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Health regulations.
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16.—(1) Where the Minister is satisfied that any material, substance, process or description of work, used in offices, is of such a nature as to cause risk of injury to the health of persons employed,
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or any class of those persons, he may, after consultation with the Minister for Health make such regulations as appear to him to be reasonably practicable and to meet the necessity of the case.
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(2) Regulations under this section may, among other things—
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(a) prohibit the employment of, or modify or limit the hours of employment of, all persons or any class of persons in connection with any process or description of work,
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(b) prohibit, limit or control the use and storage of any material or substance, or the use of any process,
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(c) modify with respect to any class or description of office any provisions of this Act imposing requirements as to health or safety,
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(d) impose duties on owners, employed persons and other persons as well as on occupiers.
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(3) Regulations under this section may apply to all offices in which the material, substance, process or description of work is used or to any specified class or description of such offices, and may provide for the exemption of any specified class or description of office either absolutely or subject to conditions.
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