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NO. 7 OF 2006
Identification of inspectors and authorised officers
9. Every inspector and authorised officer shall—
- (a) be furnished with a certificate of his appointment as an inspector or authorised officer, as the case may be; and
- (b) when exercising any powers under this Act, on demand, produce the certificate of his appointment to the person affected by the exercise of those powers.
PART IV
GENERAL DUTIES OF PERSONS AT WORKPLACES
Duties according to different capacities
10. For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that—
- (a) a person may at any one time be 2 or more of the following:
- (i) an employer;
- (ii) a contractor;
- (iii) a subcontractor;
- (iv) a principal;
- (v) a self-employed person;
- (vi) an occupier of a workplace;
- (vii) a designer, manufacturer or supplier of any machinery, equipment or hazardous substance for use at work;
- (viii) an erector, installer or a modifier of machinery or equipment for use at work;
- (ix) an owner, a hirer or lessee of machinery moved by mechanical power or a person who maintains such machinery for use at work,
- and this Act may impose duties or liabilities on the person accordingly;
- (b) this Act may at any one time impose the same duty or liability on 2 or more persons, whether in the same capacity or different capacities; and
