The Board of Trade may from time to time, by order, direct—
(a)Any person acting under the Board as an inspector of railways to inquire into the observance of this Act by any railway company or canal company, and generally to act with respect to any railway or canal as an inspector under this Act; or
(b)Any person acting under the Board as an inspector or otherwise for the purposes of the [F1M1Merchant Shipping Act 1894] , or the Acts amending the same, to inquire into the observance of this Act in any harbour or in the case of any ship, and generally to act in such harbour and with respect to ships as an inspector under this Act.
The Board of Trade may revoke any such order; and each such inspector shall, while such order is in force, have for that purpose the same powers and authorities as he has under the Acts in pursuance of which he was originally appointed inspector, and also [F2the power conferred on inspectors by the M2Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1889 (c. 63), s. 38(1)
F2Words substituted by S.I. 1974/1885, Sch. 2 para. 16
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Functions of Board of Trade under s. 58 transferred by Ministry of Transport Act 1919 (c. 50), s. 2, S.R. & 0. 1919/1440 (Rev. XV, p. 211: 1919, p. 849), 1941/654 (Rev. XV, p. 228: 1941, p. 1221), art. 2, 1946/375 (Rev. XV, p. 229: 1946, p. 1009), art. 2(1), S.I. 1953/1204 (1953 I, p. 1225), art. 3(1) and 1959/1768 (1959 I, p. 1793), art. 3(2) now exercisable (except s. 58(b) so far as relates to ships) by Secretary of State: S.I. 1970/1681, art. 2(1) (s. 58(b) so far as relates to ships) concurrently by Secretary of State: S.I. 1965/145, art. 2, Sch. 1 and 1970/1537, art. 2(1)(a)
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