View report page

As from 1st May, 1964 anyone Intending employing persons
in offices, shops or railway premises, is required to send a
notification on the prescribed registration form to the enforcing
authority. Premises already in use on that date were required
to register in the same way before the 31st July, 1964.
Duties of Employees
It is an offence for anyone on premises to which the Act
applies to do wilfully anything likely to endanger the health or
safety of persons employed in them, and it is also an offence for
a person without reasonable cause, to deface or remove a notice or
document which the Act or Regulations requires to be on display.
Enforcement
There are three main classes of enforcing authorities for
the general provisions of the Act - local authorities, H.M.
Inspectors of Factories, and H.M. Inspectors of Mines and Quarries
depending on the class of premises concerned. The fire authorities
are responsible for enforcing all the provisions relating to fire
precautions in most premises to which the Act applies. In this
Borough the Fire Authority Is the London County Council.
The various classes of premises to which the Act applies
are divided between the three enforcing authorities as follows
(1) H.M. Inspectors of Factories administer the Act in -
(a) Premises owned or occupied by the Crown.
(b) Premises occupied by county councils, local fire and
police authorities, probation committees.
(c) Premises provided and maintained by county councils
and local authorities for purposes connected with the
administration of justice.
(d) Premises in a school maintained by the local education
authority.
(e) U.K. Atomic Energy establishments.
(f) Offices and shops in factories and other places
covered by the Factories Act, 1961.
(g) Railway premises and railway offices (except offices
in railway hotels and those not situated in the
immediate vicinity of the permanent way). Fuel
storage premises on land owned by railway undertakers.
-29-