12th May, 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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 1&#8212;REGISTRATION OF FACTORIES</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;Register of Factories.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Chief Inspector shall keep a \r\n                                              register of factories in which he \r\n                                              shall cause to be entered such \r\n                                              particulars in relation to every \r\n                                              factory required to be registered \r\n                                              under this Act as he may consider \r\n                                              necessary or desirable.</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;Registration of Existing \r\n                                              Factories.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Every person who occupies a \r\n                                              factory shall within one month \r\n                                              after the commencement of this Act \r\n                                              apply for its registration by \r\n                                              sending to the Chief Inspector a \r\n                                              notice containing the particulars \r\n                                              set out in the First Schedule.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) On receipt of such notice the \r\n                                              Chief Inspector shall register the \r\n                                              factory and shall issue to the \r\n                                              occupier a Certificate of \r\n                                              Registration upon the payment by \r\n                                              the occupier of the prescribed \r\n                                              fee. [As amended by Factories, \r\n                                              Offices and Shops (Amendment) Law, \r\n                                              1983 (PNDCL 66) s. 1(a)]</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Every certificate of \r\n                                              registration issued under this \r\n                                              section shall be an annual \r\n                                              certificate and shall expire on \r\n                                              the 31st day of December of the \r\n                                              year in which it is issued. [As \r\n                                              inserted by Factories, Offices and \r\n                                              Shops (Amendment) Law, 1983 (PNDCL \r\n                                              66) s. 1(b)]</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;Registration of New \r\n                                              Factories.</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 intends to \r\n                                              occupy or use any premises as a \r\n                                              factory after the commencement of \r\n                                              this Act shall, not less than one \r\n                                              month before he begins to occupy \r\n                                              or use the premises as a factory, \r\n                                              apply for the registration of the \r\n                                              premises by sending to the Chief \r\n                                              Inspector a notice containing the \r\n                                              particulars set out in the First \r\n                                              Schedule.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) On receipt of such notice the \r\n                                              Chief Inspector shall, within \r\n                                              three months, register the factory \r\n                                              and shall issue to the occupier a \r\n                                              Certificate of Registration upon \r\n                                              the payment by the occupier of the \r\n                                              prescribed fee. [As amended by \r\n                                              Factories, Offices and Shops \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1983 (PNDCL 66) \r\n                                              s. 1(c)]</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Every certificate of \r\n                                              registration issued under this \r\n                                              section shall be an annual \r\n                                              certificate and shall expire on \r\n                                              the 31st day of December of the \r\n                                              year in which it is issued. [As \r\n                                              inserted by Factories, Offices and \r\n                                              Shops (Amendment) Law, 1983 (PNDCL \r\n                                              66) s. 1(d)]</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 3A&#8212;Renewal of Certificate \r\n                                              of Registration.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The provisions of this part which \r\n                                              relate to the issue of a \r\n                                              certificate of registration shall \r\n                                              apply to any application for the \r\n                                              renewal of a certificate of \r\n                                              registration and to such renewal. \r\n                                              [As inserted by Factories, Offices \r\n                                              and Shops (Amendment) Law, 1983 (PNDCL \r\n                                              66) s. 1(e)]</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;Alterations and Building \r\n                                              of New Factories.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) No person shall commence or \r\n                                              permit or cause to be commenced&#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 building of any premises \r\n                                              intended to be used as a factory; \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                                              (b) any works to alter or add to \r\n                                              any factory or premises intended \r\n                                              to be used as a factory,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              unless he has first submitted to \r\n                                              the Chief Inspector or to the \r\n                                              Inspector for the district not \r\n                                              less than one month before such \r\n                                              commencement proper plans of such \r\n                                              building works, alterations or \r\n                                              additions accompanied by the \r\n                                              particulars set out in the Second \r\n                                              Schedule.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Chief Inspector may \r\n                                              require such changes to be made in \r\n                                              the building plans as are \r\n                                              reasonably necessary to ensure \r\n                                              compliance with the provisions of \r\n                                              this Act relating to health, \r\n                                              welfare and safety, and may, in \r\n                                              the case of the building of a new \r\n                                              factory, refuse to register the \r\n                                              factory under section 3 until his \r\n                                              requirements have been complied \r\n                                              with.</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;Offences.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Any person who contravenes any \r\n                                              provision of section 2(1), 3(1) or \r\n                                              4(1) shall be guilty of an offence \r\n                                              and liable on conviction to a fine \r\n                                              not exceeding two hundred thousand \r\n                                              cedis. [As amended by the \r\n                                              Factories, Offices and Shops \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1991 (PNDCL 275) \r\n                                              s.1(a)]</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 2&#8212;REGISTERS AND PRESCRIBED \r\n                                              ABSTRACT</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 6&#8212;General Registers.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) There shall be kept in every \r\n                                              factory a general register in the \r\n                                              prescribed form, and there shall \r\n                                              be entered in or attached to that \r\n                                              register&#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 Certificate of \r\n                                              Registration of the factory;</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) every other certificate issued \r\n                                              in respect of the factory by the \r\n                                              Chief Inspector;</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 prescribed particulars \r\n                                              relating to the cleanliness of the \r\n                                              factory;</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) the prescribed particulars of \r\n                                              every accident and case of \r\n                                              occupational disease occurring in \r\n                                              the factory;</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 reports and particulars \r\n                                              required by this Act to be entered \r\n                                              in or attached to the general \r\n                                              register;</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) such other matters 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                                              (2) The occupier of a factory \r\n                                              shall send to an Inspector such \r\n                                              extracts from the general register \r\n                                              as he may require for the \r\n                                              execution of his duties under 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 7&#8212;Preservation of \r\n                                              Registers and Records.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The general register and every \r\n                                              other register or record kept in \r\n                                              pursuance of this Act shall be \r\n                                              preserved and kept available for \r\n                                              inspection by any Inspector for \r\n                                              two years after the date of the \r\n                                              last entry therein.</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;Prescribed Abstract, \r\n                                              Regulations and Notices.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) There shall be kept posted in \r\n                                              a prominent position in every \r\n                                              factory&#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 prescribed abstract of \r\n                                              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                                              (b) a notice of the address of the \r\n                                              Chief Inspector and of the nearest \r\n                                              Inspector and labour officer;</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) printed copies of any \r\n                                              regulations made under this Act \r\n                                              which are in force in the factory, \r\n                                              or the prescribed abstracts \r\n                                              thereof; 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) every other notice or document \r\n                                              required by this Act to be posted \r\n                                              in the factory.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Secretary may by \r\n                                              legislative instrument make \r\n                                              regulations&#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) prescribing the abstracts of \r\n                                              this Act which shall be kept \r\n                                              posted in pursuance of this \r\n                                              section;</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) prescribing any regulations or \r\n                                              abstracts thereof made under this \r\n                                              Act which are in force in the \r\n                                              factory, and which shall be kept \r\n                                              posted in pursuance of this \r\n                                              section;</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) prescribing fees in respect of \r\n                                              certificates of registration and \r\n                                              their renewal;</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 otherwise giving effect to \r\n                                              the principles and purposes of the \r\n                                              Act. [As substituted by the \r\n                                              Factories, Offices and Shops \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1983, (PNDCL 66), \r\n                                              s.1(g)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 3&#8212;PARTICULARS OF OFFICES AND \r\n                                              SHOPS</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;Particulars to be given \r\n                                              on Request.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Every person who occupies any \r\n                                              office or shop to which this Act \r\n                                              applies shall, if so requested by \r\n                                              an Inspector, within one month \r\n                                              serve on the Chief Inspector a \r\n                                              notice containing the particulars \r\n                                              set out in the Third Schedule.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 4&#8212;NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS</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;Notification of \r\n                                              Accidents.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where an accident in any \r\n                                              factory, office or shop&#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) causes the death of a person \r\n                                              employed therein; 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) disables any such person for \r\n                                              more than three days from earning \r\n                                              full wages at work at which he was \r\n                                              employed,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the occupier shall forthwith send \r\n                                              written notice of the accident, in \r\n                                              the prescribed form and containing \r\n                                              the prescribed particulars, to the \r\n                                              Chief Inspector or the Inspector \r\n                                              for the district.