Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act : POWERS OF INSPECTOR WHERE EMPLOYMENT OF DOCK WORKERS ARE

Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act,1986

Act No : 54

Section : POWERS OF INSPECTOR WHERE EMPLOYMENT OF DOCK WORKERS ARE DANGEROUS

SECTION 05: POWERS OF INSPECTOR WHERE EMPLOYMENT OF DOCK WORKERS ARE DANGEROUS

(1) If it appears to an Inspector that any place at which any dock work is being carried on is in such a condition that it is dangerous to life, safety or health, of dock workers, he may, in writing, serve on the owner or on the person in charge of such place an order prohibiting any dock work in such place until measures have been taken to remove the cause of the danger to his satisfaction.

(2) An Inspector serving an order under sub-section (1) shall endorse a copy to the Chief Inspector who may modify or cancel the order without waiting for an appeal.