ALKALI WORKS BILL. 
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7. Inspectors. —For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, the 
Board of Trade may from time to time appoint any fit and proper person to be inspector 
of alkali works under this Act, and may from time to time remove any inspector so ap¬ 
pointed, and appoint another person in his place. The Board of Trade may also, on appli¬ 
cation of the inspector, from time to time appoint and remove such sub-inspector or sub¬ 
inspectors as the said Board may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying this Act 
into effect. Notice of the appointment of such inspector and sub-inspectors shall be 
published in the ‘ London Gazette,’ and a copy of the gazette shall be evidence of the 
appointment made. 
8. No person either directly or indirectly acting or practising as a land agent, or di¬ 
rectly or iudirectly engaged in any manufacture, or interested in any patent in or ac¬ 
cording to which the decomposition of salt or the condensation of muriatic acid gas may 
be effected, shall act as an inspector or sub-inspector under this Act. 
9. It shall be the duty of every inspector under this Act to ascertain from time 
to time that all the alkali works are carried on in conformity with the provisions of 
this Act, and to enforce the said provisions, and to cause notice to be given to every 
owner whose work shall be carried on in contravention of this Act of the commission of 
such offence as soon as conveniently may be after the commission thereof; and with a 
view to the performance of that duty he or any sub-inspector may at all reasonable 
times, by day and by night, without giving previous notice, but so as not to interrupt the 
process of the manufacture, enter upon and inspect any alkali work, and examine into the 
efficiency of the condensing apparatus, and the quantity of muriatic acid gas condensed, 
and generally into all matters and works tending to show compliance or non-compliance 
with the provisions of this Act. And the owner of such works, upon demand of the in¬ 
spector, shall within a reasonable time furnish him with a plan, to be kept secret by such 
inspector, of those parts of such works in which the decomposition of salt or other pro¬ 
cess causing the evolution of muriatic gas or the condensation thereof is carried on. It 
shall be lawful for the inspector or any sub-inspector under his direction, but so as not 
to interfere with the process of the manufacture, to apply any tests or make any experi¬ 
ments he may think proper for the purpose of ascertaining the efficiency of the condensing 
apparatus, or the quantity of gas condensed; and the owner or agent of the works shall 
be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Act unless he renders to the said in¬ 
spector or sub-inspector all necessary facilities for their entry, examination, and testing. 
10. Every inspector and sub-inspector appointed under this Act shall be paid such 
salary as may be determined by the Board of Trade, with the consent of the commis¬ 
sioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. 
11. Every person who wilfully obstructs any inspector or sub-inspector in the execu¬ 
tion of this Act, and every owner of any alkali work who refuses or neglects to afford to 
the inspector or sub-inspector the facilities necessary for making any entry, inspection, 
examination, or testing under this Act, or who neglects or wilfully violates any provision 
of this Act, for the neglect or violation of which no other penalty is by this Act imposed, 
shall be guilty of an offence within the meaning of this Act, and shall for every such 
offence incur a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. 
12. The inspector shall, on or before the first day of March in every year, make a re¬ 
port in writing to the Board of Trade of his proceedings during the preceding year, and 
a copy of such report shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament. 
13. Special Rules. —The owner of any alkali work may, with the sanction of the Board 
of Trade, make, alter, or repeal special rules for the guidance of such of his workmen as 
are employed in any process causing the evolution of muriatic acid gas, or wdiose duty it 
is to attend to the apparatus used in the condensation of that gas, and may annex penal¬ 
ties to any violation of such rules, so that no penalty exceeds two pounds for any one 
offence. A printed copy of the special rules in force in any alkali work shall be given 
by the owner of the work to every person working or employed in or about that work 
affected thereby. 
14. Penalties. —The following regulations shall be enacted with respect to the reco- 
•very in England of penalties for offences other than offences against a special rule :— 
Every such penalty shall be recovered by action in the county court having jurisdiction 
in the district in which the alkali works are situate in respect of which the penalty 
arises. The action shall be brought, with the sanction of the Board of Trade, by the in¬ 
spector appointed under this Act, within three months after the commission of the 
