Factories Act Jurisdiction Guyana Year 1947 Published in English Source In: The Laws of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana, 1977, 28p. Serial number Laws of Guyana Chapter 95:02 Descriptors [Primary] Guyana, manufacturing industries, occupational safety [Secondary] construction sites, harbours, labour inspection, law Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract The basic law (Act 30 of 1947) relating to factories in Guyana, as amended to 1974. Contents: definitions and scope (the Act applies, in addition to factories, to docks, building operations and engineering construction works); registration of factories with the Labour Authority; administration (powers and duties) of the Act by the Labour Authority, inspectors and examining surgeons (i.e. medical inspectors of labour); safety in factories (including prohibition of the employment of children); hours of work and holidays; power to issue regulations; penalties; keeping of registers. In schedule: list of premises where persons are employed in manual labour. CIS No. 96-2 Database ID 66042