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Special Committee Factories Bill, 1954 debate -
Friday, 11 Feb 1955

SECTION 80.

Question proposed : " That Section 80 stand part of the Bill."

Mr. Lemass

Sub-section (1) places an obligation, regarding the matters to which the section relates, on the owner of the building. There probably is a good reason for putting the obligation on the owner as distinct from the occupier, but it might be useful to have the obligation on both where they are two different persons. Some of the things would seem to concern the occupier, and in such cases the responsibility might be put on both owner and occupier, in respect of cleanliness, safety, lighting, machinery and so on. It is a matter that might be considered.

This is to provide for the case of the occupier who is just a tenant and would not have any legal power to carry out structural alterations, much as he might desire to do so.

Mr. Lemass

It is the provisions relating to cleanliness and lighting and those in Part III relating to safety, machines, and so forth.

The sub-section also provides that the owner would be responsible for compliance with regulations regarding sanitary conveniences, hoisting lifts and means of escape from fire.

Mr. Lemass

Generally I would agree that it is the owner, the man who owns the premises, who should bear the obligation to fit the premises to comply with the provisions of the Act ; but some of these provisions seem to be appropriate to the occupier, particularly in regard to cleanliness.

We will look at it to see if it is possible to put in occupier as well as owner.

Question put and agreed to.
Section 81 agreed.
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