Offences and penalties.
may, within fourteen days of being notified of such attach- ment, refusal or cancellation, appeal therefrom by way of petition to the Governor in Council, whose decision shall be final.
8. (1) The proprietor of any registrable workplace, in respect of which a certificate of registration or of provisional registration is required to be obtained under section 7, shall-
(a) if no such certificate is in force in relation to the
registrable workplace; or
(b) if any condition contained in any such certificate Issued in relation to the registrable workplace has been contravened or not fulfilled.
be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of five thousand dollars.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with any order made by the Commissioner of Labour under subsection (4) of section $ or who fails to comply with any condition imposed by the Commissioner of Labour on the granting thereunder of any exemption shall be guilty of an offence : and shall be liable to a fine of five thousand dollars.
(3) Any person who-
(a) fails to comply with a requirement made by any
officer under subsection (1) of section 4: or
(6) wilfully or recklessly gives false information, or withholds information as to any of the matters in respect of which information is required to be given under subsection (1) of section 4: or
(c) obstructs or delays any officer in the exercise of any of the powers conferred upon him by sec tion 4.
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars.
(4) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1), (2) or (3) of section 4A shall be guilty of un offence and shall be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars.
(5) Where any person has been convicted of an offence against subsection (1) in respect of a registrable workplace, a magistrate may, on application made by an inspector with the consent in writing of the Commissioner.
Power Lo make orders as to
dangerous conditions
practices.
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in addition to or in lieu of the imposition of a fine, order that any machinery or plant located in such registrable workplace shall be secured by a seal, lock or other device by an inspector in such manner as the inspector may think nccessary to prevent the operation of the machinery or plant without the seal, lock or device being broken or removed.
(6) If a seal, lock or other device, by means of which machinery or plant is secured by an inspector under an order made by a magistrate under subsection (5) or under section BA, is broken or removed while such machinery or plant remains in the registrable workplace in which it was secured, the proprietor of the registrable workplace shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of ten thousand dollars.
SA. (1) If on complaint by an inspector a magistrate is satisfied either-
(a) that any part of the ways, works, machinery or plant used in an industrial undertaking is in such condition or so constructed or so placed that it cannot be used without risk of bodily injury; or (6) that any process or work is carried on or anything is or has been done in any industrial undertaking in such a mandcr as to cause risk of bodily injury, the magistrate shall, by order, as the case may require...
(i) prohibit the use of that part of the ways, works, machinery or plant, or, if it is capable of repair or alteration, prohibit its use until it is duty repaired or altered;
(i) require the proprietor to take such steps as may be specified in the order for remedying the danger complained of; or
(ii) direct that such machinery or plant shall be secured by a seal, lock or other device by an inspector, in such manner as the inspector may think necessary to prevent the operation of the machinery or plant without the seal, lock or other device being broken or removed, for such period as the magistrate may specify in such order. (2) Where a complaint is or has been made under subsection (1) the magistrate may, on application ex parte by an inspector, and on receiving evidence that the use of any such part of the ways, works, machinery or plant, or.