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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
PART I — NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS
Regulation
1. Accidents to be notified
2. Making of notification
3. Persons liable to notify
4. Report on other accidents
5. Removal and preservation of
aircraft
6. Owner may be present.
PART II—INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS
7. Investigation by Inspector
8. Conduct of investigation
9. Report of investigation
10. Powers of Inspector
11. Accidents to foreign
registered aircraft
12. Re-opening of investigation on
fresh evidence.
PART III—GENERAL
13. Obstruction of Inspector
14. Fees for assistance,
witnesses, etc.
15. Interpretation
16. Savings.
IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the President by
section 8 of the Civil Aviation
Act, 1958 (No. 37) these
Regulations are made this 2nd day
of August, 1971.
PART I—NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS
Regulation 1—Accidents to be
Notified.
(1) An accident shall be notified
in accordance with regulation 2
if, between the time when any
person boards an aircraft with the
intention of flight and such time
as all persons have disembarked
therefrom—
(a) any person suffers death or
serious injury while in or upon
the aircraft or by contact with
the aircraft or anything attached
thereto; or
(b) the aircraft receives
substantial damage.
(2) This regulation shall only
apply to accidents arising out of
or in the course of air navigation
which occur to civil aircraft in
or over Ghana, or elsewhere to
civil aircraft registered in
Ghana.
Regulation 2—Making of
Notification.
(1) Where an accident occurs which
is required to be notified under
regulation 1, the person liable to
notify the accident shall within
twenty-four hours of the
occurrence of the accident give
notice thereof in accordance with
this regulation—
(a) to the Director of Civil
Aviation; and
(b) where the accident occurs in
or over Ghana, to the police
officer in charge of the police
station nearest to the scene of
the accident.
(2) The notification to the
Director of Civil Aviation shall
contain the following
information:—
(a) the type, nationality and
registration marks of the
aircraft;
(b) the name of the owner,
operator and hirer of the
aircraft;
(c) the name of the person in
command of the aircraft;
(d) the names and description of
the crew of the aircraft;
(e) the nature and purpose of the
flight;
(f) the place where the accident
occurred;
(g) the date and time of the
accident;
(h) the last point of departure
and the next point of intended
landing of the aircraft;
(i)
the nature of the accident;
(j) the number and the description
of the persons killed and injured
as a result of the accident; and
(k) the extent of known damage to
the aircraft.
(3) The notification to the police
shall include information as to
the nature of the accident, the
place where it occurred, and the
estimated extent of the injury to
persons and damage to property
caused by the accident.
Regulation 3—Persons Liable to
Notify.
For the purpose of regulation 2,
the person liable to notify the
accident shall be the person in
command of the aircraft involved
at the time of the accident, or,
if he is killed or incapacitated,
then the owner, operator, hirer or
other person on whose behalf he
was in command of the aircraft.
Regulation 4—Report on Other
Accidents.
The persons in command or the
owners of an aircraft which has
been involved in an accident,
whether or not it is required to
be notified under these
Regulations, shall, if so required
by the Director of Civil Aviation,
submit to him a written report on
such accident in such form as he
may prescribe.
Regulation 5—Removal and
Preservation of Aircraft.
(1) In the case of an accident
which is required to be notified
under these Regulations, or in any
other case where the Director of
Civil Aviation gives notice to the
owner or other persons in charge
of the aircraft to that effect,
the aircraft shall not be removed
or interfered with except under
the authority of the Director or
in accordance with the following
provisions of this regulation.
(2) If the aircraft is wrecked on
water, the aircraft or any parts
or contents thereof may be removed
to such extent as may be necessary
for bringing it or them to a place
of safety.
(3) The aircraft or any parts or
contents thereof may be removed or
interfered with so far as may be
necessary for the purpose of
extricating persons or animals
dead or alive, of preventing the
destruction of the aircraft and
its contents by fire or other
cause or of preventing any damage
or obstruction to the public or to
the air navigation or to other
transport.
