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KEN-2007-L-78264
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Title_of_text
Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007 (Act No. 15 of 2007) (Cap. 514).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Kenya
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
2007-10-26
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Part I - Preliminary
Part II - General Duties
Part III - Administration
Part IV - Enforcement
Part V - Registration of Workplaces
Part VI - Health General Provisions
Part VII - Machinery Safety
Part VIII - Safety General Provisions
Part IX - Chemical Safety
Part X - Welfare General Provisions
Part XI - Health, Safety and Welfare - Special Provisions
Part XII - Special Applications
Part XIII - Offences, Penalties and Legal Provisions
Part XIV - Miscellaneous Provisions
The Factories Act is repealed by article 129 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007. Article 129(2)(b) provides that:
"any subsidiary legislation issued before the commencement of this Act shall, as long as it is not inconsistent with this Act remain in force until repealed or revoked by subsidiary legislation under the provisions of this Act and shall, for all purposes be deemed to have been made under this Act."
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2008-06-02
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1978-02-16 (KEN-1978-R-12909)
Factories (Protection of Eyes) Rules 1978. L.N. No. 44.
Implementing text(s)
1978-06-02 (KEN-1978-R-12910)
Factories (Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction) Rules 1978. L.N. No. 179.
Implementing text(s)
1977-06-06 (KEN-1977-R-13389)
The Factories (First Aid) Rules, 1977. [LN. No. 160].
Implementing text(s)
1979-12-20 (KEN-1979-R-28303)
The Factories (Electric Power)(Special) Rules, 1979 [L.N. No. 340]
Implementing text(s)
1965-02-11 (KEN-1965-M-28384)
The Factories Act (Chapter 514) Notice of exception - steam boilers (steam tube ovens and steam tube hotplates) [L.N. No. 47]
Implementing text(s)
1959 (KEN-1959-R-49522)
Factories (Woodworking Machinery) Rules (L.N. 431 of 1959).
Implementing text(s)
1959 (KEN-1959-R-49523)
Factories (Examination of Plant) Order (G.N. 958 of 1951).
Implementing text(s)
1951 (KEN-1951-R-49524)
Factories (First-Aid) Order (G.N. 974 of 1951).
Implementing text(s)
1957 (KEN-1957-R-49525)
Factories (Cellulose Solutions) Rules (L.N. 231 of 1957).
Implementing text(s)
1962 (KEN-1962-R-49526)
Factories (Docks) Rules (L.N. 306 of 1962).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1950 (KEN-1950-L-28291)
The Factories Act (Chapter 514) (No. 38 of 1950) [consolidated version]
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Kenya Law Reports
Author
National Council for Law Reporting
Country
Kenya
URL
http://www.kenyalaw.org
File
KEN78264 2012.pdf (PDF of Revised Edition 2012)
Serial region
Serial title
Kenya Gazette Supplement
Date
2007-10-26
Number
No. 111
Page range
129 pages
File
F789589155/KEN78264.pdf (PDF)