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The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963, received the Royal Assent
during the year and will come into force on a day to be appointed by the Minister;
the operation of different provisions being phased.
The object of the Act is to raise standards of working conditions in shops, offices
and certain railway premises so as to promote the health, welfare and safety of persons
employed in them.
This Act repeals the Offices Act, 1960, which was never implemented, sections
of the Public Health Act, 1936, and Shops Act, 1950, and amends certain provisions
of the Factories Act, 1961.
FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES
The Factories Act, 1961, is a consolidating Act which repeals and replaces the
Factories Acts, 1937 to 1959, without significant amendment. The Act came into
force on 1st April, 1962 and, inter alia, places on local authorities the responsibility for
the enforcement of the provisions relating to cleanliness, overcrowding, temperature,
ventilation, drainage of floors and sanitary conveniences in respect of any factory
where mechanical power is not used and the provisions concerning sanitary conveniences
in powered factories.
In accordance with Section 8 (5) of the Act, a register is kept of all factories
situated in the district; 340 factories and workshops are registered.
Three hundred and forty-eight inspections was made. A number of defects were
found, of which the majority were remedied during the year and in no case was it found
necessary to institute legal proceedings.
Statistical tables—see pages 85-87.
OUTWORKERS

Twenty-one visits were made by the public health inspectors to the houses of
these outworkers and conditions were found to be satisfactory.
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Section 133(1)(c) of the Factories Act, 1961, requires occupiers of factories to
notify local authorities of the names and addresses of persons employed by them
in their own homes.