Section 88: Registration of factories

88. Registration of factories (1) No person shall operate a factory unless it is registered under this Act. (2) The Permanent Secretary shall keep a register of factories. (3) An application for the registration of a factory shall be in the form set out in the Fifteenth Schedule and shall, not less than 30 days before the operation of the factory, be submitted to the Permanent Secretary together with a layout plan of the factory and any other particulars as the Permanent Secretary may require. O2 – 59 [Issue 1] Occupational Safety and Health Act (4) Any person who wishes to renew a certificate of registration of a factory shall apply to the Permanent Secretary for the renewal not later than 30 days before the expiry of the certificate, in the form set out in the Fifteenth Schedule. (5) On receipt of an application under subsection (3) or (4), the Permanent Secretary shall, after making such enquiries as he thinks fit— (a) register the factory and issue a certificate of registration to the applicant or renew the certificate of registration, as the case may be, on payment of the prescribed fee and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to impose; or (b) refuse to register the factory or to renew the certificate of registration and specify the ground of refusal. (6) Where an application for renewal of a certificate of registration is received outside the time limit specified in subsection (4), a surcharge of 50 per cent of the prescribed fee shall be payable. (7) A certificate of registration issued or renewed under subsection (5) shall be valid for a period not exceeding 12 months. (8) The employer shall cause the last issued certificate of registration to be at all times exhibited in a conspicuous place in the factory in respect of which such certificate is issued. (9) Any person who occupies or uses any premises as an unregistered factory shall commit an offence.