ACT No. XXVII of 2019 AN ACT to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Authority Act, Cap. 424.

I assent.

(L.S.)

GEORGE VELLA

President

25th October, 2019

ACT No. XXVII of 2019

AN ACT to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Authority

Act, Cap. 424.

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

The short title of this Act is the Occupational Health and Short title.

Safety Authority (Amendment) Act, 2019, and this Act shall be read

and construed as one with the Occupational Health and Safety Cap. 424.

Authority Act, hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act".

In sub-article (1) of article 2 of the principal Act immediately Amendment of

after the definition "Code of Practice" there shall be added the article

principal Act.

following new definition

" "disciplined force" shall have the same meaning as is

assigned to it by article 47 of the Constitution and shall include

the Civil Protection Department established by the Civil Cap. 411.

Protection Act;".

Article 3 of the principal Act shall be substituted by the Substitution of

article 3 of the

following

principal Act.

"3.

This Act shall apply to all work places and to all Applicability of

this Act.

sectors of work activity, both public and private, and to all work

activities, but shall not apply in the case of those activities

carried out by members of a disciplined force, having

characteristics particular to an activity by the disciplined force

inevitably conflicting with this Act, including activities relating

to civil emergencies, public order, national security or operations

by the military

Provided that with regard to the exclusions

mentioned in the previous paragraph, the health and safety of the

workers concerned must be ensured for the purposes of the scope

of this Act

Provided further that the phrase "operations by the

military" shall exclude any action antecedent to the operation.".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 256 of the

21st October, 2019.

CLAUDETTE BUTTIGIEG

Deputy Speaker

RAYMOND SCICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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