(4) Goods shall not be removed
from the aircraft except under the
supervision and with the
concurrence of a customs officer
or an officer of the Department of
Civil Aviation.
(5) The personal luggage of
passengers or crew may be removed
from the aircraft under the
supervision of a customs officer,
a police officer, or an officer of
the Department of Civil Aviation.
(6) Mails may be removed under the
supervision of a customs officer,
a police officer, or an officer of
the Department of Civil Aviation
or Posts and Telecommunications.
(7) The Director may for the
purpose of any investigation
ordered under these Regulations
authorise any person to take
measures to preserve the aircraft
and to have access to, examine or
otherwise deal with the aircraft.
Regulation 6—Owner may be Present.
The owner or his nominated
representative shall have the
right to be present during any
examination or other action taken
under regulation 5, but the
Director shall not be bound to
postpone any action which he may
consider necessary under
regulation 5 by reason of the
absence of the owner or his
representative.
PART II—INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS
Regulation 7—Investigation by
Inspector.
(1) The Director of Civil Aviation
may order a private investigation
into any accident involving a
civil aircraft whether such
accident is required to be
notified under these Regulations
or not, and may nominate any
officer of the Department of Civil
Aviation or any other competent
person to be an Inspector of
Accidents for the purpose of
carrying out the investigation.
(2) Without prejudice to the power
of an Inspector of Accidents to
seek such advice and assistance as
he may think necessary in making
his investigation, the Director
may at the request of the
Inspector appoint persons to
assist him in the investigation
and such person shall for the
purpose of so doing have such of
the powers of an Inspector under
these Regulations as may be
specified in their appointment.
(3) The investigation shall be
held at such time and place as the
Director may specify by notice
published in the Gazette, and in
such notice the Director shall
invite any person who wishes to
make representations concerning
the circumstances or causes of the
accident to do so in writing
within the time specified in the
notice.
Regulation 8—Conduct of
Investigation.
The investigation shall be
conducted in such manner that if a
charge is likely to be made
against any person and if it
appears to the Inspector of
Accidents to be practicable so to
do, that person shall be given
notice that blame may be
attributed to him and thereupon he
shall be given a reasonable
opportunity of being present and
making any statement or giving any
evidence and producing witnesses
on his behalf and examining any
witnesses from whose evidence it
appears that blame may be
attributed to him.
Regulation 9—Report of
Investigation.
(1) The Inspector of Accidents
shall make a report to the
Director stating all relevant
facts with regard to the accident
and his conclusion with regard to
the causes of the accident
together with his observations and
recommendations.
(2) The Director shall forward the
report of the Inspector of
Accidents to the Minister with
such comments as the Director may
think fit to make and the Minister
may if he thinks fit publish the
whole or any part of such report.
Regulation 10—Powers of Inspector.
For the purpose of his
investigation an Inspector of
Accidents shall have power:—
(a) to require the attendance of
any person and to examine such
person;
(b) to require any such person to
make and sign a declaration
regarding the true nature of his
statements;
(c) to require answers or returns
to any inquiries the Inspector
thinks fit to make;
(d) to require and enforce the
production of all books, papers,
documents and articles which he
may consider necessary for the
investigation, and to retain any
such books, papers, documents and
articles until the completion of
his investigation;
(e) to have access and examine any
aircraft involved in the accident
at the place where the accident
occurred or at any other place.
Regulation 11—Accidents to Foreign
Registered Aircraft.
(1) Where an accident has occurred
in or over Ghana to an aircraft
registered outside Ghana, the
Director may authorise an
investigator appointed by the duly
competent authority of the country
of registration of the aircraft to
carry out an investigation in
Ghana and the Director shall to
the best of his ability facilitate
enquiries by the investigator so
appointed.
