Factories (Amendment) Act 2000

This Act may be cited as the Factories (Amendment)

Act, No. 33 of 2000.

The heading of Part I of the Factories Ordinance

(hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the substitution for the words “Registration and

Licensing of Factories”, of the words “Registration of

Factories”.

Section 2 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for the words “registered and licensed in accordance,”

in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the words “registration and licensing required”, of the words “registration required” ;

by the repeal of subsection (3) thereof, and the substitution of the following subsections therefor :—

by the renumbering of subsection (4) of that section as subsection (5) of that section ;

in the marginal note of that section, by the substitution for the words “Registration and licensing of factories”., of the words “Registration of factories”.

Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution for the words “registration and licensing”, of the word

in subsection (2) of that section—

in subsection (3) of that section, by the substitution for the words “registration and licensing”, of the word

Section 4 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—

“Notice of intention to commence the occupation of or the use of any premises as a factory and notice to be furnished in respect of a established before the date notified by the

Minister under

4.

Replacement of section 4 of the principal enactment

On and after the notified date no person shall commence the occupation of, or the use of any premises as, a factory unless he has, at least one month before the date on which it is intended to commence such occupation or use, served on the Chief Factory Inspecting

The occupier of a factory established before the date notified by the Minister under section 2 and in use on such date, shall within a period of two months from such date, furnish to the Chief Factory Inspecting Engineer or the

Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (a) of that section, for the words “written notice specifying,” of the words “written notice, within fifteen days of the expiration of such period, specifying”.

Section 36 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph :—

any vessel in which oil, liquid or similar substance is stored and from which it is forced by compressed air or by any gas ;”.

Section 588 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for the words “distributed or used,” of the words “distributed or used”.

Section 61 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the word “disablement,” of the word “disablement”.

The following new section is hereby inserted, immediately after section 66 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 66a of that enactment :—

“Insurer to 66a. Where any claim for insurance furnish —

compensation in respect of an accident, information to a

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the Chief dangerous occurrence or an industrial disease

Factory referred to in sections 61, 62 and 63 of this eer

Ordinance is made to an insurer authorized by

, or under any law to carry on insurance business in Sri Lanka, such insurer shall furnish to the

Chief Factory Inspecting Engineer, such particulars relating to such accident, dangerous occurance or industrial disease as may be required of him by the Chief Factory Inspecting

Engineer.”.

Section 67 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in paragraph (c) of that section, by the substitution for the words “‘so however that one such interval”, of the words

“so however that in respect of regular day time workers, one such interval”.

Section 80 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that section as follows :—

by the re-numbering of paragraph (aa) of that subsection as paragraph (aaa) of that subsection ; and

by the insertion, immediately after paragraph (a) of that subsection, of the following new paragraph :—

Section 84 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that section as follows :—

by the substitution in paragraph (a) of that subsection for the words “registration and licensing”, of the word

by the repeal of paragraphs (c) and (d) of that subsection and the substitution of the following paragraph therefor :—

Inthe event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala prevail incaseof and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.

inconsistency.