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where an accident causing \r\n                                              disablement is notified under this \r\n                                              section, and after notification \r\n                                              results in the death of the person \r\n                                              disabled, the occupier shall, as \r\n                                              soon as the death comes to his \r\n                                              notice, send written notice of the \r\n                                              death to the Chief Inspector or \r\n                                              the Inspector for the district.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Where any accident to which \r\n                                              this section applies occurs to a \r\n                                              person employed to work in any \r\n                                              factory, office or shop and the \r\n                                              occupier of the premises is not \r\n                                              the actual employer of the person \r\n                                              killed or injured, the actual \r\n                                              employer shall, if he fails to \r\n                                              report the accident to the \r\n                                              occupier immediately, be guilty of \r\n                                              an offence and liable on \r\n                                              conviction to a fine not exceeding \r\n                                              one hundred thousand cedis. [As \r\n                                              amended by the Factories, Offices \r\n                                              and Shops (Amendment) Law, 1991 (PNDCL \r\n                                              275), s.1(b)]</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;Notification of \r\n                                              Dangerous Occurrences.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Written notice of every \r\n                                              dangerous occurrence to which this \r\n                                              section applies occurring in any \r\n                                              factory, office or shop shall, \r\n                                              whether death or disablement is \r\n                                              caused or not, forthwith be sent \r\n                                              by the occupier in the prescribed \r\n                                              form containing the prescribed \r\n                                              particulars to the Chief Inspector \r\n                                              or the Inspector for the district.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The dangerous occurrences to \r\n                                              which this section applies are&#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 cases of explosion, fire \r\n                                              and collapse of buildings;</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) accidents to machinery or \r\n                                              plant likely to cause risk of \r\n                                              serious bodily injury to persons \r\n                                              employed;</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) collapse, overturning or \r\n                                              failure of a crane, derrick, \r\n                                              winch, hoist or other appliance \r\n                                              used in raising or lowering \r\n                                              persons or goods;</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) bursting of a revolving \r\n                                              vessel, wheel, grindstone or \r\n                                              grinding wheel moved by mechanical \r\n                                              power.</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;Notification of \r\n                                              Industrial Diseases.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Written notice of every case \r\n                                              of industrial disease to which \r\n                                              this section applies occurring in \r\n                                              a factory or shop shall forthwith \r\n                                              be sent by the occupier in the \r\n                                              prescribed form and containing the \r\n                                              prescribed particulars to the \r\n                                              Chief Inspector or the Inspector \r\n                                              for the district.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The industrial diseases to \r\n                                              which this section applies are \r\n                                              lead, phosphorus, manganese, \r\n                                              arsenical and mercurial poisoning, \r\n                                              toxic anaemia, toxic jaundice, \r\n                                              anthrax, ulceration and any other \r\n                                              prescribed illness or disease.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 5&#8212;HEALTH AND WELFARE</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;Cleanliness.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Every factory, office and shop \r\n                                              and all furniture, furnishing and \r\n                                              fittings therein shall be kept in \r\n                                              a clean state.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Accumulations of dirt and \r\n                                              refuse shall be removed daily from \r\n                                              the floors and benches of \r\n                                              workrooms, and from staircases and \r\n                                              passages.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The floor of every office, \r\n                                              shop and workroom shall be cleaned \r\n                                              at least once a week by washing, \r\n                                              sweeping or some other suitable \r\n                                              and effective method.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) In every factory, all inside \r\n                                              walls and partitions, and all \r\n                                              ceilings or tops of rooms, and all \r\n                                              walls, sides and tops of passages \r\n                                              and staircases shall&#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) where they have a smooth \r\n                                              impervious surface, be washed with \r\n                                              hot water and soap or otherwise \r\n                                              suitably cleaned at least once in \r\n                                              every twelve months;</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) where they are varnished or \r\n                                              painted with oil paint, be \r\n                                              revarnished or repainted at least \r\n                                              once in every five years, and at \r\n                                              least once in every twelve months \r\n                                              be washed with hot water and soap \r\n                                              or otherwise suitably cleaned; 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) in other cases, be whitewashed \r\n                                              or colour-washed at least once in \r\n                                              every twelve months.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Where the Chief Inspector is \r\n                                              satisfied that any provision of \r\n                                              this section is inappropriate in \r\n                                              relation to any premises, he may \r\n                                              by certificate in writing exempt \r\n                                              those premises from such \r\n                                              provision.</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;Overcrowding.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) No room comprised in or \r\n                                              constituting a factory, office or \r\n                                              shop shall, while work is carried \r\n                                              on therein, be so overcrowded as \r\n                                              to cause risk of injury to the \r\n                                              health of persons working therein; \r\n                                              and in determining whether any \r\n                                              such room is overcrowded or not, \r\n                                              account shall be taken not only of \r\n                                              the number of persons who may be \r\n                                              expected to be working in the room \r\n                                              at any time but also of the space \r\n                                              in the room occupied by furniture, \r\n                                              furnishings, fittings, machinery, \r\n                                              plant, equipment and appliances.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The floor area (in square \r\n                                              feet) or capacity (in cubic feet) \r\n                                              for each person habitually \r\n                                              employed to work in any room to \r\n                                              which this section applies shall \r\n                                              not be less than 40 square feet or \r\n                                              400 cubic feet respectively.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Every workroom shall be not \r\n                                              less than nine feet in height, \r\n                                              measured from the floor to the \r\n                                              lowest point of the ceiling or, \r\n                                              where there is no ceiling to the \r\n                                              lowest point of the roofing \r\n                                              material.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Where the Chief Inspector is \r\n                                              satisfied that the special \r\n                                              conditions under which work is \r\n                                              carried on in any workroom render \r\n                                              the application of subsection (2) \r\n                                              or (3) inappropriate or \r\n                                              unnecessary, he may by certificate \r\n                                              in writing exempt the workroom \r\n                                              from those provisions subject to \r\n                                              any conditions specified in the \r\n                                              certificate.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) In calculating for the \r\n                                              purposes of this section the cubic \r\n                                              space in any room, no space more \r\n                                              than fourteen feet from the floor \r\n                                              shall be taken into account.</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;Ventilation.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Effective and suitable provision \r\n                                              shall be made in all factories, \r\n                                              offices and shops to secure and \r\n                                              maintain by the circulation of \r\n                                              fresh air in each workroom the \r\n                                              adequate ventilation of the room.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 16&#8212;Washing Facilities.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Adequate and suitable washing \r\n                                              facilities, conveniently \r\n                                              accessible for the use of all \r\n                                              persons employed, shall be \r\n                                              provided and maintained in a clean \r\n                                              and orderly condition in every \r\n                                              factory, office and shop.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where the Chief Inspector is \r\n                                              satisfied that, by reason of the \r\n                                              difficulty of obtaining an \r\n                                              adequate supply of water or any \r\n                                              other special circumstances, the \r\n                                              application of this section to any \r\n                                              premises would be unreasonable, he \r\n                                              may by certificate in writing \r\n                                              exempt those premises from the \r\n                                              requirements of this section.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 17&#8212;Lighting.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Effective provision shall be \r\n                                              made to secure and maintain \r\n                                              sufficient and suitable lighting, \r\n                                              whether natural or artificial, in \r\n                                              every part of any factory, office \r\n                                              or shop in which persons are \r\n                                              working or passing.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) All apparatus installed for \r\n                                              producing artificial lighting \r\n                                              where lighting is required&nbsp; by \r\n                                              this section shall be properly \r\n                                              maintained.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) All glazed windows and \r\n                                              skylights used for the lighting of \r\n                                              any part of a factory, office or \r\n                                              shop shall, so far as practicable, \r\n                                              be kept clean on both the inner \r\n                                              and outer surfaces and free from \r\n                                              obstruction; but this subsection \r\n                                              shall not affect the whitewashing \r\n                                              or shading of windows or skylights \r\n                                              to mitigate heat or glare.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 18&#8212;Drainage of Floors.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where any process is carried on in \r\n                                              any factory or shop which renders \r\n                                              a floor liable to be wet to such \r\n                                              an extent that the water is \r\n                                              capable of being removed by \r\n                                              drainage, effective means shall be \r\n                                              provided and maintained to drain \r\n                                              off the water.