60                                 LAWS OF MARYLAND                           [CH. 44

Labor and Industry shall furnish a copy to

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THE OFFICE OF EVERY
STATE'S ATTORNEY IN THIS STATE, TO BE KEPT REASON-
ABLY AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.

(c) Rules and regulations, and amendments, modifications, and re-
peals thereof, issued by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry
under this section shall be effective as provided in Section 2U of this
sub-title and shall have the force and effect of law.

23. Notice of public hearing. Any public hearing provided for
under this sub-title shall be held at such time as the Board shall
specify. Notice thereof shall be published at least once, not less than
ten days prior to such hearing, in such newspaper or newspapers of
general circulation as the Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall
prescribe. Notice of such public hearing shall be furnished by the
Commissioner of Labor and Industry to any person filing a request
therefor.

24" Publication; effective date of rules. Every rule or regulation
adopted, and every amendment, modification, or repeal thereof, shall
be published in such manner as the Commissioner of Labor and In-
dustry shall determine. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry
shall deliver a copy to every person making application thereof. IN
ADOPTING, AMENDING, MODIFYING OR REPEALING RULES
OR REGULATIONS, THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRY SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 9 OF ARTICLE 41,
AND SUCH RULES OR REGULATIONS AND SUCH AMEND-
MENTS, MODIFICATIONS OR REPEALS SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 9 OF ARTICLE 41.

25.   Variations. If there shall be practical difficulties or unneces-
sary hardship in- carrying out the provisions of this sub-title or a
rule or regulation of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry there-
under, the Commissioner of Labor and Industry may make a varia-
tion from such requirements if the spirit of the provision, rule, or
regulation will be observed and the safety and health of the employee
will remain protected. Any person affected by such provision, rule or
regulation, or his agent, may request, in writing, the Commissioner
of Labor and Industry to authorize such variation, stating the
grounds for his request. Any authorization by the Commissioner of
Labor and Industry of a variation shall be in writing and shall de-
scribe the conditions under which the variation shall be permitted.
A properly indexed record of all variations shall be kept in the office
of the department and open to public inspection.

26.    Hearings on reasonableness of safety regulations, (a) Any
employer or other person affected by any safety rule or regulation, or
by any amendment, modification or repeal thereof, may petition the
Commissioner of Labor and Industry for a hearing on the reason-
ableness of such regulation.

(b) Such petition for hearing shall be by verified petition filed
with the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, setting out specifically
and in full detail the regulation, or amendment, modification or re-
peal, upon which a hearing is desired and the reasons why such rule,