# Factories Act 1961, Paragraph 5


In the case of any factory constructed or converted for use as a factory before the coming into operation of section thirty-four of the Factories Act 1937 (that is to say the first day of July, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight) which is not a factory to which paragraph 4 of this Schedule applies, no offence shall be deemed to be committed under section forty of this Act by reason of the use of the factory during any period that may elapse before the grant or refusal of a certificate under that section by the fire authority, and if the fire authority refuse to grant a certificate in respect of the factory unless alterations are made, no such offence shall be deemed to be committed while the alterations are being carried out in accordance with the requirements of the authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/9-10/34/schedule/SIXTH/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/factories-act-1961/schedule-SIXTH/paragraph-5
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