(2) In any Inspector's
investigation an accredited
representation of the country in
which the aircraft is registered,
or any other country in which the
aircraft was manufactured or which
has, on request, supplied
information in connection with the
accident, may take part in the
investigation, and accordingly
shall be permitted to visit the
scene of the accident, examine the
wreckage, question witnesses,
receive copies of all pertinent
documents (saving all just
exceptions), have access to all
relevant evidence and make
submissions.
(3) The accredited representative
referred to in paragraph (2) of
this regulation may be accompanied
by such technical and other
advisers as may be considered
necessary by the authorities of
the country by which he is
appointed.
Regulation 12—Re-opening of
Investigation on Fresh Evidence.
(1) The Director may at any time
cause an investigation under these
Regulations to be re-opened either
generally or as to any part
thereof:—
(a) if new and important evidence
has been discovered; or
(b) for any other reason which
appears to the Director to be
sufficient.
(2) Any investigation re-opened
may be conducted by the same
Inspector or by another Inspector
appointed by the Director, and
shall be conducted in accordance
with the provisions of these
Regulations relating to an
Inspector's investigation.
PART III—GENERAL
Regulation 13—Obstruction of
Inspector.
(1) No person shall obstruct or
impede an Inspector of Accidents
in the exercise of his powers
under these Regulations.
(2) No person shall without
reasonable excuse fail to comply
with any summons or requisition of
an Inspector holding an
investigation under these
Regulations.
Regulation 14—Fees for Assistance,
Witnesses, Etc.
The Director may pay to any person
assisting in an investigation or
to any assessor or witness, fees
or attendance allowances at such
rate as may be determined by the
Minister.
Regulation 15—Interpretation.
In these Regulations:—
"operator" in relation to an
aircraft means the person for the
time being having the management
of that aircraft;
"owner" means, where an aircraft
is registered, the registered
owner;
"person in command" in relation to
an aircraft means a person who for
the time being is in charge of the
piloting of the aircraft without
being under the direction of any
other pilot in the aircraft;
"serious injury" means any injury
which
(a) requires hospitalisation for
more than 48 hours; or
(b) results in fracture of any
bone (except simple fractures of
fingers, toes or nose); or
(c) involves lacerations causing
severe haemorrhage, nerve, muscle
or tendon damage; or
(d) involves injury to an internal
organ; or
(e) involves severe burns;
"substaintial
damage" means damage or structural
failure which adversely affects
the structural strength,
performance or flight
characteristics of the aircraft
and which would normally require
major repair or replacement of the
affected component.
Regulation 16—Savings.
(1) Nothing contained in these
Regulations shall prevent the
Director of Civil Aviation from
cancelling, suspending or
endorsing any licence, certificate
or other document.
(2) The provisions of these
Regulations shall be without
prejudice to the provisions of any
enactment relating to Commissions
of Inquiry.
By Command of the President.
JATOE KALEO
Minister of Transport and
Communications
Date of Gazette Notification: 23rd
August, 1971.
COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS (REVOCATION)
ORDER, 1971 (LI 701).
IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Minister
responsible for Labour by section
13 (1) of the Industrial Relations
Act, 1965 (Act 299) this Order is
hereby made this 3rd day of
August, 1971.
Order 1—Revocation of Obsolete
Instruments.
The statutory instruments
specified in the Schedule to this
Order are hereby revoked.
SCHEDULE
Collective Agreement (Extension of
Application) (No. 4) Order, 1963 (L.I.
249).
Collective Agreement (Extension of
Application) (No. 5) Order, 1963 (L.I.
259).
Collective Agreement (Extension of
Application) (No. 6) Order, 1963 (L.I.
260).
Collective Agreement (Extension of
Application) (No. 7) Order, 1963 (L.I.
275).
W. G. BRUCE-KONUAH
Minister of Labour and
Co-operatives
Date of Gazette Notification: 17th
August, 1971.
LEGAL PROFESSION (ENROLMENT)
REGULATIONS, 1971 (LI 699).
