Factories Act 1961

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Jurisdiction	UK Non-devolved
Citation	1961 c. 34
Year	1961

Contenidos

Factories Act 1961
Part I: Health (General Provisions)

^F1 1: Cleanliness
^F3 2: Overcrowding
^F6 3: Temperature
^F9 4: Ventilation
^F12 5: Lighting
^F14 6: Drainage of floors
^F15 7: Sanitary Conveniences
^F17 8: … … … … … … … … … …
^F18 9, 10: … … … … … … … … … …
^F19 10A
^F20 11: Power to require medical supervision

Part II: Safety (General Provisions)

^F22 12: … … … … … … … … … …
^F23 13: … … … … … … … … … …
^F24 14: … … … … … … … … … …
^F25 15: … … … … … … … … … …
^F26 16: … … … … … … … … … …
^F27 17: … … … … … … … … … …
^F28 18: Dangerous substances
^F31 19: … … … … … … … … … …
^F32 20: … … … … … … … … … …
^F33 21: … … … … … … … … … …
^F34 22: … … … … … … … … … …
^F35 23: … … … … … … … … … …
24: Teagle openings and similar doorways
^F37 25: … … … … … … … … … …
^F38 26: … … … … … … … … … …
^F39 27: … … … … … … … … … …
^F40 28: Floors, passages and stairs
^F41 29: Safe means of access and safe place of employment
^F43 30: … … … … … … … … … …
31: Precautions with respect to explosive or inflammable dust, gas, vapour or substance
^F44 32: Steam boilers—attachments and construction
^F47 33: Steam boilers—maintenance, examination and use
^F50 34: … … … … … … … … … …
^F51 35: … … … … … … … … … …
^F52 36: Air receivers
^F53 37:
^F54 38:
^F55 39: Precautions as respects water-sealed gasholders
^F56 40—52: … … … … … … … … … …
^F57 53—55: … … … … … … … … … …
^F58 56: Application of Part II to Scotland

Part III: Welfare (General Provisions)

^F59 57: Supply of drinking water
^F60 58: Washing facilities
^F62 59: Accommodation for clothing
^F64 60: Sitting facilities
^F65 61: … … … … … … … … … …
^F66 62: … … … … … … … … … …

Part IV: Health, Safety and Welfare (Special Provisions and Regulations)

Special provisions

^F67 63, 64: … … … … … … … … … …
^F68 65: … … … … … … … … … …
^F69 66: … … … … … … … … … …
^F70 67: … … … … … … … … … …
^F71 68: … … … … … … … … … …
^F72 69: Underground rooms
^F73 70, 71: … … … … … … … … … …
^F74 72: … … … … … … … … … …
73
^F77 74: … … … … … … … … … …
^F78 75: … … … … … … … … … …
^F79 76: … … … … … … … … … …

Supplementary provisions

^F80 77, 78: … … … … … … … … … …
^F81 79: … … … … … … … … … …

Part V: Notification and Investigation of Accidents and Industrial Diseases

^F82 80: … … … … … … … … … …
^F83 81: … … … … … … … … … …
^F84 82: … … … … … … … … … …
^F85 83: … … … … … … … … … …
^F86 84: … … … … … … … … … …
^F87 85: … … … … … … … … … …

Part VI: Employment of Women and Young Persons

^F88 86—94: … … … … … … … … … …
^F89 95: … … … … … … … … … …
^F90 96—109: … … … … … … … … … …
^F91 110—111: … … … … … … … … … …
^F92 112—116: … … … … … … … … … …
Exemptions in interest of efficiency of industry or transport

^F93 117: Exemptions from provisions regulating hours of employment

Certificate of fitness for employment of young persons

^F94 118: … … … … … … … … … …
^F95 119: Power of inspector to require certificate of fitness for work
119A: Duty of factory occupier to give notice of employment of a young person

Part VII: Special Applications and Extensions

Factories occupying parts of buildings

^F97 120: … … … … … … … … … …
^F98 121: Tenement factories—other provisions
^F99 122: Parts of buildings let off as separate factories—other provisions

Electrical stations

123: Application of Act to electrical stations

Institutions

124: Institutions

Docks, wharves, quays, warehouses and ships

125: Docks, etc
126: Ships

Works of building and engineering construction

127: Building operations and works of engineering construction

Lead processes carried on in places other than factories

^F137 128: … … … … … … … … … …
129
^F140 130: … … … … … … … … … …
^F141 131: … … … … … … … … … …
^F142 132: … … … … … … … … … …

Part VIII: Home Work

^F143 133: … … … … … … … … … …
^F144 134: … … … … … … … … … …

Part IX

^F145 135—135A: … … … … … … … … … …
^F146 136: … … … … … … … … … …

Part X: Notices, Returns, Records, Duties of Persons Employed, and Application of Weights and Measures Acts