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 19&#8212;Sanitary Conveniences.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Adequate and suitable sanitary \r\n                                              conveniences conveniently \r\n                                              accessible to persons employed \r\n                                              shall be provided, maintained and \r\n                                              kept clean in every factory, \r\n                                              office and shop, and effective \r\n                                              provision shall be made for their \r\n                                              lighting and ventilation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where persons of both sexes \r\n                                              are employed (except where the \r\n                                              only persons employed are members \r\n                                              of the same family, or where less \r\n                                              than five persons are employed), \r\n                                              separate conveniences shall be \r\n                                              provided for males and females.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Minister may by executive \r\n                                              instrument direct that the \r\n                                              provisions of this section shall, \r\n                                              in any area, be enforced by the \r\n                                              local authority.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Where an Inspector finds any \r\n                                              act or default in relation to any \r\n                                              drain, sanitary convenience or \r\n                                              water supply, or any nuisance or \r\n                                              other matter in any premises to \r\n                                              which this Act applies, which \r\n                                              appears to him to be the concern \r\n                                              of the local authority under this \r\n                                              section or under any other \r\n                                              enactment, he shall give notice \r\n                                              thereof in writing to the local \r\n                                              authority.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 20&#8212;Drinking Water.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An adequate supply of \r\n                                              wholesome drinking water shall be \r\n                                              provided and maintained at \r\n                                              suitable points conveniently \r\n                                              accessible to all persons employed \r\n                                              in every factory, office or shop.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where a supply of drinking \r\n                                              water is not piped, it shall be \r\n                                              contained in suitable vessels and \r\n                                              shall be renewed at least daily; \r\n                                              and all practicable steps shall be \r\n                                              taken to preserve the water and \r\n                                              vessels from contamination.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) A drinking water supply, \r\n                                              whether piped or not, shall in \r\n                                              such cases as an Inspector may \r\n                                              direct be clearly marked &quot;Drinking \r\n                                              Water&quot;.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 21&#8212;Accommodation for \r\n                                              Clothing.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Adequate and suitable \r\n                                              accommodation for clothing not \r\n                                              worn during working hours shall be \r\n                                              provided and maintained at \r\n                                              suitable places for the use of all \r\n                                              persons employed in any factory, \r\n                                              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 22&#8212;Sitting Facilities.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where persons employed in any \r\n                                              factory, office or shop have in \r\n                                              the course of their work \r\n                                              reasonable opportunities for \r\n                                              sitting without detriment to their \r\n                                              work, there shall be provided and \r\n                                              maintained for their use, at \r\n                                              suitable places conveniently \r\n                                              accessible to them, suitable \r\n                                              facilities for sitting sufficient \r\n                                              to enable them to take advantage \r\n                                              of those opportunities.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where a substantial proportion \r\n                                              of such work can properly be done \r\n                                              sitting&#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) there shall be provided and \r\n                                              maintained for any employed person \r\n                                              doing that work a seat of a design \r\n                                              construction and size suitable for \r\n                                              him and the work, together with a \r\n                                              footrest on which he can readily \r\n                                              and comfortably support his feet \r\n                                              if he cannot do so without one;</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 arrangements shall be such \r\n                                              that the seat is adequately and \r\n                                              properly supported while in use \r\n                                              for the purpose for which it is \r\n                                              provided.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 23&#8212;Removal of Dust or \r\n                                              Fumes.</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 factory process \r\n                                              there is given off dust, fumes or \r\n                                              other impurities of such a \r\n                                              character or to such an extent as \r\n                                              to be likely to be injurious or \r\n                                              offensive to the persons employed, \r\n                                              or any substantial quantity of \r\n                                              dust of any kind, all practicable \r\n                                              measures shall be taken to protect \r\n                                              the persons employed against \r\n                                              inhalation of the dust, fumes or \r\n                                              other impurities and to prevent \r\n                                              them accumulating in any workroom, \r\n                                              and in particular, where the \r\n                                              nature of the process makes it \r\n                                              practicable, exhaust appliances \r\n                                              shall be provided and maintained, \r\n                                              as near as possible to the point \r\n                                              of origin of the dust, fumes or \r\n                                              other impurities, so as to prevent \r\n                                              them entering the air of any \r\n                                              workroom.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) No stationary internal \r\n                                              combustion engine shall be used in \r\n                                              any factory unless provision is \r\n                                              made to conduct the exhaust gases \r\n                                              from the engine into the open air.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 24&#8212;Taking of Meals.</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 room of a factory \r\n                                              or shop any poisonous or otherwise \r\n                                              injurious substance is so used as \r\n                                              to give rise to dust or fumes, no \r\n                                              person shall be allowed to take \r\n                                              food to drink in that room.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Suitable provision shall be \r\n                                              made to enable persons employed in \r\n                                              any such room to take their meals \r\n                                              elsewhere in the premises.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 25&#8212;Protective Clothing and \r\n                                              Appliances.</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 factory or shop \r\n                                              workers are employed in any \r\n                                              process involving excessive \r\n                                              exposure to wet or to any \r\n                                              injurious or offensive substance, \r\n                                              suitable protective clothing and \r\n                                              appliances, including, where \r\n                                              necessary, suitable gloves, \r\n                                              footwear, goggles and head \r\n                                              coverings, shall be provided and \r\n                                              maintained for their use.</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 any of the \r\n                                              processes specified in the Fourth \r\n                                              Schedule, suitable goggles or \r\n                                              effective screens shall be \r\n                                              provided to protect the eyes of \r\n                                              persons employed in the process.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Where in any factory electric \r\n                                              arc welding is carried on, \r\n                                              effective provision shall be made, \r\n                                              by screening or otherwise, to \r\n                                              prevent persons employed (other \r\n                                              than persons employed in the \r\n                                              welding process) being exposed to \r\n                                              the electric arc flash.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 26&#8212;Noise and Vibrations.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Noise and vibrations likely to \r\n                                              affect the health of persons \r\n                                              employed in any factory, office or \r\n                                              shop shall be reduced as far as \r\n                                              possible by appropriate and \r\n                                              practicable measures.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 27&#8212;Prohibition of lifting \r\n                                              Excessive Weights.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              No person shall in the course of \r\n                                              his work be required to lift, \r\n                                              carry or move any load so heavy as \r\n                                              to be likely to cause injury to \r\n                                              him.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 28&#8212;First Aid.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) A first aid box or cupboard of \r\n                                              the prescribed standard shall be \r\n                                              provided and maintained in every \r\n                                              factory, office and shop so as to \r\n                                              be readily accessible, and where \r\n                                              more than 150 persons are employed \r\n                                              an additional box or cupboard \r\n                                              shall be provided for each \r\n                                              additional 150 persons.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Nothing except appliances or \r\n                                              requisites for first aid shall be \r\n                                              kept in a first aid box or \r\n                                              cupboard.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Each first aid box or cupboard \r\n                                              shall be placed under the charge \r\n                                              of a responsible person, who shall \r\n                                              if possible be a person with \r\n                                              knowledge of first aid and who \r\n                                              shall always be readily available \r\n                                              during working hours.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) There shall be displayed in \r\n                                              the premises so as to be easily \r\n                                              seen and read by the persons \r\n                                              employed to work therein a notice \r\n                                              stating the name of the person in \r\n                                              charge of the box or cupboard.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 29&#8212;Power to require \r\n                                              Medical Supervision.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where it appears to the Minister \r\n                                              that in any factory, shop, or \r\n                                              class of factory or shop&#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) cases of illness have occurred \r\n                                              which he has reason to believe may \r\n                                              be due to the nature of a process \r\n                                              or other conditions of work; 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) by reason of alteration of any \r\n                                              process, or the introduction of \r\n                                              any new process or new substance \r\n                                              for use in a process, there may be \r\n                                              risk of injury to the health of \r\n                                              persons employed in that process; \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                                              (c) young persons are or are about \r\n                                              to be employed in work which may \r\n                                              cause risk of injury to their \r\n                                              health; 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) there may be risk of injury to \r\n                                              the health of persons employed \r\n                                              from any substance or material \r\n                                              brought to the factory or shop to \r\n                                              be used or handled therein, or \r\n                                              from any change in the conditions \r\n                                              of work or other conditions in the \r\n                                              factory or shop,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              he may by written notice require \r\n                                              such reasonable arrangements to be \r\n                                              made for the medical supervision \r\n                                              of persons employed therein as he \r\n                                              may specify.