IN EXERCISE of the powers
conferred on the General Legal
Council by section 14 of the Legal
Profession Act, 1960 (Act 32), and
with the approval of the Minister
responsible for Justice, these
Regulations are made this 4th day
of August, 1971.
Regulation 1—Qualifications for
Securing Qualifying Certificate.
For the purpose of obtaining the
qualifying certificate referred to
in section 13 of the Act, a person
shall have
(a) a degree conferred by the
University of Ghana or any other
University approved by the
Council; and
(b) the certificate of
professional competence referred
to in regulation 3 of these
Regulations.
Regulation 2—Counsellor-at-Law.
A
person who obtains the qualifying
certificate shall have the title
of Counsellor-at-Law.
Regulation 3—Council to Grant
Certificate of Professional
Competence.
(1) The certificate of
professional competence referred
to in subregulation (1) (b) of
regulation 1 of these Regulations
shall be granted by the Council to
any person who produces to the
Council satisfactory evidence
(a) of having passed final
examinations in the following
subjects:—
(i)
Law of Contract,
(ii) Law of Tort,
(iii) Criminal Law,
(iv) Law of Immovable Property,
(v) Constitutional Law,
(vi) The Ghana Legal System and
its History,
(vii) Equity and Succession, and
(b) of having successfully
completed a professional training
course arranged by the Board.
(2) For the purposes of this
regulation "final examinations"
means final examinations held by
the University of Ghana or by any
other University or Institution
approved by the Council for the
purpose.
Regulation 4—Persons Who Qualified
Outside Ghana to be Enrolled in
Certain Circumstances.
(1) A person who is qualified to
practise in a country other than
Ghana and who wishes to be
enrolled as a lawyer under
sub-sections (2) and (3) of
section 3 of the Act shall, in
addition to the requirements
specified in paragraphs (a) and
(b) of the said sub-sections,
satisfy the Council:
(a) that he has satisfactorily
completed a course of lectures in
the following subjects:—
(i)
The Constitutional Law of Ghana;
and
(ii) The Customary Law of Ghana;
and
(b) if he is not a Ghanaian
citizen—
(i)
that he has practised for at least
five years in a country specified
in the list referred to in
sub-regulation (2) of this
regulation; and
(ii) that he has paid the fee
specified in sub-regulation (3) of
this regulation.
(2) The Council shall prepare a
list of countries
(a) having a system of law
analogous to that of Ghana;
(b) where a citizen of Ghana who
is a lawyer of five years practice
is qualified to practise without
fulfilling any requirement other
than a requirement considered by
the Council to be a formal one.
(3) Where a person is qualified
for enrolment under this
regulation, he shall not be
required to sit for any
examination but shall, in lieu of
the enrolment fee prescribed under
subregulation (1) of regulation 5
of these Regulations, pay an
enrolment fee of N¢200.00.
(4) An applicant for enrolment
under subsection (2) of section 3
of the Act shall deposit in the
office of the Judicial Secretary,
in addition to the affidavit of
identity required by subsection
(2) of section 6 of the Act, a
letter signed by the Secretary of
the Council stating that the
Council is satisfied that the
matters set out in the preceding
subregulations have been complied
with and that the applicant may be
enrolled.
Regulation 5—Enrolment Fee.
(1) Subject to the provisions of
these Regulations, every
person qualified to be
enrolled as a lawyer shall pay a
fee of N¢50 to the Council prior
to his enrolment.
(2) The Council may at its
discretion exempt any person from
payment of any fees under these
Regulations.
Regulation 6—Interpretation.
In these Regulations, unless the
context otherwise requires
"
Act" means the Legal Profession
Act, 1960 (Act 32) as amended;
"
Board" means the Board of Legal
Education referred to in
section 15 of the Act;
"
Council" means the General Legal
Council.
Regulation 7—Revocation.
The Legal Profession (Enrolment)
Instrument, 1964 (L.I. 343) is
hereby revoked.
