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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1993

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COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE.

INCLUDED IN THE BILL IS A PROPOSAL FOR LABOUR TO ISSUE CODES OF PRACTICE

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то EMPOWER THE UNDER THE F&IU

CODES OF PRACTICE, WRITTEN IN LAYMAN'S LANGUAGE, WILL SUPPLEMENT THE LEGAL PROVISIONS TO PROVIDE FOR PRECISE STANDARDS AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE ON SPECIFIC REGULATIONS OR SUBJECTS, MR MAK SAID.

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HE SAID THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAD ISSUED CODES OF PRACTICE, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY LEGAL STATUS.

"FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL, FAILURE TO OBSERVE A PROVISION OF THE CODES OF PRACTICE ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT BY ITSELF RENDER A PERSON LIABLE TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS," MR MAK SAID.

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HOWEVER, IN ANY CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, THE COURT OR MAGISTRATE MAY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY PROVISION OF A CODE OF PRACTICE WHICH APPEARS TO BE RELEVANT TO ANY LIABILITY IN QUESTION, HE ADDED.

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MR MAK SAID THE BILL PROPOSED TO TRANSFER THE POWER ΤΟ AMEND THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD SCHEDULES FROM THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR.

TRADES. TRADES

THESE SCHEDULES CONTAINED LISTS OF DANGEROUS WHICH THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROHIBIT AND CONTROL THE EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIFIC GROUP OR GROUPS OF PERSONS, AND SPECIFIED STRUCTURES AND WORKS RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF CONSTRUCTION WORK, HE SAID.

THE BILL, IF PASSED BY THE IMMEDIATE EFFECT, MR MAK ADDED.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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LABOUR COMMISSIONER TO MAKE REGULATIONS UNDER BOILERS AND PRESSURE ORDINANCE PROPOSED

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A PROPOSAL ΤΟ EMPOWER THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR TO MAKE REGULATIONS UNDER THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS (BPV) ORDINANCE HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, WHICH OUTLINES THE PROPOSAL, WILL BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

UNDER THE PROPOSAL, THE POWER OF THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ΤΟ PROVIDE BY REGULATION FOR THE SAFETY STANDARDS, NUMBERING OF BOILERS

PRESSURE AND

VESSELS, CONTROL OF THEIR OPERATION AND FEES WILL BE TRANSFERRED ΤΟ THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS AUTHORITY, WHO AT PRESENT IS THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR.

/ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER