Safety in Industry Act, 1980

Amendment by order of Acts and section 3 of Principal Act.

4.—(1) The Minister may by order amend any provision of the Acts so as to comply with any international obligations that the State has decided to assume and which relate, either exclusively or otherwise, to the safety, health or welfare of persons to whom the provisions of the Acts apply.

(2) The Minister may, for the purpose of extending the meaning of “factory” for the purpose of the Acts, by order amend section 3 of the Principal Act, as amended by this Act.

(3) The Minister may by order revoke or amend an order under this section including an order under this subsection.

(4) Where an order under this section is intended to be made by the Minister, a draft of the order shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the order shall not be made until a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House.