FACTORIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965 - SECT 119 Tenement factories other provisions.

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FACTORIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965 - SECT 119

Tenement factories other provisions.

119.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, the owner
(whether or not he is one of the occupiers) of a tenement factory shall,
instead of the occupier, be responsible for any contravention of the following
provisions of this Act, that is to say

(a)the provisions of Part I with respect to the drainage of floors,
sanitary conveniences, cleanliness, overcrowding, temperature, ventilation and
lighting;

(b)the provisions of Part II with respect to the provision and maintenance of
fencing and safety appliances, the construction, maintenance, testing and
examination of machinery or plant, the construction and maintenance of floors,
passages and stairs, ...;

(c)the provisions of Part III;

(d)the provisions of Part IV with respect to the removal of dust or fumes;

(e)the provisions of Part V;

(f)the provisions of Part VI as to notices fixing the hours of employment and
notices relating to exceptions; and

(g)the provisions of Part X as to posting of abstracts and notices;

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any contravention arising from the use in
a tenement of any fencing, appliances, machinery or plant, if the use is a
matter outside the control of the owner.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a contravention in rooms occupied by only
one tenant

(a)of the provisions of Part I with respect to cleanliness, overcrowding,
temperature, ventilation and lighting; or

(b)of the provision of Part IV with respect to removal of dust or fumes;

(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a contravention of the provisions of
Part III unless it arises from any such failure or defect as is mentioned in
subsection (3).

(5) Where the occupier of any tenement posts in his tenement a notice with
respect to the period of employment, and the intervals for meals or rest or
any notice relating to an exception, the notice shall, with respect to persons
employed by him, have effect in substitution for the corresponding notice
posted by the owner.

(6) The provisions of this Act shall, so far as they are applicable and have
not been applied by the foregoing provisions of this section, apply to any
part of a tenement factory which is not comprised within any of the separate
factories as if that part were a factory and the owner were the occupier
thereof.

Subs.(7) rep. by SR 1979/246

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FACTORIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965 - SECT 119