^F147 137: Notice of occupation of factory, and use of mechanical power
^F148 138: … … … … … … … … … …
^F149 139: … … … … … … … … … …
^F150 140: General registers
141: Preservation of registers and records
^F153 142: … … … … … … … … … …
^F154 143: … … … … … … … … … …
^F155 144: … … … … … … … … … …

Part XI: Administration

^F156 145: … … … … … … … … … …
^F157 146, 147: … … … … … … … … … …
^F158 148: … … … … … … … … … …
^F159 149, 150: … … … … … … … … … …
^F160 151, 152: … … … … … … … … … …
^F161 153: Provisions as to county and district councils
^F162 154: Prohibition of disclosure of information
^F163 154A: Exception to the prohibition: public authorities

Part XII: Offences, Penalties and Legal Proceedings

155: Offences
^F166 156: Fines for offences for which no express penalty provided
^F168 157: Power of court to order cause of contravention to be remedied
158: Fine for offence by parent
^F171 159: … … … … … … … … … …
^F172 160: Penalty on person actually committing an offence for which other person is primarily liable
^F173 161: Power of person primarily liable to exempt himself from liability
162: Proceedings against persons not primarily liable
^F174 163: Owner of machine liable in certain cases instead of occupier
164: Prosecution of offences and application of fines
^F179 165: … … … … … … … … … …
166: Special provisions as to evidence
167: Proceedings for offences in respect of the employment of children
^F183 168: Service of documents, etc
^F184 169: Power of county court or sheriff to modify agreements
^F185 170: Power of county court or sheriff to apportion expenses
^F186^F187 171: Application of the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 or the Arbitration Act 1996

Part XIII: Application of Act

172: General application
173: Application to Crown
174

Part XIV: Interpretation and General

Interpretation

175: Interpretation of expression “factory"
176: General interpretation

General

^F215 177: … … … … … … … … … …
178: Certificates of birth
^F222 179: … … … … … … … … … …
180: Regulations, rules and orders
^F226 181: Substitution of corresponding provisions for certain provisions of Factory and Workshop Act 1901
182: General application to Scotland
183: Transitional provisions and repeals
184: Construction of references in other enactments to factories and workshops, etc and exclusion of certain provisions of Public Health (London) Act 1936
185: Short title, commencement and extent

SCHEDULES

^F237 FIRST SCHEDULE
^F238^F238 SECOND SCHEDULE
^F239^F239 THIRD AND FOURTH SCHEDULES
^F240^F241 FIFTH SCHEDULES: (Section 181) Provisions of the Factory and Workshop Act 1901 applicable in London and Scotland only …
SIXTH SCHEDULE: (Section 183) Transitional Provisions
^F248^F248 SEVENTH SCHEDULE

Factories Act 1961

1961 CHAPTER 34 9 and 10 Eliz 2

An Act to consolidate the Factories Acts 1937 to 1959 and certain other enactments relating to the safety, health and welfare of employed persons.

[22nd June 1961]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Act extended by Education (Scotland) Act 1962 (c. 47), s. 136, Radiological Protection Act 1970 (c. 46), s. 2(5) and Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971 (c. 11), s. 18(1)

Act (except s. 135) amended by S.I. 1988/1222, regs. 3, 4

Act (except s. 135) amended by S.I. 1990/1380, reg. 3

Act: except s. 135 saved by virtue of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37, SIF 43:3), s. 53, Sch. and Tay Road Bridge Order Confirmation Act 1991 (c. iv) Sch. Pt. VII, s. 62

Act except s. 135 saved by virtue of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37, SIF 43:3), s. 53, Sch. 1 and Highland Regional Council (Harbours) Order Confirmation Act 1991 (c. xii), s. 61(1)(f)

Act restricted (1.10.1993) by S.I. 1993/1897, reg. 40

Definition of 'factory' applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 58(6), 71-84, 106(9), 162-172, 223(2), Sch. 6, Pt.I, para. 1(2) (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch. 14 para.6)

Part I: Health (General Provisions)

^F1 1: Cleanliness

(1)

Every factory shall be kept in a clean state and free from effluvia arising from any drain, sanitary convenience or nuisance.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section,—

(a)

accumulations of dirt and refuse shall be removed daily by a suitable method from the floors and benches of workrooms, and from the staircases and passages;

(b)

the floor of every workroom shall be cleaned at least once every week by washing or, if it is effective and suitable, by sweeping or other method.

(3)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section but subject to subsection (4) thereof, the following provisions shall apply as respects all inside walls and partitions and all ceilings or tops of rooms, and all walls, sides and tops of passages and staircases, that is to say,—

(a)

where they have a smooth impervious surface, they shall...

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