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THE MEANING OF CERTIFIED WAR WORK.*.

11th May 1916, Page 9
11th May 1916
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Page 9, 11th May 1916 — THE MEANING OF CERTIFIED WAR WORK.*.
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The following is the official definition of the term, " certified war work

(1) Work on a contract or order which the Admiralty, ,War Office or Ministry of Munitions has certified in writing to be War or Munitions Work.

(2) Work which the Ministry of Munitions has directed to be treated on an equality with War Work.

(3) Work on a contract or order which any firm or esta

blishment has certified to be Class A work. Class A jncludes work or materials wholly required for :— (a) A Government. War Contract.

(15) Certified War Work.

(c) Merchant Shipping Work certified by the Board' of Trade to be Munitions Work.

Class B includes :— (a) Repairs to industrial machinery essential to maintain continuity of operation. (b) Machinery necessary for the manipulation and transport of general freight. (c) The production of such quantities of material, articles, or parts thereof as may be necessary to maintain reasonable stocks for the purpose of eleeting the requirements for work of Class A or Class B.

(d) Work certified by the Admiralty, War Office, or the Ministry of Munitions as necessary for the efficient conduct of the War

The following work may only be placed in Classes A or B on the written authority of the Ministry of Munitions. In the absence of such authority, such work must be placed in Class C:—

(a) New locomotives, rolling stock, or other railway material.

(b) Motor vehicles, or repairs to same, other than -those ordered by War Office, Admiralty, or Ministry of Munitions. (c) New mining machinery. (d) New textile, including hosiery and jute, machinery. --Class C includes all work not included in Classes A or B. Certificates are 'issued by the Ministry of Munitions under Regulation 8 A of the Defence of the Realm Regulations.

DEFENCE OF TEE REALM REGULATIONS.

.lade on 15th February, 1916.—Power to direct or restrict work in any factor and to remove plant.

8 A.—It shall be lawful for the Admiralty or Army Council, Or the Minister of Munitions

' (a) To require any work in any factory or workshop to be done in accordance with the directions of the Admiralty or Army Council, or the IMinister of Munitions, given with the object of making the factory or workshop or the plant or labour therein as useful as possible for the production' of war material, and to require returns as to the nature and amount of work done in any factory or workshop;

(b) To regulate or rest-let the carrying on of any work in any factory, workshop, or other premises, or the engagement or employment of any workman, or all or any classes of workmen, therein, or to remora the plant therefrom, with a view to maintaining or increasing the production of munitions in other factories, workshops or premises, or to regulate and control„the supply of metals and. material that may be required for any articles for.use in war; And the occupier and every officer and servant of the occupier of the factory or workshop, and where the occupier is a cornpnny, every director of the company, shall obey the directions, regulations, or ilestrictions of the Admiralty or Army-Council or the Minister of Munitions so given, and if he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offencwagainst these regulations. Where under this Regulation any return has been required or any directions regulating the,priority to be given to worli at any factory, workshop, or other premises, have been given, and any person in any such return, or in .any certificate or document given or issued for the purpose of securing priority for any work in pursuance of such directions, makes any false statement or false representation, he shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.


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