Redgrave's Factories Acts / by Alexander Redgrave.

  • United Kingdom
Date:
1931
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Credit: Redgrave's Factories Acts / by Alexander Redgrave. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    exception, therefore, is simply to assign the duty of seeing that there is sufficient accommodation in factories, etc., in London, to the local authority instead of to the inspector. It may be observed, however, that the inspector has still power to interfere, by virtue of s. 5, swpra, where the local authority do not perform their duty satisfactorily. It may also be observed that under the Act of 1891, either the owner or the occupier may be Rrooeated against, and that the penalty is higher. (e) Exception of Places where Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, is Operative.—The Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, contains in 8. 22 (see Appendix, post, p. 688) provisions similar to those of this section, and of s. 38 of the Act of 1891. It is an adoptive Act, and therefore the effect of this exception is to assign the duty of seeing that there is sufficient accommodation in manu- facturing premises to the local authority, wherever the Act has been adopted. Here. again, however, the inspector has the power of interfering, under s. 5, supra, where the local authority make default. The penalty under the Act of 1890 is the same as under the London Act, and proceedings may be taken against either the owner or the occupier. It should be noted that even where neither the Act of 1890 nor the London Act is in force, the local authority have still powers of supervision in matters of sanitary accommodation where persons of both sexes are employed, by virtue of s. 38 of the Public Health Act, 1875. See Appendix, post, p. 688. It would seem, therefore, that in these instances there is a power of supervision vested in the inspector under s. 9, swpra, and a similar power vested in the local authority under s. 38 of the Public Health Act, 1875. The last- named section is wider in its application, and includes “‘ any house used or intended to be used as a . ... building in which persons of both sexes are employed or intended to be employed at one time in any manufacture, trade, or business.” It therefore covers a number of cases which are not within the Factory Act. The penalty, as in the case of the other two Public Health Acts above mentioned, is also higher than under the Factory Act, and either the owner or the occupier may be made liable. On the other hand, the section only applies where persons of both sexes are employed. (il) SAFETY. 10. Fencing of machinery.}—(1) With respect to the fencing of machinery in a factory (a), the following pro- visions shall have effect : (a) Every hoist or teagle(b) and every fly-wheel directly connected with the steam or water or other mechanical power, whether in the engine-house or not, and every part (c) of any water wheel or engine worked by any such power, must be securely fenced (d) ;_ and
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