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OFFICES SHOPS & RAILWAY PREMISES ACT 1963
This Act which came into force on 1st August, 1964 makes provision for
securing the health, safety and welfare of persons employed in offices and
shops, etc, and includes all premises except those in which only the employer's
relatives or outworkers are employed or in which only twenty one man hours per
week are normally worked. In order to deal with the registration of premises
Section 49 of the Act was brought into operation on 1st May. 1964
Details of premises registered,
Registrations and General Inspections
Class of Premises
No, of premises
registered during
year
Total No. of
registered
premises at
end of year
No. of registered
premises receiving
a general
inspection during
year
Offices
103
101
13
Retail Shops
252
248
7
Wholesale shops, warehouses
17
16
–
Catering establishments open
to the public, canteens
38
38
1
Fuel storage depots
–
–
–
410
403
21
Number of visits of all kinds by Inspectors to Registered Premises 450
Analysis of persons employed in registered premises by workplace.
Class of Workplace
No, of persons employed
Offices
884 (463 M. 421 P. )
Retail Slops
870 (359 M. 511 F.)
Wholesale departments, warehouses
132 (119 M, 13 F. )
Catering establishments open to the public
214 (105 M, 109 F.)
Canteens
12 ( 5 M. 7 F.)
Fuel storage depots
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TOTAL 2112
TOTAL MALES 1051
TOTAL FEMALES 1061
Exemptions NIL
Prosecutions NIL
Inspectors
No of inspectors appointed under Section 52 (1) or (5) of the Act: 7
No of other staff employed for most of their time on work in connection
with the Act: NIL