(1)The position and functions of appointed factory doctors are hereby abolished; . . . F1
(2)Section 146(1)(g) of the M1 Factories Act 1961 (by which an inspector, if a fully registered medical practitioner, is empowered to carry out medical examinations necessary for his duties under that Act) shall cease to have effect.
(3)In section 180 (6) of the Factories Act 1961 (power to prescribe standards or impose requirements by reference to approval of chief inspector) after the words “ of the chief inspector” there shall be added the words “ or of the chief employment medical adviser or a deputy chief employment medical adviser”.
Textual Amendments
F1Words provide for amendments of Factories Act 1961 (c. 34) specified in Sch. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of 2(2)(3), 3, 4(1), 9(2), Sch. 3 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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