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(2) The Minister may with the consent of the Minister for the Public Service by regulations fix the amount of the fee referred to in subsection (1) of this section, and in case regulations under this subsection are for the time being in force, section 76 (1) of the principal Act, as amended by subsection (1) of this section, shall be construed and have effect as if for the reference therein to one pound there were substituted a reference to the amount specified in the regulations.
53 Powers of inspectors to take samples, etc.
53.—Where an inspector enters a factory pursuant to section 94 of the Principal Act and it appears to him to be necessary for the purpose of carrying any provision of the Acts into effect, he may do any or all of the following, namely,
(a) take a sample of the atmosphere in any part of the factory,
(b) as regards any article or substance he finds in the factory, require the occupier or any person he finds in the factory or a person appearing to him to be in possession of the article or substance, to supply without payment for test, examination or analysis, a sample thereof,
(c) take any measurement or photograph or make any tape or other electrical recording which he considers necessary for the purposes of any inspection, examination or inquiry made by him under the said section 94, and in case of a failure to comply with a requirement made under this section, the inspector concerned may take without payment for test, examination or analysis, a sample of the article or substance in relation to which the requirement was made.
54 Certain publications privileged.
54.—Where—
(a) a prohibition notice is served, or
(b) (i) there is known to the Minister, by virtue of the performance of his functions under this Act or otherwise, any fact or matter regarding a factory or specified premises, or any substance which the Minister believes to be in, or any process carried on at, a factory or specified premises, or
(ii) by virtue of such performance or otherwise the Minister knows, or believes to be the case, any other fact or matter, and
(iii) in either case, the fact or matter is in the opinion of the Minister relevant to the safety, health or welfare of persons employed at the factory or specified premises,
the Minister may in his absolute discretion publish the service or other fact or matter to a person who as regards the factory or specified premises concerned is for the time being a safety representative, safety delegate, a member of a safety committee or a safety officer, and in case such service, fact or matter is so published by the Minister, the publication shall enjoy qualified privilege.
55 Prosecution of offences.
55.—Notwithstanding section 10 (4) of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851, proceedings for any offence under this Act or the Principal Act may be instituted at any time within one year after the date of the offence.
56 Penalties for offences under Principal Act increased.
56.—The following provisions shall have effect:
(a) the maximum penalty for an offence under section 74 (3), 76 (2), 76 (5) or 91 (5) of the Principal Act shall be a fine of £15, and, accordingly, each of those sections shall be construed and have effect as if the reference therein to five pounds were a reference to £15,
(b) the maximum penalty for an offence under section 40 (14) of the Principal Act shall be a fine of £150, and, accordingly, that section shall be construed and have effect as if the reference therein to fifty pounds were a reference to £150,
(c) the maximum penalties for an offence under section 45 (2) of the Principal Act shall be a fine of £150 and a further fine (not exceeding £600 in all) of £30 for each day on which the offence continues, and, accordingly, that section shall be construed and have effect subject to the provisions of this paragraph,
(d) the maximum penalty for an offence under section 72 (4) of the Principal Act shall be a fine of £300, and, accordingly, that section shall be construed and have effect as if the reference therein to one hundred pounds were a reference to £300,
(e) the maximum penalty for an offence under section 78 (2) (g) of the Principal Act shall be—
(i) in the case of the offence first mentioned in that section, a fine of £60, and
(ii) in the case of the further offence mentioned in that section, a fine (not exceeding £600 in all) of £30 for each day on which the offence continues,
and, accordingly, that section shall be construed and have effect subject to the provisions of this paragraph,
(f) the maximum fine which may be imposed as a penalty for an offence under section 98 (5) of the Principal Act shall be £300, and, accordingly, that section shall be construed and have effect as if the reference therein to one hundred pounds were a reference to £300,
(g) the maximum penalties for an offence under section 101 of the Principal Act shall be a fine of £100 and a further fine (not exceeding £600 in all) of £10 for each day on which the offence continues, and, accordingly, that section shall be construed and have effect subject to the provisions of this paragraph,
(h) the maximum penalty for an offence under section 102 of the Principal Act shall be a fine (not exceeding £600 in all) of £15 for each day on which non-compliance with the relevant order under that section continues, and, accordingly, the said section 102 shall be construed and have effect subject to the provisions of this paragraph,
(i) the maximum penalty for an offence under section 103 (1) of the Principal Act shall be a fine of £500, and, accordingly, the reference in that section to two hundred pounds shall be construed as a reference to £500,
(j) the maximum penalty for an offence under section 104 of the Principal Act shall be a fine of £6, and, accordingly, that section shall be construed and have effect as if the reference therein to two pounds were a reference to £6,
(k) the maximum fine which may be imposed as a penalty for an offence under section 105 of the Principal Act shall be £150, and, accordingly, that section shall be construed and have effect as if the reference therein to forty pounds were a reference to £150,
(l) the maximum penalty for an offence under section 119 (1) of the Principal Act shall be a fine of £30, or a fine of £3 for each day since the expiration of the month described in that section, whichever is the greater, and, accordingly, that section shall be construed and have effect as if the references therein to ten pounds and one pound were references to £30 and £3, respectively, and
(m) the maximum penalty for an offence under section 120 (3) of the Principal Act shall be a fine of £30, and, accordingly, that section shall be construed and have effect as if the reference therein to ten pounds were a reference to £30.
