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GUY-1947-L-42169
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Factories (Hours and Holidays) Act (Cap. 95:02).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Guyana
Subjects (Classification)
Manufacturing workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1947
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides comprehensive legislation governing factories. Part II regulates the registration of factories. Part III relates to factory inspection. Factories shall be inspected by inspectors representing the Labour Authority (s. 9), or, in cases of injury or death, by examining surgeons (s. 12). Part IV concerns safety. Section 19 prohibits the employment of children in any factory. Part V relates to holidays and rest periods. S. 23 governs rest periods for night shifts; s. 24 relates to overtime. Part VI defines the power of the Minister to make regulations concerning, inter alia, health, safety, medical supervision, boilers, ventilation, and records and certificates. Part VII sets out offences, penalties and procedures. Part VIII contains miscellaneous provisions, including a requirement that an abstract of the Act and any regulations made thereunder be displayed in every factory (s. 35).
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1956 (GUY-1956-R-42170)
Hours of Work (Saw Mill Workers) Regulations (No. 19 of 1956) [as amended to 1976-12-31]
Implementing text(s)
1967 (GUY-1967-R-42171)
Hours of Work (Printing Trade Workers) Regulations (No. 8 of 1967) [as amended to 1976-12-31]
Implementing text(s)
1961 (GUY-1961-R-42172)
Factories Act (Exemption) Order (No. 44 of 1961).
Implementing text(s)
1949 (GUY-1949-R-42173)
Factories (Prescribed Forms) Regulations (No. 12 of 1949).
Implementing text(s)
1951 (GUY-1951-R-42174)
Factories (Fire Escape) Regulations (No. 1 of 1951).
Implementing text(s)
1951 (GUY-1951-R-42175)
Factories (First Aid) Regulations (No. 2 of 1951).
Implementing text(s)
1951 (GUY-1951-R-42176)
Docks (Safety Regulations) (No. 2 of 1951).
Implementing text(s)
1951 (GUY-1951-R-42177)
Distilleries (Safety) Regulations (No. 7 of 1951).
Implementing text(s)
1951 (GUY-1951-R-42178)
Factories (Health and Welfare) Regulations (No. 16 of 1951).
Implementing text(s)
1953 (GUY-1953-R-42179)
Factories (Woodworking Machinery) (Safety) Regulations (No. 4 of 1953).
Implementing text(s)
1953 (GUY-1953-R-42180)
Factories (Safety) Regulations (No. 14 of 1953).
Implementing text(s)
1955 (GUY-1955-R-42181)
Building (Safety) Regulations (No. 4 of 1955).
Implementing text(s)
1983-12-14 (GUY-1983-R-55241)
Factories (Health and Welfare) (Amendment) Regulations 1983 (no. 9 of 1983)
Implementing text(s)
1974-06-07 (GUY-1974-R-55350)
Factories (Amendment) Order, 1974 (No. 77 of 1974)
Implementing text(s)
1983-12-21 (GUY-1983-R-55351)
Factories (Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1983 (No. 8 of 1983).
Implementing text(s)
1976-07-31 (GUY-1976-R-55352)
Factories (Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1976 (Mo. 8 of 1976)
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Laws of Guyana, Ministry of Legal Affairs
Country
Guyana
URL
http://mola.gov.gy/
File
GUY42169 2012.pdf (PDF of Act as at L.R.O. 1/2012)
Monograph region
Monograph title
The Laws of Guyana
Publisher
Government of Guyana
Date
1977
Edition
Revised edition
Page range
28 p.