Singapore legislation

Clause 4

Amendment of section 5

Section 5 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsections (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Subject to this section, “factory” means any premises —

(a)

within which persons are employed in any of the following processes:

(i)

the handling, sorting, packing, storing, altering, repairing, construction, processing or manufacturing of any goods or product;

(ii)

the handling, sorting, packing, storing, processing, manufacturing or use of any hazardous substances;

(iii)

the repair, construction or manufacturing of any vessel or vehicle;

(iv)

any building operation or work of engineering construction;

(v)

the operation or maintenance of any facility or system related to the provision of any public utility; and

(b)

which is specified in the Fourth Schedule.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “or (3)” in subsection (4).