Section 67

The Commissioner may at any time having regard to the situation of any place of employment and the number of workers employed and resident thereon, by order in writing, require any employer to construct within a reasonable time to be stated in such order, and thereafter to maintain at his own expense, a hospital on or in the immediate neighbourhood of any place of employment upon which workers are employed by him with accommodation for such number of patients as may be stated in such order, of if there is already a hospital maintained by such employer to enlarge or add to such hospital so as to provide accommodation for a further number of patients as stated in the order; and may further require him to employ a duly registered medical practitioner to reside at and have charge of such hospital or any hospital maintained by such employer and to provide such medical practitioner with fit and proper house accommodation to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.

If 2 or more such places of employment are so situated that the required accommodation for patients from such places of employment can be conveniently provided in one hospital the Commissioner may, instead of ordering each employer to construct and maintain a separate hospital, order all the employers concerned to construct within a reasonable time to be stated in such order, and thereafter to maintain at their own expense one hospital hereinafter called a “group hospital” for all such places of employment with accommodation for such number of patients as may be stated in the order or if there is already a hospital erected and maintained jointly by 2 or more employers (whether constructed in pursuance of the provisions of this section or not) may order them to enlarge or add to such hospital so as to provide accommodation for such further number of patients

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in their employment as may be stated in the order; and may further require such employers to employ a duly registered medical practitioner to take charge of such group hospital and to provide such medical practitioner with fit and proper house accommodation to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.

Every employer referred to in the preceding subsection shall be responsible for the due maintenance of the group hospital as the case may be and for the provision of the staff, equipment, diet and medicines and for the observance of any rules made under this Part for the inspection and management of the hospital and the furnishing of any returns required as if the hospital were provided and maintained solely by him.

Approval of place of employment and prohibition of employment of workers where arrangements are inadequate.