1National Security (Industrial Lighting) Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 302.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this eighth day of July, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Signature of Eddie Ward.

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

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National Security (Industrial Lighting) Regulations.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Security (Industrial Lighting) Regulations.

Administration.

2. These Regulations shall be administered by the Minister of State for Labour and National Service.

Definitions.

3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“industrial premises” means any premises on which two or more persons are employed in manual labour in any process for or incidental to—

(a) the making of any article or of part of any article;

(b) the altering, repairing, ornamenting, finishing, cleaning or washing or the breaking up or demolition of any article; or

(c) the adapting for sale of any article,

being premises on which work is carried on by way of trade or for purposes of gain and to or over which the employer

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

4176.—Price 5d. 25/25.6.1942.

of any person employed therein has the right of access or control, and includes any offices on any such premises, but does not include any shop, residence or showroom; and

“lighting equipment” means all equipment on industrial premises which is necessary for, or is connected with, the provision or control of artificial light on those premises.

New installations.

4. The owner or occupier of any industrial premises, whether or not the premises are in existence at the commencement of these Regulations, shall not install, or cause to be installed, in those premises any lighting equipment, or alter or extend, or cause to be altered or extended, any portion of the lighting equipment in those premises, unless the lighting equipment to be installed, or the portion thereof, as so altered or extended, conforms, as the case may be, with the relevant provisions of the Schedule to these Regulations.

Orders as to interior artificial lighting.