E. A. L. BANNERMAN
Chairman
E. S. AIDOO
Secretary
Date of Gazette Notification: 6th
August, 1971.
POST OFFICE (POSTAL ARTICLES
COMPENSATION) REGULATIONS, 1971
(LI 697).
IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Minister
responsible for Communications by
section 43 of the Post Office Act,
1963 (Act 194), and after
consultation with the Director of
Posts and Telecommunications these
Regulations are made this 13th day
of July, 1971.
Regulation 1—Compensation for
Parcels Lost.
(1) If any article of pecuniary
value enclosed in or forming part
of any parcel is lost or damaged
while in the course of conveyance
by post the Director may pay to
any person who may in his opinion
establish a reasonable claim to
compensation (having regard to the
nature of the article, the care
with which it was packed and other
circumstances) an amount not
exceeding N¢5.00 or in the case of
a parcel exceeding 11 lb. an
amount not exceeding N¢10.00;
except that in respect of an
oversea parcel the amount of
compensation payable shall be that
prescribed by the Universal Postal
Union.
(2) No compensation shall be
payable in respect of any parcel
containing gold or gold dust,
money, watches or jewellery or any
liquid or semi-liquid, eggs or
articles of fragile or perishable
nature except that in the case of
fragile and perishable articles
compensation shall be payable
where transmission of the articles
is improperly delayed.
Regulation 2—Registered Articles.
Except in circumstances beyond
control the Director may, on being
satisfied that any loss has
occurred within Ghana of any
registered article or the contents
of any registered article sent
through the post, pay the value of
the registered article or its
contents up to a maximum value of
N¢13.33 to the sender thereof or
at the request of the sender to
the addressee:
Provided that:
(a) the sender shall prove to the
satisfaction of the Director the
value of such article or of such
contents but shall in no instance
be entitled to any compensation in
excess of the value so proved;
(b) in the case of an oversea
registered article the amount of
compensation payable shall be that
prescribed by the Universal Postal
Union.
Regulation 3—Insured Letters and
Parcels.
(1) Subject to such conditions as
the Director may prescribe for the
transmission by post of insured
letters and parcels the Director
may pay compensation in respect of
such letters or parcels for any
damage or loss but the Director
shall not be liable to pay any
compensation in respect of any
letter or parcel for which an
insurance fee has been paid.
(2) Any compensation payable under
sub-regulation (1) of this
regulation shall not exceed the
value of the article or the value
for which the article is insured.
(3) Where the loss or damage of an
insured letter or parcel occurs in
a country other than Ghana the
Director shall not be liable to
pay any compensation but the
Director may endeavour to obtain
compensation from the postal
authority of the country concerned
and the final decision shall rest
with that postal authority.
(4) No compensation shall be paid
for any letter or parcel which has
been duly delivered and receipted
by the addressee or a person
authorised by him or in respect of
which no claim is made within a
year of the date of posting.
Regulation 4—Interpretation.
In these Regulations unless the
context otherwise requires—
"
Director" means the Director of
Posts and Telecommunications;
"
money" includes all kinds of
orders or authorities for the
payment of money and securities
for money;
"
parcel" means any postal packet
handed in at a post office for
transmission by parcels post or
any packet already posted which is
transferred to the parcels post by
a competent postal authority;
"
registered article" includes any
letter, postcard, printed or
commercial paper, sample or
merchandise or other article for
the time being authorised to be
registered by any convention of
the Universal Postal Union.
Regulation 5—Revocations.
The Post Office (Postal Articles
Compensation) Rules, 1937 (No. 16
of 1937) and the Post Office
(Postal Articles Compensation)
(Amendment) Rules, 1952 (No. 42 of
1952) are hereby revoked.
Regulation 6—Commencement.
These Regulations shall come into
force on the 1st day of September,
1971.
JATOE KALEO
Minister of Transport and
Communications
Date of Gazette Notification: 6th
August, 1971.
