I move amendment No. 56 :—
Before Section 83 to insert a new section as follows :—
83. —(1) Where, in any premises which are subject to inspection by or under the authority of any Minister of State, mechanical power is used and any manual labour is exercised for the purposes of instruction, in or incidental to the making, altering, repairing, ornamenting, finishing, washing, cleaning or adapting for sale, of any article, and the premises do not constitute a factory, the provisions of this Act hereinafter in this sub-section mentioned shall apply as if the premises were a factory and the persons having the control of the premises were the occupier of a factory, that is to say :
(a) the provisions of Part I;
(b) the provisions of Part II with respect to lighting;
(c) the provisions of Part III with respect to prime movers, transmission machinery, other machinery, safety devices, fencing of materials or articles, unfenced machinery, construction and maintenance of fencing and construction of machinery;
(d) the provisions of Part V with respect to removal of dust or fumes, protection of eyes in certain processes and special regulations for safety and health;
(e) the provisions of Part X with respect to powers and duties of inspectors and regulations, orders and certificates of the Minister;
(f) the provisions of Part XI;
(g) the provisions of Part XII;
(h) the provisions of Part XIII with respect to special regulations.
(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) of this section shall not apply in relation to premises referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 82 of this Act, but the said provisions shall have effect notwithstanding sub-section (3) of that section.
Representations have been made to us that the Bill should be applied to trade shops and technical schools. I am prepared to adopt such a proposal, the main argument in favour of it being the benefits which would accrue from associating future factory workers with ideas of safety in operating machinery at the very outset of their career. This new section, therefore, is limited to shops and technical schools where mechanical power is used. It gives the Minister's inspectors power to inspect and it gives the Minister power to enforce certain provisions of the Bill. The provisions selected for application to these premises are the provision of adequate light, the provisions of Part III relating to the fencing of machinery, the provisions of Part V regarding the removal of dust and fumes, the protection of the eyes, the application of certain safety regulations, wood-cutting machinery regulations and the necessary consequential administrative provisions.