(1) An employer or other person having control of an industrial establishment shall apply to the Department of Labour in the prescribed form for the registration of the industrial establishment—
(a) within 30 days after the coming into force of this Part, in the case of an existing industrial establishment not already registered under any other enactment; or
(b) within 30 days after the industrial establishment commences to operate as such, in the case of a new industrial establishment.
(2) A registration effected under any other law before the date of commencement of this Part in respect of any existing industrial establishment shall be deemed to have been done under this Division and shall continue in effect under this Division for the purpose of the application of the provisions of this Part to such industrial establishment until registration is effected in accordance with this Division.
(3) An employer or other person having control of an existing industrial establishment referred to in subsection (2) shall, within one year after the coming into force of this Part, make application to the Department of Labour for a certificate of continuation of registration under this Division.