Malaysia legislation

Section 51

of OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

Section 51

“Confidentiality of information

The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 67

the following sections:

“Power to exempt 67a.  (1)  The Minister may, upon the recommendation of the Director General, by an order published in the Gazette, exempt any plant, substance, process, person or place of work, or class of persons or class of place of work, from any provision of this Act or its subsidiary legislation.

(2)

An exemption under subsection (1) may be subject to such conditions as the Minister thinks fit.

(3)

The Minister may, upon recommendation of the

Director General, by order published in the Gazette, vary or revoke an exemption given under subsection (1).

Power to amend Schedules 67b.  Except for the First Schedule, the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the Schedules to this Act.”.

Substitution of First Schedule