2. Part I of the Factories Ordinance, hereinafter referred to as the " principal enactment", is hereby repealed and the following new Part is substituted therefor : -
| 2. On and after such date as may be fixed in that behalf by the Minister by notification published in the Gazette, no person shall commence the occupation of, or the use of any premises as, a factory unless he has, at least one month before the date on which it is intended to commence such occupation or use, served on the chief inspector or the inspector for the district a written notice stating the intention to commence, and the date on which it is intended to commence, such occupation or use, and specifying the name and address of such person, the situation of the factory or premises, the nature of the work to be carried on therein and the particulars in respect of such matters relating to the factory or premises as may be prescribed: |
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| | (1) Every person who commences the occupation of, or the use of any premises as, a factory in contravention of section 2 shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be Table to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees. | | |
| | (2) A person who is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) shall, within a period of fourteen days after the date of the conviction, serve on the chief inspector or the inspector for the district a written notice stating the situation of the factory or premises in respect of which the offence was committed, the name and address of such person, the nature of the work carried on in the factory or premises and the particulars in respect of such matters relating to the factory or premises as may be prescribed. | | |
| | (3) Any person who falls to comply with the provisions of subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of two hundred rupees and to a further fine of fifty rupees for each day on which that offence continues. | | |
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| 4. The occupier of a factory established before the date fixed by the Minister under section 2 and in use on such date, shall, within a period of one month after such date, furnish to the chief inspector or the inspector for the district a return stating the situation and nature of the factory, the name and address of such occupier and the particulars in respect of such matters relating to the factory as may be prescribed. |
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| 5. Where work in any factory has been suspended for a period exceeding six months, the person who, immediately before such work was suspended, was the occupier of that factory-
| | (a) shall serve on the chief inspector or the inspector for the district a written notice specifying the date on which such work was suspended, and | | |
| | (b) shall not resume such work therein unless he has, at least fifteen days before the date on which it is intended to resume such work, served on the chief inspector or the inspector for the district a written notice stating the intention to resume, and the date on which it is intended to resume, such work.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts