1964 No. 1045 (C.13)

SHOPS AND OFFICES

The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1964

Made

The Minister of Labour by virtue of the powers conferred on him by section 91(2) of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (hereafter in this Order referred to as “the Act”) and of all other power enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

1

Except as provided by Article 2 of this Order—

a

the following provisions (which relate to first aid) of the Act shall come into operation on 1st December 1964, that is to say—

  • sections 24(1) to (3), (7) and (9), 25 and 26;

  • section 83(1) (so far as it relates to the above-mentioned provisions of section 24) and (2); and

b

the following provisions (which also relate to first aid) of the Act shall come into operation on 1st September 1965, that is to say—

  • section 24(4) to (6) and (8);

  • section 83(1) (except as already in operation).

2

Nothing in this Order shall apply in relation to premises which are in a covered market place, being a covered market place to which section 51 (power to adapt Act in relation to covered markets) of the Act relates.

3

This Order may be cited as the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1964.

Joseph GodberMinister of Labour
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings into operation, except in relation to premises in covered market places, the provisions of sections 24 to 26 (first aid) and parts of section 83 (first aid: application to the Crown) of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963.

1st September 1965 is appointed for the coming into operation of those parts of the said provisions which relate to the requirement that, in the case of certain premises to which the said Act applies, a first-aid box or cupboard must be in the charge of a person trained in first-aid treatment and 1st December 1964 is appointed for the coming into operation of the remainder of the said provisions relating to first aid.