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 30&#8212;Health and Welfare \r\n                                              Regulations.</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 by \r\n                                              legislative instrument make \r\n                                              regulations&#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) modifying or extending for any \r\n                                              class of factory, office or shop \r\n                                              any provision of this Act imposing \r\n                                              requirements as to health or \r\n                                              welfare, where he is satisfied \r\n                                              that such modification or \r\n                                              extension is necessary to secure \r\n                                              the health or welfare of persons \r\n                                              employed;</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) regulating the preparing and \r\n                                              taking of meals, ambulance and \r\n                                              first aid arrangements, rest \r\n                                              rooms, supply of protective \r\n                                              clothing, and the supply and use \r\n                                              of seats in workrooms;</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) increasing the number of cubic \r\n                                              feet which must be allowed for \r\n                                              each person under section 14;</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) prescribing standards of \r\n                                              adequate and suitable ventilation, \r\n                                              washing facilities, lighting and \r\n                                              sanitary 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                                              (e) providing for the control of \r\n                                              noise and vibrations and \r\n                                              safeguarding the health of persons \r\n                                              subjected to noise and vibrations;</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) prescribing the maximum \r\n                                              weights which may be lifted, \r\n                                              carried or moved by any person, \r\n                                              either generally or in relation to \r\n                                              particular circumstances;</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) providing for the protection \r\n                                              of persons or any class of persons \r\n                                              working in any factory, office or \r\n                                              shop against risk of bodily injury \r\n                                              or injury to health arising out of \r\n                                              the use of any machinery, plant, \r\n                                              equipment, appliance or substance, \r\n                                              the carrying on of any operation \r\n                                              or the use of any process;</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) otherwise for carrying out the \r\n                                              principles and purposes of this \r\n                                              Part.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Regulations made under this \r\n                                              section may impose duties on \r\n                                              owners, employed persons and other \r\n                                              persons, as well as on occupiers.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 6&#8212;SAFETY</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 31&#8212;Prevention of Fire</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              [Repealed by the Ghana National \r\n                                              Fire Service Act, 1997 (Act 537), \r\n                                              s.33(b)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 32&#8212;Fire Alarms</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              [Repealed by the Ghana National \r\n                                              Fire Service Act, 1997 (Act 537), \r\n                                              s.33(b)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 33&#8212;Safety Provisions in \r\n                                              Case of Fire.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              [Repealed by the Ghana National \r\n                                              Fire Service Act, 1997 (Act 537), \r\n                                              s.33(b)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 34&#8212;Safe Means of Access \r\n                                              and Safe Place of Employment.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) There shall, so far as is \r\n                                              reasonably practicable, be \r\n                                              provided and maintained safe means \r\n                                              of access to every place at which \r\n                                              any person has at any time to \r\n                                              work, and every such place shall, \r\n                                              so far as is reasonably \r\n                                              practicable, be made and kept safe \r\n                                              for any person working there.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where any person has to work \r\n                                              at a place from which he will be \r\n                                              liable to fall a distance more \r\n                                              than eight feet, means shall be \r\n                                              provided, so far as is reasonably \r\n                                              practicable, by fencing or \r\n                                              otherwise, to ensure his safety, \r\n                                              unless the place is one which \r\n                                              affords secure foot-hold and, \r\n                                              where necessary, secure hand-hold.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3)&nbsp; Sufficient clear and \r\n                                              unobstructed space shall be \r\n                                              maintained at every machine while \r\n                                              in motion to enable the work to be \r\n                                              carried on without unnecessary \r\n                                              risk.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Every teagle opening or \r\n                                              similar doorway used for hoisting \r\n                                              or lowering goods or materials, \r\n                                              whether by mechanical power or \r\n                                              otherwise, shall be securely \r\n                                              fenced, and shall be provided with \r\n                                              a secure hand-hold on each side of \r\n                                              the opening or doorway.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The fencing referred to in \r\n                                              subsection (4) shall be properly \r\n                                              maintained and shall, except where \r\n                                              the hoisting or lowering of goods \r\n                                              or materials is being carried on \r\n                                              at the opening or doorway, be kept \r\n                                              in position.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 35&#8212;Floors, Passages and \r\n                                              Stairs.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) All floors, steps, stairs, \r\n                                              passages and gangways shall be of \r\n                                              sound construction and properly \r\n                                              maintained and shall, so far as is \r\n                                              reasonably practicable, be kept \r\n                                              free from any obstruction and from \r\n                                              any substance likely to cause \r\n                                              persons to slip.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) For every staircase in a \r\n                                              building or affording a means of \r\n                                              exit from a building, a \r\n                                              substantial hand-rail shall be \r\n                                              provided and maintained, which, if \r\n                                              the staircase has an open side, \r\n                                              shall be on that side, and, in the \r\n                                              case of a staircase having two \r\n                                              open sides or of a staircase \r\n                                              which, owing to the nature of its \r\n                                              construction or the condition of \r\n                                              the surface of the steps or other \r\n                                              special circumstances, is \r\n                                              specially liable to cause \r\n                                              accidents, such a hand-rail shall \r\n                                              be provided and maintained on both \r\n                                              sides.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) An open side of a staircase \r\n                                              shall also be guarded by the \r\n                                              provision and maintenance of a \r\n                                              lower rail or other effective \r\n                                              means to prevent any person from \r\n                                              accidentally falling through the \r\n                                              space between the hand-rail or \r\n                                              hand-hold and the steps of the \r\n                                              staircase.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) All openings in floors shall \r\n                                              be securely fenced, except insofar \r\n                                              as the nature of the work renders \r\n                                              such fencing impracticable.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) All ladders shall be soundly \r\n                                              constructed and properly \r\n                                              maintained.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 36&#8212;Training and \r\n                                              Supervision.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              No person shall be employed at any \r\n                                              machine or in any process liable \r\n                                              to cause bodily injury, unless&#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) he has been fully instructed \r\n                                              as to the dangers likely to arise \r\n                                              in connection therewith and the \r\n                                              precautions to be observed; 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) he has received sufficient \r\n                                              training in work at the machine or \r\n                                              in the process, or is under \r\n                                              adequate supervision by a person \r\n                                              who has a thorough knowledge and \r\n                                              experience of the machine or \r\n                                              process.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 37&#8212;Cleaning of Machinery.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) No woman or young person shall \r\n                                              clean any part of a machine if \r\n                                              such cleaning would expose the \r\n                                              woman or young person to risk of \r\n                                              injury from any moving part of \r\n                                              that or any adjacent machinery.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) No woman or young person shall \r\n                                              clean any part of a prime mover or \r\n                                              of any transmission machinery \r\n                                              while the prime mover or \r\n                                              transmission machinery is in \r\n                                              motion.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 38&#8212;Fencing of Dangerous \r\n                                              Machinery.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Every dangerous part of any \r\n                                              machinery shall be securely fenced \r\n                                              unless it is in such a position or \r\n                                              of such construction as to be as \r\n                                              safe to every person employed or \r\n                                              working in the premises as it \r\n                                              would be if securely fenced.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) In so far as the safety of a \r\n                                              dangerous part of any machinery \r\n                                              cannot by reason of the nature of \r\n                                              the operation be secured by means \r\n                                              of a fixed guard, the requirements \r\n                                              of this section shall be deemed to \r\n                                              have been complied with if a \r\n                                              device is provided which in the \r\n                                              opinion of an Inspector \r\n                                              satisfactorily prevents the \r\n                                              operator from coming into contact \r\n                                              with that part.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Without prejudice to the \r\n                                              generality of subsection (1), \r\n                                              &quot;dangerous part&quot; includes every \r\n                                              moving part of a prime mover, \r\n                                              every flywheel directly connected \r\n                                              to a prime mover, any part of a \r\n                                              stock-bar which projects beyond \r\n                                              the headstock of a lathe, every \r\n                                              part of any electric generator, \r\n                                              motor or rotary converter, and \r\n                                              every part of transmission \r\n                                              machinery.