Factories Act 1961

51 Fire fighting

(1) In every factory there shall be provided and maintained appropriate means for fighting fire, which shall be so placed as to be readily available for use.

(2) The Minister may by special regulations prescribe for any class or description of factory or part thereof specified means for fighting fife, and any such regulations may provide for the testing or examination of the means so specified and for the recording of particulars of the tests or examinations and of any defects found and action taken to remedy the defects.

(3) The Minister may make special regulations requiring means to be provided in any class or description of factory for notifying the fire brigade in case of fire and requiring employed persons to be made familiar with their use.

(4) Special regulations made under this section may provide, as regards any of their provisions, that some other person or persons shall be responsible for a contravention thereof instead of or as well as the occupier.

(5) Any requirement imposed by regulations made under subsection (2) of this section may be so imposed either in substitution for or without prejudice to the general requirements of subsection (1) of this section.

(6) The Minister may by order grant exemption from the requirements of subsection (1) of this section and any such order may apply to any particular factory or part of a factory or any class or description of factory.