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Fines for

olfences for

which no
express
penalty
provided.

Ch. 30. No. 2.] Factories.

PART NII.
SUPPLEMENTARY.

Offence. Penalttes and Legal Proceedings.

69. (1) In the event of a contravention in or in con-
nection with or in relation to a factory of any of the
provisions of this Ordinance or any regulations or orders
made thereunder, the occupier or (if the contravention is
one in respect of which the owner is by or under thus
Ordinance made responsible) the owner of the factory
shall, subject as hereinafter in this Ordinance provided,
be guilty of an offence,

(2) In the event of a contravention by an employed
person of the provisions of Part X of this Ordinance with
respect to duties of persons employed, or of a contravention
by any person of any regulation or order made under this
Ordinance which expressly Impose. any duty upon him,
that person shall be guilty of an offence and the occupier
or owner, the case mi w obe, shall not be guilty of an
offence in respect of that contravention unless it is proved
that he failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent the
contravention.

(3) If any persons are employed in a factory other-
Wise than ino accordance with the provisions of this
Ordinance or of any regulations or orders made thereunder,
there shall be deemed to be a separate contravention in
respect of each person so employed.

(4) Where an offence under this Ordinance committed
by a company is proved to have been committed with the
consent or connivance of, or to have been facilitated by
any Neglect on the part of, zur director, manager, secretary,
or other officer of the company he, as well as the company,
shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be
liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

70. Subject as hereinafter in this Ordinance provided,
any person guilty of an offence under this Ordinance for
which no expre. penalty is provided by this Ordinance
shall be liable to a fine of one hundred and twenty dollars,