Amended Occupational Health and Safety Act

(1)           The Minister may, subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), by notice in the Gazette declare any work, under the conditions or circumstances specified in the notice, to be listed work.

(2)           (a) Before the Minister declares any work to be listed work, he shall cause to be published in the Gazette a draft of his proposed notice and at the same time invite interested persons to submit to him in writing within a specified period, comments and representations in connection with the proposed notice.

(b) A period of not less than three months shall elapse between the publication of the draft notice and the notice under subsection (1).

(3)           The provisions of subsection (2) shall not apply-

(a)       if the Minister in pursuance of comments and representations received in terms of subsection (2) (a), decides to publish the notice referred to in subsection (1) in an amended form; and

(b)       to any declaration in terms of subsection (1) in respect of which the Minister is of the opinion that the public interest requires that it be made without delay.

(4)           A notice under subsection (1) may at any time be amended or withdrawn by like notice.