Application of regulations 18(2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may be made applicable
generally to all workplaces, or particularly to one or more
workplaces, or to such classes thereof as may be specified therein.
S.M. 2002, c. 33, s. 22; S.M. 2004, c. 17, s. 10; S.M. 2013, c. 9, s. 10; S.M. 2015,
c. 36, s. 20; S.M. 2018, c. 18, s. 14.
Approval of codes of practice 19(1) For the purpose of providing practical guidance with respect to
the requirements of any provision of the regulations, the director
may approve and issue such codes of practice or any amendment
or revision thereof as in his opinion are suitable for that purpose.
Notice in Gazette 19(2) Where a code of practice is approved by the director under
subsection (1), he shall cause to be published in the Manitoba
Gazette a notice identifying the code, specifying the provisions of
the regulations to which it applies and stating the effective date
of the approval.
Failure to observe code, no offence 20(1) The failure by any person to observe any provision of an approved
code of practice is not of itself an offence.
Admissibility of codes as evidence 20(2) Where a person is charged with a breach of any provision of the
regulations in respect of which the director has issued a code of
practice, that code is admissible as evidence in a prosecution for
the violation of the provision of the regulation.
Certified copy of code required 20(3) A copy of a code of practice, or any amendment or revision
thereto as approved by the director, certified to be a true copy
by the director shall be received as evidence in any court without
proof of the signature or of the official character of the person
purporting to have signed the certificate.
