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Labour Department Act (Cap. 23)

Main Region

First Region

Barbados
Labour inspection
1978-01-01
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Provides for the duties of the Chief Labour Officer, Deputy Chief Labour Officer and Labour Officers in the Ministry of Labour. Authorizes these Officers to make inspections of businesses and employers. Gives theses Officers the power to enter premises and obtain information (with the exception of when any Officer has a direct or indirect interest in the business in question). Gives employers the duty to furnish requested information to the Officers and makes the failure to give requested information an offence. Prohibits the disclosure of manufacturing or industrial secrets by the Chief Labour Officer, the Deputy Chief Labour Officer and every Labour Officer. Also prohibits the disclosure of the indentification of individuals or businesses inspected in any government publication.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1943-09-01
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Electronic region

Serial region

    Serial title
    The Laws of Barbados, Chapter 23
    Date
    1978
    Page range
    pp. 3-8