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42 PART VIII CODES OF PRACTICE Codes of practice

39.—(1) For the purpose of providing practical guidance with respect to the requirements of this Act relating to safety, health and welfare at work, the Commissioner may, from time to time, do all or any of the following:
 * (a) issue one or more codes of practice, which may include any code of practice issued or approved under another written law if he considers that code of practice suitable for this purpose;
 * (b) approve as a code of practice any document prepared by any person other than the Commissioner if the Commissioner considers the document as a suitable document for this purpose;
 * (c) amend or revoke any code of practice issued or approved under this section.

(2) The power of the Commissioner under subsection (1)(a) or (b) to issue or approve a code of practice that is either a code of practice issued or approved under another written law or a document prepared by a person other than the Commissioner shall include the power to issue or approve a part of such a code of practice or document.

(3) Where a code of practice is issued, approved, amended or revoked by the Commissioner under subsection (1), the Commissioner shall—
 * (a) publish a notice of the issue, approval, amendment or revocation, as the case may be, of the code of practice in such manner as will secure adequate publicity for such issue, approval, amendment or revocation;
 * (b) specify in the notice referred to in paragraph (a)—
 * (i) the date of issue, approval, amendment or revocation, as the case may be;
 * (ii) the class of hazards, activities or articles in respect of which the code of practice is issued, approved, amended or revoked; and
 * (iii) the place at and the time during which the code of practice which is the subject of the notice may be inspected; and