POST OFFICE (PRIVATE LETTER BOX)
REGULATIONS, 1971 (LI 696).
IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Minister
responsible for Communications by
subsection (1) of section 43 of
the Post Office Act, 1963 (Act
194), and after consultation with
the Director of Posts and
Telecommunications these
Regulations are made this 31st day
of July, 1971.
Regulation 1—Application to Rent
Private Letter Box.
(1) Any person who wishes to rent
a box (in these Regulations
referred to as "the renter") shall
apply in writing to the Director
or an officer appointed by him.
(2) The sizes of the boxes are
approximately as follows:—
Large—18 ins. x 13 ins. x 18
ins.
Medium—12 ins. x 8 ins. x 18
ins.
Small—6 ins. x 7 ins. x 18
ins.
Regulation 2—Annual Rental
Payable.
(1) The annual rental payable for
the use of a box shall be
determined by the Director.
(2) At any post office where the
standard type of steel box is not
provided the annual rental for a
wooden box in use at such post
office shall be the same as that
of the small size steel box.
Regulation 3—Time When Rent is Due
and Non-Payment of Rent.
(1) The rent which becomes due on
the 1st day of January in each
year, shall be payable in advance
or within seven days after the 1st
day of January in each year.
(2) If the renter fails to pay
such rent within seven days after
it has become due his
correspondence shall not be placed
in the box and the tenancy of the
renter shall be deemed to have
been determined.
(3) Where the tenancy of the
renter is determined and he wishes
to renew his tenancy of the same
box or any other box he shall be
treated in all respects as a new
applicant.
Regulation 4—Payment of Rent for
Part Year.
A
box shall not be rented for a
period less than one year but any
person wishing to rent a box
before 1st January may do so on
payment of a proportionate rent
for that period:
Provided that such period shall be
reckoned in full quarters and any
period less than a quarter shall
be reckoned as full quarter.
Regulation 5—Key to be Supplied to
Renter.
(1) The renter shall be supplied
with a key on payment of such
deposit as the Director may
determine.
(2) An additional key may be
obtained by the renter on payment
of such additional deposit as the
Director may determine.
(3) Subject to regulation 10 of
these Regulations the renter
shall, on surrendering his box, be
entitled to a refund of his
deposit if he returns undamaged
any key issued to him by the
Director or an officer appointed
by him.
(4) If the tendency of the renter
is determined under regulation 3
of these Regulations a
proportionate rent calculated from
the 1st day of January in the year
of default to the date the key is
returned to the Director shall be
deducted from his deposit and the
balance, if any, refunded to him.
Regulation 6—Liabilities of the
Renter When Key is Lost.
(1) When the renter loses a key he
shall immediately report the
matter to the Director or an
officer appointed by him, and
thereupon a new lock may be fixed
on payment by the renter of a
fresh deposit.
(2) The Director shall not be
liable for any loss from any box
occasioned by the loss of a key
issued to the renter.
Regulation 7—Several Persons not
Allowed to Share a Box.
The use of a box shall be
restricted to the individual,
person or bona fide resident of a
house by whom it is rented; except
that correspondence for employees
of a government department,
company, partnership or persons
resident in a hotel or a lodging
house, may be addressed in the
care of the box rented by such
department, company, partnership,
hotel or lodging house.
Regulation 8—Delivery into Boxes.
Delivery into a box shall for all
purposes be deemed to be
personal delivery to the renter.
Regulation 9—Clearance of Boxes.
(1) The contents of any box shall
not be cleared for delivery to the
renter by any letter carrier
unless under a special arrangement
made in writing by the renter with
the Director or an officer
appointed by him.
(2) Subject to the consent of the
Director or an officer appointed
by him the renter may be permitted
upon satisfactory proof of
ownership of the box to make
application at the public counter
of a post office to take delivery
of the contents of the box.
Regulation 10—Liability of the
Renter for Damage to Box.
