S.L. 10.40 Art. 17Health and Safety Monitoring Board.

(1) The Minister responsible for Home Affairs shall appopint a board to be styled the Health and Safety Monitoring

Board, hereinafter in this regulation referred to as "the board", which shall be composed of a chairman and three members, one of whom shall act as secretary to the Board, to be appointed from amongst persons who are experienced in matters relating to health, safety, noise pollution and civil protection.

(2) The board shall have the right to regularly monitor all places of entertainment to ascertain that health, noise levels and safety conditions meet satisfactory standards and for such purpose shall have the right to inspect any place of entertainment or concert venue at any time.

(3) The board shall have the right to order any proprietor of any premises used or intended to be used as a place of entertainment or as a concert venue to carry out, within a period of time to be fixed by the board, such alterations, additions and adjustments of any nature or any other measure as the board may deem fit to ensure satisfactory health, noise levels and safety conditions.

(4) Any person who wilfully obstructs any member of the board in the execution of his duties under these regulations shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, where a proprietor fails to implement any order as is referred to in sub-regulation (3), the Commissioner of Police shall have the right to refuse the renewal of any licence or permit relating to the premises to which the order refers.

(6) Before issuing or renewing any permit or licence for any place of entertainment or concert venue, the Commissioner of Police shall have the right to seek the advice and recommendations of the board on the conditions of such licence or permit.