Section 126 of Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A: Occupational Safety and Health Fund

(1) Notwithstanding section 26 of the Government Financial Management Act, No. 5 of 2004 (repealed), Parliament shall appropriate moneys necessary for the establishment of a fund to be known as the Occupational Safety and Health Fund.
(2) The purpose of the Fund shall be toβ€”
(a) secure the development and co-ordination of a sound and effective occupational safety and health system;
(b) implement an effective system for the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases, ill health and damage to property at workplaces;
(c) carry out research on occupational safety and health, including research on factors leading to occupational accidents and diseases;
(d) develop and disseminate information materials, such as safety posters and pamphlets, newsletters and guidance notes on occupational safety and health including the holding of safety exhibitions, and awareness creation opportunities among employers, employees and the general public; and
(e) promote occupational safety and health through the holding of annual safety award events for outstanding performance in safety and health among the enterprises and persons employed.
(3) There shall be paid into the Fund in respect of every workplace registered under this Act, a levy charged at the prescribed rates known as the occupational health and safety levy.
(4) The Cabinet Secretary may make an occupational health and safety levy order for purposes of giving effect to proposals submitted by the Council and approved by the Cabinet Secretary, and the order may provide for the amendment of a previous occupational health and safety levy order.
(5) The Cabinet Secretary may, on the advice of the Council and in consultation with the National Treasury, make rules governing the efficient management and administration of the Occupational Safety and Health Fund.
(6) The Director shall, in consultation with the Council, administer the Occupational Safety and Health Fund.

Disclaimer: This document is not to be taken as legal advice.
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