The renter shall be liable for
damage done to any box or lock by
his servant, agent or any person
who has possession of his key, and
in the event of such damage the
renter may be deprived of the use
of his box and any rent or deposit
paid by him shall be forfeited.
Regulation 11—Box Number Allotted
to Form Part of Postal Address.
(1) Each box shall be allotted a
number and the number shall form
part of the postal address of the
renter.
(2) All correspondence bearing the
box number of the addressee shall
be placed in that box; except that
where a correspondence does not
bear the box number of the
addressee such correspondence may
be treated as undeliverable.
(3) A new renter shall be allowed
a reasonable period within which
to advise his correspondents of
the number of his box.
Regulation 12—Responsibility of
Renter to Repost Missorted
Correspondence.
(1) Where a correspondence is
missorted or erroneously addressed
to his box number the renter of
that box shall immediately endorse
the correspondence with the words
"Not for Box
........................" and
repost it.
(2) If the renter fails to repost
a correspondence in accordance
with subregulation (1) of this
regulation or where through the
neglect of the renter or a person
in possession of his key such
correspondence is detained or
delayed the box shall be
forfeited and the return of the
key demanded by the Director.
Regulation 13—Privacy of Sorting
Room.
No renter or member of any
company, partnership or official
of government department renting a
box or any unauthorised person
shall be entitled to enter the
sorting room of any post office
for the purpose of obtaining
delivery of any mail or letter.
Regulation 14—No Civil Action
Against Republic Director, Etc.
No civil action shall lie against
the Republic, the Director or any
employee of the Department of
Posts and Telecommunications by
reason of any refusal or error in
the allocation or renewal of
tenancy of any box.
Regulation 15—Interpretation.
In these Regulations unless the
context otherwise requires—
"box" means a private letter box;
"Director" means the Director of
Posts and Telecommunications.
Regulation 16—Revocations.
The following Regulations are
hereby revoked—
The Private Letter Box
Regulations, 1948 (No. 56 of
1948).
The Private Letter Box (Amendment)
Regulations, 1949 (No. 16 of
1949).
The Private Letter Box (Amendment)
Regulations, 1953 L.N 144)
Regulation 17—Commencement.
These Regulations shall come into
force on the 1st day of September,
1971.
JATOE KALEO
Minister of Transport and
Communications
Date of Gazette Notification: 6th
August, 1971.
FACTORIES (GENERAL REGISTERS)
REGULATIONS, 1971 (LI 693).
IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Minister
responsible for Labour by section
8 (2) of the Factories, Offices
and Shops Act, 1970 (Act 328),
these Regulations are made this
6th day of July, 1971.
Regulation 1—Form of General
Registers.
The general registers required to
be kept under section 6 of the
Factories, Offices and Shops Act,
1970 (Act 328) shall be in the
form set out in the Schedule to
these Regulations.
SCHEDULE
FACTORIES, OFFICES AND SHOPS ACT,
1970
GENERAL REGISTER FOR FACTORIES
FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE MINISTER OF
LABOUR
(Section 6)
PART 1
Name of occupier (In case of a
firm which is not a Registered
Company, the names of each partner
should be entered)
……………………………………………………………...................................................................................................
………………………………………………………………………………………………........................................................
………………………………………………………………………………………………........................................................
Location
…………………………………………………………………………………….......................................................
Address of factory (including
location address, i.e. street or
road, town or village, District
and Region …….............…………
………………………………………………………………..........................................................
……………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................
Nature of work carried on
………………………………………………………………….........................................................
……………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................
……………………………………………………………………………………………….............................................................
Certificate of Registration
No……………………………………………………………….......................................................
Date of
Issue……………………………………………………………………………….............................................................
Is the factory exempted from any
part of the Act?
Yes/No (if Yes attach
certificate(s) of exemption to
this Register).
Signature of occupier or agent
…………………………………………
Date
………………………….........………………………………………
PART 2
Accident/dangerous
occurrences/poisoning and
occupational diseases
1. Date of accident/dangerous
occurrence/poisoning or when
patient notified first symptoms of
disease …………………………………………………………………............................................................................
