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BRB-1978-L-51886
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Labour Department Act (Cap. 23)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Barbados
Subjects (Classification)
Labour inspection
Adopted on (Date of text)
1978-01-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
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
Electronic source title
Acts on-line
Author
Cariblex
Publisher
ILO Database of Labour Legislation
URL
http://www.ilocarib.org.tt/projects/cariblex/
File
BRB51886.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
The Laws of Barbados, Chapter 23
Date
1978
Page range
pp. 3-8