Regulations, 1996

L.N. 184 or 19!J6

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

(PROMOTION) ACT, I994

(ACT NO. Vl1 OF 1994)

Work Place (Protection of Maternity) (Amendment)

Regulations, 1996

IN exercise of the powers conferred by se<:tions 6 and 16 of the

Occupational Health and Safety (Promotion) Act, 1994, the Minister

of Education and Huma n Resources . in consu ltation wi th the

Commission for the Promotion of Occupational Health and Safety, has

made the following regulations:-

These regulations may be cited as the Work Place (Protection Ci.-ion .

of Maternity) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996. and shall be read and

construed as one with the Work Place (Protection of Maternit y)

Regulations, 1996, hereinafter referred 10 as "the principal regulations", WI,71 of 19\16.

In paragraph ( I ) of regulation 2 of the principal regulations. A ..... ..,. ,":p!atiooo

the following definition shall be inserted immediately after the definition !~~poI

of "conditions of employment":-

.... Director" mean s the Director res pon si ble for the

Department of Labour;",

For regulation 3 of the principal regulations there shall be SubotilUIU

substituted the following:-

A female employee who becomes pregnant shall

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inform her employer of her condition as soon as she becomes aware

of it.

(2) No pregnant woman or mother sha!l be required

by any employer to perform any work which may endanger her

health and safety of her child,".

In paragraph (1) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations "" ....... ",. u'-'on

for the words "to another job under conditions of employment that are ~~,:::!:""poI

not less favourab le than those already enjoyed by her," there shall be

substituted the words "to another suitable job under such conditions of

employment applicable to Ihe particular job 10 which she has been

assigned:' ,

S. Regulation 7 of the principal regulations shall be amended as

follows:-

for the proviso to paragraph (I) there shall be substituted

(a)

the following

"Provided that the employer may require his own medical

officer 10 verify Ihe cenirK:ale; and in the case of any conflict

of opinion, this shall be detennined eltclusi vely by the Director

in the sole interests of health and safety."; and

(b) in paragraph (2) thereof, forthe words UIO daytime work

under conditions of employment that are nOI less favourable to

her." there shall be substituted the words "to another suit8blejob

under such condi tions of employment applicable to daytime

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