Amended Occupational Health and Safety Act
28. Designation of inspectors by Minister
28. Designation of inspectors by Minister
(1) The
Minister may designate any person as an inspector to perform, subject
to the control and directions of the chief inspector, any or all of the
functions assigned to an inspector by this Act.
(2) Each
inspector designated under subsection (1) shall be furnished with a
certificate signed by or on behalf of the Minister and stating that he
has been designated as an inspector: Provided that if his designation
as inspector is limited to any particular function or functions, his
certificate shall state such limitation.
(3)
Whenever an inspector designated under subsection (1) performs a
function under this Act in the presence of any person affected thereby
the inspector shall on demand by such person produce to him the
certificate referred to in subsection (2).
(4) Any
officer who immediately prior to the commencement of this Act was
designated as an inspector under section 20 of the Machinery and
Occupational Safety Act, 1983 (Act No. 6 of 1983), shall be deemed to
have been designated as an inspector under subsection (1) of this
section.
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