FACTORIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965

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FACTORIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965 - SECT 97



97.(1) The Ministry may, upon the application of the occupier of any factory,
authorise in the factory or part of the factory the employment of women and of
young persons who have attained the age of sixteen on a system of shifts
whereby each shift may be employed between such times as may be specified in
the authorisation.

(2) The times that may be so specified shall, subject to subsection (3), be
times during the period between such hours on weekdays as may be agreed upon
between the occupier and the majority of the workpeople concerned.

(3) The system of shifts that may be authorised under this section shall be
such that the hours for each shift shall not exceed an average of eight hours
a day and that no shift on a Saturday shall end later than two o'clock in the
afternoon.

(4) The Ministry shall by regulations make provision as to the manner in which
workpeople concerned are to be consulted and for the ascertainment of their
opinions by secret ballot before any application is granted under this section
and shall not grant an application, except in the case mentioned in subsection
(5), unless satisfied that the requirements of the regulations have been
complied with and that the majority of the workpeople concerned consent to the
granting of the application.

(5) Where the Ministry is satisfied that an application under this section
relates to a factory which is about to be, or has recently been, newly
established, the application under this section may be granted without any
such consultation, ballot or consent as aforesaid.

(6) If upon application under this section it appears to the Ministry that the
employment of women and young persons in accordance with the application is
required only for the purpose of making provision for a temporary emergency or
a temporary pressure of work which is not of a seasonal and recurring
character, any authorisation given by the Ministry on the application shall be
limited to such period as appears to the Ministry to be necessary for the
purpose, but may, if necessary, be subsequently extended by the Ministry if
the temporary emergency or temporary pressure of work continues.

(7) In granting any application under this section, the Ministry shall impose
such conditions as it considers necessary for the purpose of safeguarding the
welfare and interests of the persons employed on the system of shifts, and in
considering any such conditions shall, in particular, consider the expediency
of requiring the provision of suitable accommodation for clothing and of
facilities for meals and of transport facilities for workers residing at a
distance, and, in the case of young persons, of reasonable facilities for
attending courses of further education.

(8) An authorisation under this section shall not continue in force for any
period exceeding two years but this limitation shall be without prejudice to
the power of the Ministry to grant a further authorisation in accordance with
the provisions of this section.

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FACTORIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965 - SECT 97