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CAP. 59]

Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations

[Subsidiary]

Offences and penalties relating to contractors.

L.N. 280 78. L.N. 118 81

L.N. 238 83.

L.N. 11881. L.N. 238 83.

[1983 Ed.

period of less than 6 weeks from its commencement, or if the work at the site has been completed or the equipment or scaffold has ceased to be located at a construction site, at his office, or if he has more than one office, at his principal office.

(2) The contractor shall, at all reasonable times, make available for inspection by any inspector who requests to see them all certificates and reports required to be kept by the contractor under paragraph (1).

(3) The contractor shall, on being requested to do so by an inspector within such period (being not less than 7 days) as may be specified in the request, deliver to the inspector a copy of or an extract from any certificate or report required to be kept by the contractor under paragraph (1).

(4) Any such certificates or reports may, unless the Commissioner has previously directed to the contrary, be destroyed or otherwise disposed of after the expiration of 6 years from the date on which they were received by the contractor.

68. (1) Any contractor who-

(a) contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 5, 6, 7(1) or (2), 8, 9, 10(1) or (2), 11, 12, 13(1), (2) or (5), 14, 15, 16(1), 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24(1) or (2), 26, 27, 28, 28A, 29(1), (4) or (5), 30(1), 30A, 31(1) or (3), 32, 33, 34, 35(1), (2) or (3), 36, 37(2), 38, 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D(1) or (2), 38E, 38F, 38G, 38H, 38I(1) or (2), 38J(1), (2) or (3), 38K(1), 38L, 38M(1) or (2), 38N(1), 38O(1), (2) or (3), 38P(1), 38Q(1), (2), (3), (4) or (5), 39(1) or (2), 40(1), 41, 41A, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48(1), 49, 50, 51, 52, 52A, 53(2), 54(1), 55, 56(1), 57, 58, 59, 61(1), (2), (4), (5) or (6), 62, 63, 64, 65(2), 66(1) or 67(1), (2) or (3); or

(b) fails to comply with any requirement under regulation 61(3),

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall—

(a) in respect of a contravention of regulation 5, 7(1) or (2), 13(1) or (2), 15, 19, 22, 23, 24(1) or (2), 29(1), (4) or (5), 30(1), 35(1), (2) or (3), 36, 37(2), 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D(1) or (2), 38E, 38F, 38G, 38H, 38I(1) or (2), 38J(1), (2) or (3), 38K(1), 38L, 38M(1) or (2), 38N(1), 38O(1), (2) or (3), 38P(1), 38Q(1), (2), (3), (4) or (5), 40(1), 47 or 49, be liable to a fine of $50,000;

(b) in respect of a contravention of regulation 6, 8, 9, 10(1) or (2), 11, 12, 13(5), 14, 16(1), 17, 18, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 28A, 30A, 31(1) or (3), 32, 33, 34, 38, 39(1) or (2), 41, 41A, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48(1), 50, 52, 52A, 53(2) or 54(1), be liable to a fine of $30,000;

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