Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Factories (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Amendment of section 7

Section 7 of the principal Act is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the definition of “accident” appearing in subsection (1) thereof;

(b)

by deleting the word “means” appearing in the first line of the definition of “lifting appliance” appearing in subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the word “includes”;

(c)

by deleting the word “means” appearing in the first line of the definition of “lifting gear” appearing in subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the word “includes”;

(d)

by deleting the word “means” appearing in the first line of the definition of “lifting machine” appearing in subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the word “includes”;

(e)

by inserting immediately after the definition of “sanitary conveniences” appearing in subsection (1) thereof the following new definition: —“ “ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation, a floating rig, a barge or any platform used in any form of operations at sea;”; and

(f)

by inserting immediately after the word “ventilating” appearing in the fourth line of subsection (3) thereof the expression “, cooling, airconditioning”.