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 39&#8212;Safeguards for \r\n                                              Transmission Machinery.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Efficient devices or \r\n                                              appliances shall be provided and \r\n                                              maintained in every room or place \r\n                                              where work is carried on by which \r\n                                              the power can promptly be cut off \r\n                                              from the transmission machinery in \r\n                                              that room or place.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Every machine intended to be \r\n                                              driven by mechanical power shall \r\n                                              be provided with an efficient \r\n                                              starting and stopping appliance, \r\n                                              the control of which shall be in \r\n                                              such a position as to be readily \r\n                                              and conveniently operated by the \r\n                                              person operating the machine.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) No driving belt when not in \r\n                                              use shall be allowed to rest or \r\n                                              ride upon a revolving shaft which \r\n                                              forms part of the transmission \r\n                                              machinery.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Suitable striking gear or \r\n                                              other efficient mechanical \r\n                                              appliances shall be provided and \r\n                                              maintained and used to move \r\n                                              driving belts to and from fast and \r\n                                              loose pulleys which form part of \r\n                                              the transmission machinery, and \r\n                                              any such gear or appliances shall \r\n                                              be so constructed, placed and \r\n                                              maintained as to prevent the \r\n                                              driving belt from creeping back on \r\n                                              to the fast pulley.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Chief Inspector may by \r\n                                              certificate in writing grant, \r\n                                              subject to any conditions \r\n                                              specified in the certificate, \r\n                                              exemption from compliance with any \r\n                                              requirements of this section&nbsp; in \r\n                                              any case where he is satisfied \r\n                                              that compliance with the \r\n                                              requirement is unnecessary or \r\n                                              impracticable.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 40&#8212;Construction and \r\n                                              Maintenance of Fencing.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              All fencing and other safeguards \r\n                                              provided in pursuance of sections \r\n                                              38 and 39 shall be of substantial \r\n                                              construction, and constantly \r\n                                              maintained and kept in position \r\n                                              while the parts required to be \r\n                                              fenced or safeguarded are in \r\n                                              motion or in use, except when any \r\n                                              such parts are necessarily exposed \r\n                                              for examination and for any \r\n                                              lubrication or adjustment shown by \r\n                                              such examination to be immediately \r\n                                              necessary, and all the conditions \r\n                                              specified in the relevant safety \r\n                                              regulations made under section 51 \r\n                                              are complied with.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 41&#8212;Construction and Sale \r\n                                              of Machinery.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) In the case of any machine in \r\n                                              a factory which is intended to be \r\n                                              driven by mechanical 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) every set-screw, bolt or key \r\n                                              on any revolving shaft, spindle, \r\n                                              wheel or opinion shall be so sunk, \r\n                                              encased, or otherwise effectively \r\n                                              guarded as to prevent danger; 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) all spur and other toothed or \r\n                                              friction gearing, which does not \r\n                                              require frequent adjustment while \r\n                                              in motion, shall be completely \r\n                                              encased unless it is so situated \r\n                                              as to be as safe as it would be if \r\n                                              completely encased.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Any person who sells or lets \r\n                                              on hire, or as agent of the seller \r\n                                              or hirer causes or procures to be \r\n                                              sold or let on hire, knowing it to \r\n                                              be for use in a factory in Ghana, \r\n                                              any machine intended to be driven \r\n                                              by mechanical power which does not \r\n                                              comply with the requirements of \r\n                                              this section shall be guilty of an \r\n                                              offence and liable on conviction \r\n                                              to a fine not exceeding two \r\n                                              hundred thousand cedis. [As \r\n                                              amended by the Factories and \r\n                                              Offices and Shops (Amendment) Law, \r\n                                              1991 (PNDCL 275), s.1(c)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 42&#8212;Vessels Containing \r\n                                              Dangerous Liquids.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Every fixed vessel, structure, \r\n                                              sump or pit of which the edge is \r\n                                              level with or less than three feet \r\n                                              above the adjoining ground or \r\n                                              platform shall, if it contains any \r\n                                              scalding, corrosive or poisonous \r\n                                              liquid, either be securely covered \r\n                                              or be securely fenced to at least \r\n                                              three feet above that ground or \r\n                                              platform, or where by reason of \r\n                                              the nature of the work neither \r\n                                              secure covering nor secure fencing \r\n                                              to that height is practicable, all \r\n                                              practicable steps shall be taken \r\n                                              by covering, fencing or other \r\n                                              means to prevent any person from \r\n                                              falling into the vessel, \r\n                                              structure, sump or pit.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) A warning notice, indicating \r\n                                              the nature of the danger and in a \r\n                                              form readily understood by the \r\n                                              persons employed, shall be marked \r\n                                              on or attached to any plant to \r\n                                              which this section applies or, if \r\n                                              this is not reasonably \r\n                                              practicable, be posted nearby.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 43&#8212;Self-acting Machines.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              No traversing part of any \r\n                                              self-acting machine and no \r\n                                              material carried thereon shall, if \r\n                                              the space over which it runs is a \r\n                                              space over which any person is \r\n                                              liable to pass, whether in the \r\n                                              course of his employment or \r\n                                              otherwise, be allowed on its \r\n                                              outward traverse to run within a \r\n                                              distance of eighteen inches from \r\n                                              any fixed structure not being part \r\n                                              of the machine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 44&#8212;Hoists and Lifts.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Every hoist or lift shall be \r\n                                              of good mechanical construction, \r\n                                              sound material and adequate \r\n                                              strength, and shall be properly \r\n                                              maintained.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Every hoistway or liftway \r\n                                              shall be completely enclosed with \r\n                                              fire-resisting materials, and all \r\n                                              means of access to the hoist or \r\n                                              lift shall be fitted with doors of \r\n                                              fire-resisting materials:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Provided that any such hoistway or \r\n                                              liftway shall be enclosed at the \r\n                                              top only by some material easily \r\n                                              broken by fire, or be provided \r\n                                              with a vent at the top.</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 \r\n                                              section no lifting machine or \r\n                                              appliance shall be deemed to be a \r\n                                              hoist or lift unless it has a \r\n                                              platform or cage whose direction \r\n                                              of movement is restricted by a \r\n                                              guide or guides.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 45&#8212;Chains, Ropes and \r\n                                              Lifting Tackle.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              No chain, rope or lifting tackle \r\n                                              used to raise or lower persons, \r\n                                              goods or materials shall be used \r\n                                              unless it is of good construction, \r\n                                              sound material, adequate strength \r\n                                              and free from patent defect.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 46&#8212;Cranes and Other \r\n                                              Lifting Machines.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) All parts and working gear \r\n                                              whether fixed or movable, \r\n                                              including and anchoring and fixing \r\n                                              appliances, of every lifting \r\n                                              machine shall be of good \r\n                                              construction, sound material, \r\n                                              adequate strength and free from \r\n                                              patent defect, and shall be \r\n                                              properly maintained.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) All rails on which a \r\n                                              travelling crane moves and every \r\n                                              track on which the carriage of a \r\n                                              transporter or runway moves shall \r\n                                              be of proper size and adequate \r\n                                              strength, and have an even running \r\n                                              surface, and any such rails or \r\n                                              track shall be properly laid, \r\n                                              adequately supported or suspended, \r\n                                              and properly maintained.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) There shall be plainly marked \r\n                                              on every lifting machine the safe \r\n                                              working load or loads thereof, \r\n                                              except that in the case of a jib \r\n                                              crane so constructed that the safe \r\n                                              working load may be varied by the \r\n                                              raising or lowering of the jib, \r\n                                              there shall be attached thereto \r\n                                              either an automatic indicator of \r\n                                              safe working loads or a table \r\n                                              indicating the safe working loads \r\n                                              at corresponding inclinations of \r\n                                              the jib or corresponding radii of \r\n                                              the load.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) No lifting machine shall, \r\n                                              except for the purpose of a test, \r\n                                              be loaded beyond the safe working \r\n                                              load as marked or indicated under \r\n                                              subsection (3).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) If any person is employed or \r\n                                              working on or near the wheel track \r\n                                              of an overhead travelling crane in \r\n                                              any place where he would be liable \r\n                                              to be struck by the crane, \r\n                                              effective measures shall be taken \r\n                                              to ensure that the crane does not \r\n                                              approach within twenty feet of \r\n                                              that place.