1. ARC SEMINAR ON PLANNING & BUILT ENVIRONMENT 5TH MAY 2018
BUILDING ISSUES-PERMITS, HEALTH & SAFETY, SECTIONAL TITLES
[PROCESSES & APPEALS]
DR PAUL LYAMUYA

2. FACTORIES ACT Cap 44:01 The Act
Definitions & Interpretations [secs 5&6]
Appoint Factories Appeal Board [sec 11]
Appeal to Board [sec 12]
Appointment of Inspectors [sec 68]
Building Operations & Works of Engineering Construction [Safety & Healthy] Regulations
Factories [Application to Building Operations & Works of Engineering Construction] Order

3. THE ACT

4. DEFINITION OF FACTORY

5. GENERAL INTERPRETATION
6(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- “building operation” means the construction, structural operation, repair or maintenance of a building, the demolition of a building, laying foundation of an intended building; “chief inspector” means the chief inspector of factories appointed under this act;

6. PLANS OF NEW FACTORY
10. Where under the provisions of any written law, plans of an intended factory or an existing building for use as a factory are submitted to any local authority, such authority shall, before approving such plans, forward copies thereof to the chief inspector and, shall not approve the plans until notified by the chief inspector that the premises concerned are, in her/his opinion, suitable for use as a factory of the nature proposed.

7. APPOINTMENT OF FACTORIES APPEAL BOARD

8. APPEAL TO THE BOARD 1

9. APPEAL TO THE BOARD 2
12(3) For the purpose of subsection (2) the chief inspector shall a party concerned in the appeal and shall be entitled to appear and be heard before the board at the hearing of such appeal. 12(4) The Board may, on hearing the appeal, confirm, vary or reverse the decision of the chief inspector, and the decision of the Board shall not be subject to further appeal.

10. FACTORY INSPECTORS