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the conditions a person is required to satisfy before he is
deemed to be trained in first-aid, and will operate from the
1st September, 1965.
Other Regulations and Orders made under the provisions of
the Act include The Prescribed Dangerous Machine Order, 1964;
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 (Exemption No.2)
Order, 1964; Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Annual Reports
Order, 1964; Offices, Shops in Factories (First-Aid) Regulations,
1964; Offices at Buildings, etc. (First-Aid) Regulations, 1964;
Offices in Electrical Stations (First Aid) Order, 1964.
Penalties for Non-Compliance
In some provisions of the Act specific penalties are laid
down for a contravention of the provision. General penalties
in respect of offences for which no specific penalty is provided
are a fine of up to £60 (or up to £^00 in the case of a contravention
likely to cause death or serious injury), and a further fine of up
to £15 a day for continuing offences.
An appeal to a court of quarter sessions may be made by any
person who is aggrieved by an Order made by a magistrate's court
in determining a complaint.
The Ministry of Labour issued to the Council a supply of the
prescribed forms for registration purposes and these forms in turn
were supplied to owners or occupiers of offices and shops for
completion and return. The onus of initial registration rested
with an owner or occupier, and all persons with premises covered by
the Act were required to register with the appropriate authority by
the 31st July, 1964.
Although the Ministry of Labour issued numerous notices
advising proprietors of businesses of their responsibilities it
was found in this Department that the number of registration forms
received by the end of July was considerably below the figure that
it was estimated should have registered. On the other hand, in
spite of the Ministry's publicity in the national press, a number
of applications were received from self-employed persons or from
persons employing only wives or other immediate relatives.
The Public Health Inspectors visited all the offices and shops
in the Borough that it was considered should have registered with
the Council, and the appropriate forms were delivered, where
necessary, for completion.
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