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) If any person is employed or \r\n                                              working otherwise than as \r\n                                              mentioned in subsection (5) but in \r\n                                              a place above floor level where he \r\n                                              would be liable to be struck by an \r\n                                              overhead travelling crane, or by \r\n                                              any load carried by such a crane, \r\n                                              effective measures shall be taken \r\n                                              to warn him&nbsp; of the approach&nbsp; of \r\n                                              the crane, unless his work is so \r\n                                              connected with or dependent on the \r\n                                              movements of the crane as to make \r\n                                              a warning unnecessary.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) A lifting machine shall not be \r\n                                              operated except by a person \r\n                                              trained and competent to operate \r\n                                              that machine, except that it shall \r\n                                              be permissible for such machine to \r\n                                              be operated by a person who is \r\n                                              under the direct supervision of a \r\n                                              qualified person for the purpose \r\n                                              of training; and no person under \r\n                                              the age of eighteen shall be \r\n                                              employed to operate any lifting \r\n                                              machine driven by mechanical power \r\n                                              or to give signals to its \r\n                                              operator.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 47&#8212;Register of Chains, \r\n                                              Ropes, Lifting Tackle and \r\n                                              Machines.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A \r\n                                              register containing all prescribed \r\n                                              particulars shall be kept in every \r\n                                              factory in respect of all chains, \r\n                                              ropes, or lifting tackle (except \r\n                                              fibre rope slings) to which \r\n                                              section 45 applies, and all \r\n                                              lifting machines to which section \r\n                                              46 applies.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 48&#8212;Dangerous Fumes and \r\n                                              Lack of Oxygen.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              No person shall enter or remain in \r\n                                              any chamber, tank, vat, pit, pipe, \r\n                                              flue or other confined space, or \r\n                                              in any confined space in which \r\n                                              dangerous fumes are likely to be \r\n                                              present or the proportion of \r\n                                              oxygen in the air is liable to \r\n                                              have been substantially reduced, \r\n                                              for any purpose unless he has been \r\n                                              authorised to enter by a \r\n                                              responsible person and either he \r\n                                              is wearing a suitable breathing \r\n                                              apparatus, or he is ensured of a \r\n                                              supply of air adequate for \r\n                                              respiration and to render harmless \r\n                                              any fumes.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 49&#8212;Explosive or \r\n                                              Inflammable Substances.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where, in connection with any \r\n                                              process giving rise to dust, gas, \r\n                                              or vapour, there may escape into \r\n                                              any workroom dust, gas or vapour \r\n                                              of such a character and to such an \r\n                                              extent as to be liable to explode \r\n                                              on ignition, all practicable steps \r\n                                              shall be taken to prevent such an \r\n                                              explosion by the enclosure of the \r\n                                              plant used in the process, and by \r\n                                              removal or prevention of \r\n                                              accumulation of the dust, gas or \r\n                                              vapour, and by exclusion or \r\n                                              effective enclosure of possible \r\n                                              sources of ignition.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where there is present in any \r\n                                              plant used in any such process \r\n                                              dust, gas or vapour of such a \r\n                                              character and to such an extent as \r\n                                              to be liable to explode on \r\n                                              ignition, all practicable steps \r\n                                              shall be taken to restrict the \r\n                                              spread and effects of such an \r\n                                              explosion by the provision, in \r\n                                              connection with the plant, of \r\n                                              chokes, baffles and vents or other \r\n                                              equally effective appliances, \r\n                                              unless the plant is so constructed \r\n                                              as to withstand the pressure \r\n                                              likely to be produced by any such \r\n                                              explosion.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) No plant, tank or vessel which \r\n                                              contains or has contained any \r\n                                              explosive or inflammable substance \r\n                                              shall be subjected to any welding, \r\n                                              brazing or soldering operation or \r\n                                              to any cutting or other operation \r\n                                              which involves the application of \r\n                                              heat, until all practicable steps \r\n                                              have been taken to remove the \r\n                                              substance and any fumes arising \r\n                                              from it or to render them \r\n                                              non-explosive or non-inflammable; \r\n                                              and if any plant, tank or vessel \r\n                                              has been subjected to any such \r\n                                              operation, no explosive or \r\n                                              inflammable substance shall be \r\n                                              allowed to enter the plant, tank \r\n                                              or vessel until the metal has \r\n                                              cooled sufficiently to prevent any \r\n                                              risk of igniting the substance.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Chief Inspector may by \r\n                                              certificate in writing, subject to \r\n                                              any conditions specified in the \r\n                                              certificate, grant exemption from \r\n                                              compliance with any of the \r\n                                              requirements of subsection (3) in \r\n                                              any case where he is satisfied \r\n                                              that compliance with the \r\n                                              requirement is unnecessary or \r\n                                              impracticable.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 50&#8212;Steam Boilers, \r\n                                              Receivers and Containers, and Air \r\n                                              Receivers.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Every steam boiler or steam \r\n                                              receiver and all its fittings and \r\n                                              attachments shall be of good \r\n                                              construction, sound material, \r\n                                              adequate strength and free from \r\n                                              patent defect, and shall be \r\n                                              properly maintained.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Every steam boiler attendant \r\n                                              shall be properly instructed as to \r\n                                              his duties.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) No work shall be permitted in \r\n                                              any boiler-furnace or boiler-flue \r\n                                              until it has been sufficiently \r\n                                              cooled by ventilation or otherwise \r\n                                              to make work safe for 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                                              (4) Every steam container shall be \r\n                                              so maintained as to ensure that \r\n                                              the outlet is at all times kept \r\n                                              open and free from obstruction.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Every air receiver and its \r\n                                              fittings shall be of sound \r\n                                              construction and properly \r\n                                              maintained.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 51&#8212;Safety Regulations.</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 by \r\n                                              legislative instrument make \r\n                                              regulations&#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) providing for the supervision \r\n                                              of persons employed;</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) prescribing particular means \r\n                                              for fighting fire in respect of \r\n                                              any class or description of \r\n                                              premises to which this Act \r\n                                              applies;</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) providing for the testing and \r\n                                              examination of any means provided \r\n                                              for fighting fire, and for the \r\n                                              recording of particulars of the \r\n                                              tests and examinations and of any \r\n                                              defects found and action taken to \r\n                                              remedy the defects;</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) prescribing the means of \r\n                                              escape in case of fire to be \r\n                                              provided in premises to which this \r\n                                              Act applies;</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) providing for the fencing of \r\n                                              and safety requirements to be \r\n                                              observed in relation to any \r\n                                              particular machinery;</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) prescribing conditions to be \r\n                                              observed in the examination, \r\n                                              lubrication or operation of any \r\n                                              dangerous part of any machinery;</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) prescribing matters not to be \r\n                                              taken into account in determining \r\n                                              whether any part of machinery is \r\n                                              as safe as it would be if securely \r\n                                              fenced;</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) prohibiting the sale or hire \r\n                                              of any machinery or plant which \r\n                                              does not comply with any safety \r\n                                              requirements specified in the \r\n                                              regulations;</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                                              providing for the regular \r\n                                              examination, testing and repair of \r\n                                              hoists and lifts, and prescribing \r\n                                              safety measures to be observed in \r\n                                              relation to hoists and lifts;</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) providing in respect of all \r\n                                              kinds of chains, ropes and lifting \r\n                                              tackle for tables of safe working \r\n                                              loads, testing, examination and \r\n                                              annealing;</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) providing for the regular \r\n                                              examination, testing and repair of \r\n                                              all lifting machines, and \r\n                                              prescribing safety measures to be \r\n                                              observed in relation to lifting \r\n                                              machines;</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) prescribing safety measures to \r\n                                              be observed when work has to be \r\n                                              done inside any confined space in \r\n                                              which dangerous fumes are likely \r\n                                              to be 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                                              (m) providing for the examination \r\n                                              and testing of steam boilers and \r\n                                              steam receivers and all their \r\n                                              fittings and attachments;</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) providing for the cleaning, \r\n                                              examination and testing of air \r\n                                              receivers;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (o) prescribing standards of \r\n                                              construction, specifications, \r\n                                              safety requirements and safety \r\n                                              measures to be observed in \r\n                                              relation to steam boilers, \r\n                                              receivers and containers and air \r\n                                              containers;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (p) prescribing the conditions \r\n                                              under which steam boilers and \r\n                                              steam receivers, whether