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GUY-1951-R-42176
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Title_of_text
Docks (Safety Regulations) (No. 2 of 1951).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Guyana
Subjects (Classification)
Dock workers; Protection in certain sectors of economic activity
Adopted on (Date of text)
1951
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides comprehensive regulations on dock safety. Part I regulates safety measures on docks, including maintenance of equipment to save persons from drowning (s. 5). Part II relates to means of access between ship and shore. Part III governs lifting machinery. Parts IV-VI provide specific and miscellaneous provisions, including a prohibition of persons under 18 from operating a crane or winch (s. 32). Part VII outlines powers of the Labour Authority in relation to the regulations. Made under Factories Act 1947.
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1947 (GUY-1947-L-42169)
Factories (Hours and Holidays) Act (Cap. 95:02).
Monograph region
Monograph title
The Laws of Guyana
Publisher
Government of Guyana
Date
1977
Edition
Revised edition
Page range
pp. 54-75