Occupational Health and Safety Legislation Regulations Amendment (ACT)

Occupational Health and Safety Legislation Regulations Amendment

Subordinate Law 2000 No 47

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Machinery Act 1949, the Scaffolding and Lifts Act 1912 and the Scaffolding and Lifts Act 1957.

Dated 15 November 2000.

brendan smyth

Minister

kate carnell

Minister

Occupational Health and Safety Legislation Regulations Amendment

Subordinate Law 2000 No 47

made under the

Machinery Act 1949, the Scaffolding and Lifts Act 1912 and the Scaffolding and Lifts Act 1957

CONTENTS

Regulation

part 1—preliminary

1............ Commencement

part 2—amendments of boilers and pressure
vessels regulations

2............ Regulations amended in pt 2

3............ Substitution—

1........ Name of regulations

2........ Dictionary

4............ Interpretation

5............ Relocation

6............ Repeal

7............ Repeal of pt 4

8............ Substitution—

48........ False representation

9............ Insertion—

DICTIONARY

part 3—amendments of the scaffolding and
lifts regulations 1950

10............ Regulations amended in pt 3

11............ Use of Lifts

12............ Change of ownership

13............ Commercial type hoists

14............ Repeal

part 1—preliminary

1. Commencement

   These regulations commence on the commencement of regulation 2 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Certification of Plant Users and Operators) Regulations 2000.

part 2—amendments of boilers and pressure vessels regulations

1. Regulations amended in pt 2

   This Part amends the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations.

2. Substitution

   Regulations 1, 2 and 4 are repealed and the following regulations substituted:

1 Name of regulations“

These regulations are the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations 1954.

2 Dictionary“

The dictionary at the end of these regulations is part of these regulations.

Note 1   The dictionary at the end of these regulations defines certain words and expressions used in these regulations.

Note 2    A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulations unless the definition, or another provision of the regulations, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Interpretation Act 1967, s 11F and s 11G, as applied by the Subordinate Laws Act, s 9).”.

1. Interpretation

   Regulation 5 is amended—

(a)by omitting the definition of boiler attendant’s certificate; and

(b)by omitting from the definition of registered number “Part 4” and substituting “regulation 24”.

1. Relocation

   Relocate all the definitions (except the definition omitted by regulation 4) to the dictionary.

2. Repeal

   Repeal the remainder of regulation 5.

3. Repeal of pt 4

   Part 4 is repealed.

4. Substitution

   Regulation 48 is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

48 False representation“

A person must not make a false representation in connection with the issue of a certificate of inspection.”.

1. Insertion

   Add at the end the following heading:

   DICTIONARY“  (See reg 2)”.

part 3—amendments of the scaffolding and lifts regulations 1950

1. Regulations amended in pt 3

   This Part amends the Scaffolding and Lifts Regulations 1950.

2. Use of lifts

   Regulation 68 is amended by omitting subregulation (1).

3. Change of ownership

   Regulation 70 is amended by omitting from paragraph (b):

   “ ‘Section 11 of the Scaffolding and Lifts Act, 1912-1948, requires that passenger lifts other than automatic lifts be in the charge of “authorised attendants” ’.”.

4. Commercial type hoists

   Regulation 138 is amended by omitting subregulation (11).

5. Repeal

   Parts XIV and XV are repealed.

Endnotes

Regulations amended in pt 2

1. Republished as in force on 31 August 1999 (Republication No 2).

Regulations amended in pt 3

1. Republished as in force on 31 October 1993.  See also SL 1999 No 19.

Notification

1. Notified in Gazette 2000 No 48 on 30 November 2000.

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