new or \r\n                                              previously used, may be taken into \r\n                                              use;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (q) prohibiting the employment of, \r\n                                              or modifying or limiting the hours \r\n                                              of employment of, all persons or \r\n                                              any class of persons in connection \r\n                                              with any manufacture, machinery, \r\n                                              plant, equipment, appliance, \r\n                                              process or description of manual \r\n                                              labour which in his opinion is of \r\n                                              such a nature as to cause risk of \r\n                                              bodily injury or to be offensive \r\n                                              to any persons employed in a \r\n                                              factory, 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                                              (r) prohibiting, limiting or \r\n                                              controlling the use of any \r\n                                              material or process in any \r\n                                              factory, office or shop, in the \r\n                                              interest of the welfare or persons \r\n                                              employed therein, or where in his \r\n                                              opinion the use of such material \r\n                                              or process may cause risk of \r\n                                              bodily injury or be offensive to \r\n                                              any 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                                              (s) modifying or extending with \r\n                                              respect to any class of factory, \r\n                                              office or shop any provision of \r\n                                              this Act imposing safety \r\n                                              requirements, where he is \r\n                                              satisfied that such modification \r\n                                              or extension is necessary to \r\n                                              prevent risk of bodily injury to \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                                              (t) otherwise for carrying out the \r\n                                              principles and purposes of this \r\n                                              Part.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Regulations made under this \r\n                                              section may impose duties on \r\n                                              owners, employed persons and other \r\n                                              persons, as well as on occupiers.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 7&#8212;DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND \r\n                                              PRACTICES</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 52&#8212;Dangerous Conditions \r\n                                              and Practices</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 complain to a \r\n                                              District Court in relation to any \r\n                                              factory, office or shop&#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 any part of the ways, \r\n                                              works, machinery or plant used \r\n                                              therein is in such a condition or \r\n                                              is so constructed or placed that \r\n                                              it cannot be used without risk of \r\n                                              bodily injury or injury to health; \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                                              (b) that any process or work is \r\n                                              carried on or anything is or has \r\n                                              been done therein in such a manner \r\n                                              as to cause risk of bodily injury \r\n                                              or injury to health; 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) that the conditions in regard \r\n                                              to escape in case of fire are so \r\n                                              dangerous that the premises or any \r\n                                              part thereof ought not to be used, \r\n                                              or ought not to be used for a \r\n                                              particular process or work, until \r\n                                              steps have been taken to remedy \r\n                                              the danger.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) If the court is satisfied that \r\n                                              the complaint is justified in \r\n                                              respect of any of the above \r\n                                              matters, the court shall, as the \r\n                                              case may require, by order&#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) prohibit the use of that part \r\n                                              of the ways, works, machinery or \r\n                                              plant or, if it is capable of \r\n                                              repair or alteration, prohibit its \r\n                                              use until duly repaired or \r\n                                              altered; 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) require the occupier of the \r\n                                              premises to take such steps as may \r\n                                              be specified in the order to \r\n                                              remedy the danger complained of; \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                                              (c) prohibit the use of the \r\n                                              premises or part thereof, or its \r\n                                              use for the particular process or \r\n                                              work, until such works as may be \r\n                                              specified in the order have been \r\n                                              executed to remedy the danger.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Where a complaint is or has \r\n                                              been made under this section, the \r\n                                              court may, on application ex parte \r\n                                              by the Inspector, and on receiving \r\n                                              evidence that the use of any such \r\n                                              part of the ways, works machinery \r\n                                              or plant, or, as the case may be, \r\n                                              the using of the premises or \r\n                                              carrying on of any process or work \r\n                                              or the doing of anything in such a \r\n                                              manner as aforesaid, involves \r\n                                              imminent risk of serious bodily \r\n                                              injury or injury to health, make \r\n                                              an interim order prohibiting \r\n                                              either absolutely or subject to \r\n                                              conditions the use, carrying on or \r\n                                              doing thereof until the earliest \r\n                                              opportunity to hear and determine \r\n                                              the complaint.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Where any order of the court \r\n                                              made under this section is \r\n                                              contravened, the occupier of the \r\n                                              premises shall be guilty of an \r\n                                              offence and liable on conviction \r\n                                              to a fine not exceeding two \r\n                                              hundred thousand cedis or to \r\n                                              imprisonment not exceeding three \r\n                                              months, or to both. [As amended by \r\n                                              the Factories, Offices and Shop \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1991 (PNDCL 275), \r\n                                              s.1(d)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 53&#8212;Dangerous Premises.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where on complaint by an \r\n                                              Inspector a court is satisfied \r\n                                              that any factory, office or shop \r\n                                              or any part thereof is in such a \r\n                                              condition, or is so constructed or \r\n                                              placed, that any process or work \r\n                                              carried on or intended to be \r\n                                              carried on therein cannot be so \r\n                                              carried on with due regard to the \r\n                                              safety and health of the persons \r\n                                              employed, the court may by order \r\n                                              prohibit the use thereof for the \r\n                                              purpose of that process or work.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) An order made by a court under \r\n                                              this section 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) prohibit the carrying on of \r\n                                              any process or work either \r\n                                              indefinitely or until such steps \r\n                                              have been taken as may be \r\n                                              specified in the order to enable \r\n                                              the process or work to be carried \r\n                                              on with due regard to the safety \r\n                                              and health of the persons \r\n                                              employed, 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) be revoked or varied on the \r\n                                              application by way of complaint of \r\n                                              the occupier or owner of the \r\n                                              premises:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Provided that on any such \r\n                                              application an Inspector shall be \r\n                                              entitled to be heard.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) If any process or work is \r\n                                              carried on in any factory, office \r\n                                              or shop or any part thereof in \r\n                                              contravention of an order of the \r\n                                              court made under this section, the \r\n                                              occupier of the premises shall be \r\n                                              guilty 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 nine \r\n                                              months, or to both. [As amended by \r\n                                              the Factories, Offices and Shop \r\n                                              (Amendment) Law, 1991 (PNDCL 275), \r\n                                              s.1(e)].</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 54&#8212;Appeal to High Court.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Any person, including an \r\n                                              Inspector, aggrieved by an order \r\n                                              made by a court on determining a \r\n                                              complaint under section 52 or 53 \r\n                                              may appeal therefrom to a judge of \r\n                                              the High Court.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART 8&#8212;SPECIAL APPLICATIONS AND \r\n                                              EXTENSIONS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 55&#8212;Part of Building as \r\n                                              Separate Factory or Shop.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where part of a building is \r\n                                              let off as a separate factory or \r\n                                              shop, the provisions of this Act \r\n                                              relating to factories or shops \r\n                                              shall apply to any part of the \r\n                                              building used for the purposes of \r\n                                              the factory or shop, but the owner \r\n                                              of the building shall, instead of \r\n                                              the occupier, be responsible for \r\n                                              any contravention of sections 19, \r\n                                              31 to 34, 44 to 47 and 52 to 54 \r\n                                              insofar as those sections relate \r\n                                              to matters which are within his \r\n                                              control or which are his \r\n                                              responsibility.</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 \r\n                                              section, references in sections 52 \r\n                                              to 54 to the occupier shall be \r\n                                              taken as references to the \r\n                                              occupier or to the owner of the \r\n                                              building, according to which of \r\n                                              them is responsible in respect of \r\n                                              the matters complained of.</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 the \r\n                                              provisions applied by this \r\n                                              section, lifting machines attached \r\n                                              to the outside of the building, \r\n                                              and chains, ropes and lifting \r\n                                              tackle used in connection with \r\n                                              those machines, shall be treated \r\n                                              as being in the building. </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Where in any provision applied \r\n                                              by this section, or in any \r\n                                              regulations made thereunder, there \r\n                                              is contained in respect of a \r\n                                              factory any reference to the \r\n                                              general register, that reference \r\n                                              shall be taken,in relation to \r\n                                              matters in respect of which the \r\n                                              owner of the building is \r\n                                              responsible, as a reference to a \r\n                                              register to be kept by him, and \r\n                                              section 69(2) shall apply in \r\n                                              relation to any such register as \r\n                                              if the owner were the occupier of \r\n                                              the 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 56&#8212;Docks, Wharves, Quays \r\n                                              and Warehouses.