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Liability of pro- prietors.

Liability

of persons

person as the Commissioner may designate for the purpose. Until the workplace has been cleansed to the satisfaction of the person so designated, the proprietor shall permit only such persons as may be required to effect the cleansing to enter the work- place affected.

(3) In the event of loss of any radioactive substance in any affected industrial undertaking the Commissioner may take such steps as he considers necessary and practicable for the protection of any persons who might suffer injury as a result of the loss. (4) In the event of any other occurrence of the nature des cribed in paragraph (1) in any affected industrial undertaking the proprietor of such undertaking shall take such remedial action as the Commissioner may direct.

PART VI.

Offences and Penalties.

25. The proprietor of any affected industrial undertaking who contravenes the provisions of regulation 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 or 24 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of five thousand dollars.

20. Any person who contravenes the provisions of regulation other than 3: 7(2) or 20 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of proprietars. one thousand dollars.

1957.

Made by the Commissioner of Labour this oth day of April,

French

Explanatory Note.

(This Note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general purport).

The use of processes involving radiation in industrial undertakings involves a considerable risk of bodily injury to persons employed in con- nexion therewith. The use of such processes is increasing in the Colony and the need for a measure of control over them is considered desirable. These regulations seek to do so by prohibiting the use of such processes without the permission of the Commissioner of Labour, and by specifying the stepa to be taken by employers for the protection of persons employed by them.

(Secretariat GR1/3916/58)

1957.

Commissioner of Labour,

Approved by the Legislative Council this 8th day of May,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

8th May, 1957 -

Deputy Cle of Councils.