Regulations for the Integration of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1995
1. Definitions

 

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise indicates -

 

Department of Labour means the Department of Labour mentioned in column 1 of Schedule 1 to the Public Service Act, 1994 (promulgated under Proclamation No. 103 of 1994);

 

effective date means the date on which the repeal of the repealed laws takes effect, being 1 May 1995;

 

repealed law means any one of the following laws repealed by section 1 of the Integration of Labour Laws Act, 1994 (Act No. 49 of 1994), namely-

a.    the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act, 1985 (Act No. 24 of 1985), of the former Republic of Transkei;

b.    the Occupational Safety Act, 1992 (Act No. 49 of 1992), of the former Republic of Bophuthatswana;

c.    the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act, 1987 (Act No. 11 of 1987), of the former Republic of Venda;

d.    the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984), of the former Republic of Ciskei;

e.    the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act, 1985 (Act No. 10 of 1985), of the former self-governing territory of Kawzulu; and

f.     the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act, 1992 (Act No. 15 of 1992), of the former self-governing territory of QwaQwa;

 

the Act means the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993), and the regulations made thereunder;

 

territory means any one of the former Republics of Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei and the former self-governing territories of KwaZulu, QwaQwa, Lebowa, Gazankulu, KaNgwane and KwaNdebele.