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Ord. No. 55/79 EMPLOYMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS)
Ordinance
Amendment
2. In section 63, after subsection (5), insert the following---
"(5A) Any person who-
(a) fails to comply with a requirement made
by any officer under section 72;
(b) wilfully or recklessly gives information which is false in a material particular or withholds information as to any of the matters in respect of which information is required to be given under section 72; (c) obstructs or delays any officer in the exercise of any of the powers conferred on him under section 72; or
(d) fails to comply with any condition im- posed on the granting of any exemption under section 73(2),
shall be guilty of an offence.”.
3.
"'Powers of officers.
After section 71, add the following-
or
any
72. (1) The Commissioner, public officer authorized by the Commis- sioner in writing for the purpose and on production of that authority, may-
(a) subject to subsection (2), enter, inspect and examine at all reason- able times, by day and night, any premises or place, in which he knows or has reasonable cause to believe that persons are employed; (b) require the production of any register, record, form or other document required to be kept under this Ordinance and inspect, examine and copy the same; (c) make such examination and inquiry as may be necessary to ascertain whether the requirements of this Ordinance are complied with, and seize anything which may appear to be evidence of an offence against this Ordinance.
(2) No premises or part of a premises which is used for dwelling purposes shall be entered under subsection (1) except by virtue of a warrant issued by a magistrate, where such magistrate is satisfied by information on oath that there is reason- able ground for suspecting that an offence against this Ordinance has been, is being or is about to be committed in such premises or part or that there is in such premises or part anything likely to be or contain evidence of such offence.
EMPLOYMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS)
Ord. No. 55/79
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Ordinance
Regulations.
Employment of Young Persons and Children at Sea Ordinance.
"15"!.
"15".
Amendment
73. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes-
(a) prohibiting or controlling the em- ployment of persons or any class of persons in any industry, occupa- tion or trade;
(b) requiring records to be kept and forms to be maintained in respect of employees or any class of em- ployees employed in any industry, occupation or trade;
(c) imposing obligations for securing compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance upon employers. their agents or servants, and upon employees;
(d) imposing duties and liabilities on
employers and employees;
(e) defining the functions, duties and powers of public officers appointed or authorized for the purposes of this Ordinance;
(f) exempting any industry, occupation or trade, or any class or part of any industry, occupation or trade, from the operation of this Ordin- ance or any provision thereof;
(g) providing that this Ordinance or any provision thereof shall not apply, or may be modified, in relation to any class of persons; (h) providing that the Governor may, by order, amend the Schedule to any regulations made under this Ordinance;
(i) generally, carrying into effect the
provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) The Commissioner may in writing, in such cases as he thinks fit and for such period and subject to such conditions as he may specify, exempt any person or class of persons from any regulations made under this section.
(3) Regulations under this section may provide that a contravention of any speci- fied provision of any such regulation shall be an offence and may provide penalties therefor not exceeding a fine of $10 000.”.
In section 2 delete "fourteen" and substitute (Cap. 58.)