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WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH
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(14) Any subsidiary legislation made under the repealed Act and in force immediately before the appointed day shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue in force in factories as if made under this Act until it is revoked or repealed.

(15) Any written law or document referring to the repealed Act or any provision thereof shall, as far as may be necessary for preserving its effect, be construed as referring or as including a reference to this Act or the corresponding provision in this Act, as the case may be.

(16) For a period of 2 years after the appointed day, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such other transitional, incidental and consequential matters arising from the repeal of the repealed Act, as he may consider necessary or expedient.

(17) In this section, “appointed day” means the date of commencement of this Act.

Consequential amendments to other written laws

68. The provisions of the Acts specified in the first column of the Seventh Schedule are amended in the manner set out in the second column thereof.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Sections 2(1) or (2), 27(2) and 62(1)

WORKPLACES SUBJECT TO ACT

1. Any premises which is a factory.

2. Any premises within an airport where any checking, inspecting, cleaning, loading, unloading or refueling of an aircraft is carried out by persons other than by the crew of the aircraft.

3. Any ship in a harbour where—

(a) any scaling, scurfing or cleaning of boilers (including combustion chambers and smoke boxes) in the ship;
(b) any cleaning of any tank, bilges or holds in the ship; or
(c) any construction, re-construction, repair, fitting, furnishing or breaking up,

is carried out.

4. Any dock, wharf or quay where loading, unloading or bunkering of a ship is carried out by persons other than by the crew of the ship.