The Factories Act 1961 and Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 2009

Amendment, repeals and revocation consequential on regulation 3

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4.—(1) In section 39(2) (record of gasholder examinations) of the 1961 Act for “entered in or attached to the general register” substitute “kept available for inspection.”.

(2) The following provisions of the 1961 Act are repealed-

(a)section 122(7)(meaning of “general register” in relation to the application of the Act to parts of buildings let as separate factories);

(b)in sections 125(2)(j), 126(2)(j) and 127(2)(j) (application of provisions relating to general registers to things other than factories), the words “general registers (so far as applicable)”;

(c)in section 127(5) the word “general”; and

(d)in section 176(1) (interpretation), the definition of “general register”.

(3) The Factories Act General Register Order 1973(1) (which relates to general registers kept under the 1961 Act) is revoked.