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Sections 6, 7, 10 to 54 and 60 \r\n                                              to 87 shall apply, so far as \r\n                                              applicable, to every dock, wharf \r\n                                              or quay and every warehouse not \r\n                                              forming part of a factory, in or \r\n                                              for the purposes of which \r\n                                              mechanical power is used, as if it \r\n                                              were a factory and as if the \r\n                                              person having the actual use or \r\n                                              occupation of it were the 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                                              (2) The provisions applied by this \r\n                                              section shall apply to the \r\n                                              processes of loading, unloading or \r\n                                              coaling of any ship in any dock or \r\n                                              harbour, and to all machinery or \r\n                                              plant used in those processes, as \r\n                                              if the processes were carried on \r\n                                              in a factory and the machinery or \r\n                                              plant were in a factory and the \r\n                                              person who carries on those \r\n                                              processes were the occupier of a \r\n                                              factory:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Provided that sections 50 and 52 \r\n                                              shall not apply in relation to any \r\n                                              such machinery or plant which is \r\n                                              on board a ship and is the \r\n                                              property of the shipowner.</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 \r\n                                              section, &quot;plant&quot; includes any \r\n                                              gangway or ladder used by any \r\n                                              person employed to load, unload or \r\n                                              coal a ship.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 57&#8212;Building Operations and \r\n                                              Works of Engineering Construction.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Sections 6 to 8, 10 to 12, 19, \r\n                                              20, 25 to 31, 33 to 40, 43 to 54 \r\n                                              and 60 to 87 shall apply, so far \r\n                                              as applicable, to all building \r\n                                              operations and works of \r\n                                              engineering construction \r\n                                              undertaken by way of trade or \r\n                                              business, or for the purpose of \r\n                                              any industrial or commercial \r\n                                              undertaking, and to any line or \r\n                                              siding which is used in connection \r\n                                              therewith and for the purposes \r\n                                              thereof and is not part of a \r\n                                              railway.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) No order made under section 52 \r\n                                              shall operate so as to interfere \r\n                                              with the design of any works of \r\n                                              engineering construction or with \r\n                                              the adoption in the execution of \r\n                                              those works of any method not \r\n                                              inconsistent with the safety of \r\n                                              the works or of the persons \r\n                                              employed which is prescribed in \r\n                                              the specification or in any signed \r\n                                              plans issued, or written \r\n                                              directions given, by the \r\n                                              consulting engineer or the \r\n                                              engineer in charge.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The provisions of this Act in \r\n                                              their application to building \r\n                                              operations or to works of \r\n                                              engineering construction shall \r\n                                              have effect as if any place where \r\n                                              such operations or works are \r\n                                              carried on were a factory and any \r\n                                              person undertaking any such \r\n                                              operations or works to which this \r\n                                              Act applies were the occupier of \r\n                                              the factory.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Sections 6 and 7 shall be \r\n                                              deemed to be complied with as \r\n                                              respects building operations or \r\n                                              works of engineering construction \r\n                                              if the register is kept at an \r\n                                              office of the person undertaking \r\n                                              the operations or works and copies \r\n                                              of the abstract and regulations \r\n                                              are kept posted up at each office, \r\n                                              yard or shop of the person \r\n                                              undertaking the operations or \r\n                                              works at which persons employed by \r\n                                              him on the operations or works \r\n                                              attend, and in a position where \r\n                                              they can be easily read by those \r\n                                              persons.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Subject to subsection (6), any \r\n                                              person undertaking any building \r\n                                              operations or works of engineering \r\n                                              construction to which this Act \r\n                                              applies shall, not later than \r\n                                              seven days after the beginning \r\n                                              thereof, serve on the Inspector \r\n                                              for the district a written notice \r\n                                              stating the name and postal \r\n                                              address of that person, the place \r\n                                              and nature of the operations or \r\n                                              works, whether any mechanical \r\n                                              power is used and if so its \r\n                                              nature, and such other particulars \r\n                                              as may be prescribed.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) Subsection (5) shall not apply \r\n                                              to any operations or works which \r\n                                              the person undertaking them has \r\n                                              reasonable grounds to believe will \r\n                                              be completed in a period of less \r\n                                              than six weeks, except in such \r\n                                              cases as the Chief Inspector may \r\n                                              direct; and where a person \r\n                                              undertakes any building operations \r\n                                              or works of engineering \r\n                                              construction in a place where such \r\n                                              operations or works are in \r\n                                              progress, he shall not be required \r\n                                              to give a notice under that \r\n                                              subsection if such a notice was \r\n                                              given in respect of the operations \r\n                                              or works in progress.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) The application of this Act to \r\n                                              any building operations or works \r\n                                              of engineering construction by \r\n                                              virtue of this section shall not \r\n                                              be excluded by reason of the fact \r\n                                              that they are undertaken on \r\n                                              premises to which this Act \r\n                                              otherwise applies; and nothing in \r\n                                              this section shall be taken as \r\n                                              prejudicing the application of \r\n                                              this Act to those premises apart \r\n                                              from this section.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (8) The Minister may in respect of \r\n                                              building operations and works of \r\n                                              engineering construction by \r\n                                              legislative instrument make \r\n                                              regulations&#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) adapting or modifying any of \r\n                                              the provisions of this Act in \r\n                                              their application to building \r\n                                              operations and works of \r\n                                              engineering construction;</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) prescribing standards for \r\n                                              scaffolding;</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) regulating the control of \r\n                                              lifting machinery and tackle, the \r\n                                              timbering of excavations, and site \r\n                                              supervision;</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) making special provision for \r\n                                              the health and welfare of workers \r\n                                              engaged on construction sites; 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) imposing duties on any person \r\n                                              for any of the above purposes.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 58&#8212;Premises in which Steam \r\n                                              Boilers are Used.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Sections 10, 11, 30, 33, 38, \r\n                                              44 to 57, 60 to 76, 78 and 79 \r\n                                              shall apply to any premises (not \r\n                                              being premises forming part of a \r\n                                              factory, or premises to which the \r\n                                              application of this Act is \r\n                                              otherwise extended by this Part) \r\n                                              in which a steam boiler is used, \r\n                                              as if the premises were a factory \r\n                                              and as if the person having the \r\n                                              actual use or occupation of the \r\n                                              premises were the occupier of a \r\n                                              factory.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The owner of the boiler, \r\n                                              receiver or container shall, \r\n                                              instead of the person deemed to be \r\n                                              the occupier, be responsible for \r\n                                              any contravention of sections 44, \r\n                                              45 and 47 as applied by this \r\n                                              section in so far as they relate \r\n                                              to matters within his control.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Minister may by \r\n                                              legislative instrument make \r\n                                              regulations modifying the \r\n                                              provisions of sections 71 (so far \r\n                                              as applicable) and 72 in their \r\n                                              application by this section to \r\n                                              premises in which a steam boiler \r\n                                              is used.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The occupier of any premises \r\n                                              (not being premises forming part \r\n                                              of a factory) in which a steam \r\n                                              boiler is used shall, within one \r\n                                              month after the date upon which \r\n                                              the boiler is first used in those \r\n                                              premises, send to the Chief \r\n                                              Inspector a written notice \r\n                                              containing his name, the address \r\n                                              and location of the premises, the \r\n                                              nature of the work carried on in \r\n                                              the premises, and the following \r\n                                              particulars in respect of each \r\n                                              steam boiler in use:&#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 type, description and \r\n                                              distinctive 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                                              (b) the country and year of \r\n                                              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                                              (c) the date of the last thorough \r\n                                              examination and the name of the \r\n                                              person by whom the examination was \r\n                                              made;</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) the maximum permissible \r\n                                              working pressure in pounds per \r\n                                              square inch.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 59&#8212;Institutions.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where, in any premises forming \r\n                                              part of an institution carried on \r\n                                              for charitable or reformatory \r\n                                              purposes, any manual labour is \r\n                                              exercised in or incidental to the \r\n                                              making, altering, repairing, \r\n                                              ornamenting, finishing, filling, \r\n                                              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                            