S.I. No. 165/1956 - Factories (Certificates of Fitness of Young Persons) Regulations, 1956.

S.I. No. 165 of 1956.

FACTORIES (CERTIFICATES OF FITNESS OF YOUNG PERSONS) REGULATIONS, 1956.

I, WILLIAM NORTON, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (8) of section 80 of the Factories Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955), hereby make the following regulations :—

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Factories (Certificates of Fitness of Young Persons) Regulations, 1956.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1956.

2. Every examination under section 80 of the Factories Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955), of a young person shall, except where otherwise authorised or directed in writing by an inspector, be carried out at a place to be named by the certifying doctor or other registered medical practitioner, as the case may be (hereinafter referred to as the doctor) save that, where there are five or more young persons employed at a factory, the place of examination shall, if the occupier of the factory so requires, be the factory.

3. For the purpose of an examination conducted at a factory, the occupier of this factory shall provide for the exclusive use of the doctor on the occasion of such examination a room properly cleaned and adequately warmed and lighted and furnished with a screen, a table with writing materials and chairs.

4. The employer of the young person to be examined shall afford to the doctor adequate facilities for inspecting any process, operation or work in which such young person is or is intended to be employed.

5. The doctor shall issue his certificate and indicate his decisions by entries in the general register and where, in accordance with Regulation 2 of these Regulations, an examination is conducted elsewhere than at the place of employment of the young person concerned, the employer of the young person shall make arrangements for the register to be taken, for the use of the doctor, to the place where the examination is to be conducted and to be returned as soon as practicable to the place where the register is normally kept :

Provided that where the doctor issues a certificate in respect of—

(a) employment in more than one factory in the occupation of the same occupier, or

(b) employment with any employer in building operations or works of engineering construction,

the certificate shall be in the form indicated in the Schedule to these Regulations and shall be attached to the general register.

SCHEDULE.

FACTORIES ACT, 1955 .

Reference No.............

Certificate of Fitness of a Young Person for Employment—

(a) at more than one factory in the occupation of the same occupier, or

(b) with any employer in building operations or in works of engineering construction.

I certify that I have personally examined the following young person :

(Name in full)............................................................ ...........................

whose address is............................................................ ......................

I find such person fit for employment to the extent specified and subject to the conditions indicated below :

EXTENT OF EMPLOYMENT COVERED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.

Part I.—Employment at the following factories in the occupation of the same occupier, namely :

(Insert name of occupier)............................................................ ...........................................................

(Insert principal address of occupier)............................................................ ........................................

Part II.—Employment as follows in building operations or in works of engineering construction.

Name of employer (If the certificate is to cover employment by more than one employer, insert names and addresses of employers or " any employer," as the case may be)............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................................

Address of employer............................................................ .................

Extent of employment (insert either " all kinds " or specify the particular processes, operations or kinds of work to which the certificate is confined)............................................................ .............................................

CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THIS CERTIFICATE.

Signature of Doctor............................................................ ......................................................

Address of Doctor............................................................ .........................................................

Date............................................................ ............................................................ ....................

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of July, 1956.

WILLIAM NORTON,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.