SCHEDULE Amendment of Principal Act (Metric Conversion or Provision of Metric Equivalents for Certain Imperial and other Measurements)
The Principal Act shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Schedule:
In both subsections (2) and (4) of section 11 “113 cubic metres (400 cubic feet)” is hereby substituted for “four hundred cubic feet”.
In section 11 (4) “71 cubic metres (250 cubic feet)” is hereby substituted for “two hundred and fifty cubic feet”.
In section 11 (7) “427 metres (14 feet)” is hereby substituted for “fourteen feet”.
In section 12 (2) “1556 degrees Celsius (60 degrees Fahrenheit)” is hereby substituted for “sixty degrees”.
In section 30 (1) “4572 millimetres (18 inches)” is hereby substituted for “eighteen inches”.
In section 30 (2) “3048 millimetres (12 inches)” is hereby substituted for “twelve inches”.
In paragraph (f) of section 34 (1) “127 millimetres ( inch)” is hereby substituted for “half-inch”.
In section 35 (7) “6096 metres (20 feet)” is hereby substituted for “twenty feet”.
In section 40 (1) (a) (iv) “27 Bars (40 lbs per square inch)” is hereby substituted for “forty pounds per square inch”.
In section 44 (7) “14158 cubic metres (5,000 cubic feet)” is hereby substituted for “five thousand cubic feet”.
In both subsection (18) (c) and subsection (19) (a) of section 45 “6096 metres (20 feet)” is hereby substituted for “twenty feet”.
In section 63 (2) (b) “225 degrees Celsius (72 degrees Fahrenheit)” and “267 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit)” are hereby substituted for “seventy-two and a half degrees” and “eighty degrees”, respectively.
In section 63 (2) (d) “1556 degrees Celsius (60 degrees Fahrenheit)” and “11 grams of oxygen per litre (half a gram of oxygen per gallon)” are hereby substituted for “sixty degrees” and “half a gram of oxygen per gallon”, respectively.
In section 63 (4) “2.2 degrees Celsius (4 degrees Fahrenheit)” is hereby substituted for “four degrees”.
In the definition of “basement bakehouse” contained in section 65 (4) “9144 millimetres (3 feet)” is hereby substituted for “three feet”.
The following entry is hereby substituted for the entry contained in the Second Schedule:
“TABLE OF HUMIDITY
| Dry Bulb | Wet Bulb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermometer Readings | Thermometer Readings | ||
| Degrees Fahrenheit | Degrees Celsius | Degrees Fahrenheit | Degrees Celsius |
| 50 | 10.0 | 48 | 8.9 |
| 51 | 10.6 | 49 | 9.4 |
| 52 | 11.1 | 50 | 10.0 |
| 53 | 11.7 | 51 | 10.6 |
| 54 | 12.2 | 52 | 11.1 |
| 55 | 12.8 | 53 | 11.7 |
| 56 | 13.3 | 54 | 12.2 |
| 57 | 13.9 | 55 | 12.8 |
| 58 | 14.4 | 56 | 13.3 |
| 59 | 15.0 | 57 | 13.9 |
| 60 | 15.6 | 58 | 14.4 |
| 61 | 16.1 | 59 | 15.0 |
| 62 | 16.7 | 60 | 15.6 |
| 63 | 17.2 | 61 | 16.1 |
| 64 | 17.8 | 62 | 16.7 |
| 65 | 18.3 | 63 | 17.2 |
| 66 | 18.9 | 64 | 17.8 |
| 67 | 19.4 | 65 | 18.3 |
| 68 | 20.0 | 66 | 18.9 |
| 69 | 20.6 | 67 | 19.4 |
| 70 | 21.1 | 68 | 20.0 |
| 71 | 21.7 | 68.5 | 20.3 |
| 72 | 22.2 | 69 | 20.6 |
| 73 | 22.8 | 70 | 21.1 |
| 74 | 23.3 | 70.5 | 21.4 |
| 75 | 23.9 | 71.5 | 21.9 |
| 76 | 24.4 | 72 | 22.2 |
| 77 | 25.0 | 73 | 22.8 |
| 78 | 25.6 | 73.5 | 23.1 |
| 79 | 26.1 | 74.5 | 23.6 |
| 80 | 26.7 | 75.5 | 24.2 |
| 81 | 27.2 | 76 | 24.4 |
| 82 | 27.8 | 76.5 | 24.7 |
| 83 | 28.3 | 77.5 | 25.3 |
| 84 | 28.9 | 78 | 25.6 |
| 85 | 29.4 | 79 | 26.1 |
| 86 | 30.0 | 80 | 26.7 |
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