…………………………………………………………………………………………...........................................
2. Date of notice on Form FI.4 to
the nearest Factory Inspector
………………………...................................................
…………………………………………………………………………………………...............................................
3. Name of person injured/poisoned
or suffering from disease
…………………………...................................................
………………………………………………………………………………………….................................................
4. Sex ………………………………
5. Age ………………………………
6. Usual employment
…………………………………….
7. Precise occupation at the time
of accident
…………………………………………....................................................
…………………………………………………………………………………………................................................
8. How caused (e.g. whether by
machinery in motion and by what
part of such machinery)
…………………………………………………………………………….……………………………......................
9. Nature of injury and whether
fatal or not
…………………………………………….................................................
10. Period of disablement
………………………………………………………………..................................................
PART 3
Washing, painting, white washing,
etc.
1. Date of treatment
…………………………………………………………………................................................................
2. Parts of factory
treated……………………………………………………………...............................................................
3. Full particulars of treatment
given (e.g. white/colour washed,
painted, varnished or washed)
………….....…………………
……………………………………………..
4. Name and address of the person
by whom the work specified in (2)
and (3) was done
…….............................…………
………………………………………………………………...……………………….....................
(if the work is done by the
occupier or his own workmen the
words “self” or “own workmen”
should be entered).
PART 4
Testing or examination of fire
warning systems
1. Description of fire warning
system
………………………………………………...…………………………………..............
2. Date of test or examination
………………………………………………………............................................................
3. Particulars of defects found
………………………………………………………..……………………………......................
4. Particulars of action taken to
remedy defect.........................................................................................................
5. Date of action taken
………………………………………………………………............................................................
6. Date of last mock fire alarm
drill
…………………………………………………..........................................................
7. Full particulars and signature
of person making the examination
…………………...................................................
Signature
………..................…………………………...
PART 5
Particulars of steam boilers and
pressure vessels
1. (a) Description and type of
boiler/pressure vessel
………………………………….....................................................
……………………………………………………………………………………….............................................................
……………………………………………………………………………………….............................................................
(b) Distinctive No.
………………………………………………………………….........................................................
(c) Design pressure
………………………Rating
………………………….……...........................................................
(d) Date of installation
……………………………………………………………..........................................................
2. Date of last thorough
examination or examination after
repairs
…………………...................................................
3. Maximum working pressure
(ascertained by the present
examination)
………….....................................................
……………………………………………………………………………………….............................................................
4. Particulars of all defects
reported by the boiler inspector
or other competent person
………………………………………………………………………………………...............................................................
………………………………………………………………………………………...............................................................
5. Particulars of action taken to
remedy defects
……………………………………….......................................................
………………………………………………………………………………………...............................................................
6. Full particulars and signature
of boiler inspector or other
competent person making the
examination................................
…………………………………………….……………………….
Signature
…………………….......................……………
PART 6
Particulars of hoists, lifts,
cranes and other lifting machines
1. (a) Type of machine and
identification No.
…………………………………………...................................................
……………………………………………………………………………………................................................................
(b) Date of installation
……………………………………………………………….........................................................
2. Date of last thorough
examination
……………………………………………………...................................................
3. Maximum safe working load
(ascertained by the present
examination)
……………...............................................
4. Particulars of defects (if any)
reported by the person who
examined the equipment or
machine.....................................
……………………………………………………………………………….
5. Particulars of action taken to
remedy defects
…………………………………………................................................
…………………………………………………………………………………………........................................................
6. Full particulars and signature
of competent person making the
examination
…..........................................……...
…………………………………………………………………………………………........................................................
…………………………………………………………………………………………........................................................
Signature
…………………………....................………..
W. G. BRUCE-KONUAH
Minister of Labour
Date of Gazette Notification: 21st
July, 1971.
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