Lawgist11Obligations of dock workers
(1) No dock worker shall--
(a) wilfully interfere with, or misuse, any appliance, convenience or other thing provided in connection with any dock work for the purpose of securing the health, safety and welfare of dock workers;
(b) wilfully and without reasonable cause do anything likely to endanger himself or others; and
(c) wilfully neglect to make use of any appliance, convenience or other thing provided in connection with any dock work for the purpose of securing the health, safety and welfare of dock workers.
(2) If any dock worker contravenes any of the provisions of sub-section (1), he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.
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- 1 Short title, extent, commencement and application
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Inspectors
- 4 Powers of Inspectors
- 5 Powers of Inspectors where employment of dock workers are dangerous
- 6 Facilities to be afforded to an Inspector
- 7 Restrictions on disclosure of information
- 8 Appeal
- 9 Advisory Committee
- 10 Power of appropriate Government to direct inquiry into cases of accidents or diseases
- 11 Obligations of dock workers
- 12 Power to exempt
- 13 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 14 Penalties
- 15 Determination of the persons responsible for the offence in certain cases
- 16 Power of court to make orders
- 17 Provisions relating to jurisdiction
- 18 Provision regarding fine
- 19 General provision for punishment for other offences
- 20 Power to make rules
- 21 Power to make regulations
- 22 General provision relating to rules and regulations
- 23 Amendment of Act 9 of 1948
- 24 Repeal
- 25 Savings
