# The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (Commencement No.1) Order 1964, Part III: PROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 1ST AUGUST 1964


Provisions of the Act
Subject matter of provisions
Sections 4 to 23
General provisions relating to the health, safety and welfare of employees.
Section 27
Penalization of dangerous acts and interference with equipment, &c.
Section 28
Provision of means of escape in case of fire.
Section 29(1) and (3) to (11)
Fire precautions: certification of certain premises by appropriate authority before persons are employed to work therein.
Section 30
Maintenance of means of escape in case of fire, and inspection by appropriate authority.
Section 31
Right of appeal against matters arising out of sections 29 and 30.
Section 32
Power of magistrates' courts and sheriffs to make orders for putting down dangerous conditions in regard to means of escape in case of fire.
Section 33
Safety provisions in case of fire.
Section 34
Fire alarms.
Section 35
Power of Minister of Labour to make regulations with respect to means of escape in case of fire.
Section 36
Employees to be made familiar with means of escape in case of fire.
Section 37
Fire prevention.
Section 38
Provision of fire-fighting equipment.
Section 41
Duty of fire authority to consult local building authority before requiring alterations.
Section 42(2) to (10) and (12) to (16)
Special provisions with respect to buildings in single ownership of which a part consists of premises to which the Act applies.
Section 43(2) to (8), (9)(b) and (c) and (10) to (14)
Special provisions with respect to buildings plurally owned of which a part consists of premises to which the Act applies.
Section 44
Provisions with respect to contiguous fuel storage premises in single ownership.
Section 45
Power of Minister of Labour to grant exemptions from certain requirements of the Act.
Section 47
Prohibition of levying of charges on employees for things done in compliance with the Act.
Section 48
Notification of accidents.
Section 50
Information for employees.
Section 76(2) and (3)
Amendment of Public Health Act 1936.
Section 77
Exclusion of application of sections 128 and 129 of Public Health (London) Act 1936.
Section 83(1) (except in so far as it relates to section 24 of the Act), (3) (except as already in operation), (6) and (7)
Application of the Act to the Crown.
Section 84
Exclusion of application of the Act to visiting forces.
Section 91(4) and Schedule 2
Repeal of enactments.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1964/191/schedule/1/part/III (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offices-shops-and-railway-premises-act-1963-commencement-no1-order-1964/schedule-1/part-III
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