Labour Code 2012 - Government of Montserrat

MONTSERRATLABOUR CODE, 2012No. 20 of 2012(6) For purposes of subsection (5), “rehabilitation” includesaccess to education, training and social welfare.(7) A person who contravenes subsections (1), (2), or (4)commits an offence and is liable on summary convictionto a fine of $3,000.00 and to a fine of $5,000.00 for asecond or subsequent offence.(8) A person who employs or induces another to employ orprocures the employment of a child or young person inthe worst form of child labour commits an offence and isliable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000.00.(9) For purposes of subsection (8), a child or young personis considered to be employed whether or not he or she isin an employment contract or is paid or not paid for hisor her services.PART 10—HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE97. InterpretationIn this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—“hazardous work” means work that poses anunreasonable risk to the health and safety ofan employee;“machinery” includes all manufacturing equipment,machines whether operated manually ormechanically, prime movers of machines,units designed to transmit power or motion,units designed to transport items or persons inconnection with a manufacturing process,appliances used in the process, and all theparts of the appliances;“occupier” means the person who has the ultimatecontrol over the affairs of a workplace or anyother place of employment or work;“operator of a workplace” includes an employer, theowner of a building containing a workplace,the owner or hirer of a machine or implementused in a workplace other than the principaloperator thereof to the extent that anyobligation under this Part relates to personswho are employed in or about or in61