The Factories Act

General penalty for offences

Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances

Enhanced penalty after previous conviction

Penalty for obstructing Inspector

Penalty for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis under section 91

Penalty for contravention of the provisions of sections 41B, 41C and 41H

Offences by workers

Penalty for using false certificate of fitness

Penalty for permitting double employment of child

Repealed

Exemption of occupier or manager from liability in certain cases

Power of Court to make orders

Presumption as to employment

Onus as to age

Onus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc

Cognizance of offence

Limitation of prosecutions

Jurisdiction of a court for entertaining proceedings, etc., for offence


PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE


(1) When any act or omission would, if a person were under a certain age, be
an offence punishable under this Act, and such person is in the opinion of the Court prima facie under
such age, the burden shall be on the accused to prove that such person is no under such age.

(2) A declaration in writing by a certifying surgeon relating to a worker that he has personally
examined him and believes him to be under the age stated is such declaration shall, for the purposes of
this Act and the rules made thereunder, be admissible as evidence of the age of that worker.

LAWGIST

# 104 Onus as to age