1982 Ed.]
Apprenticeship
ICAP. 47
26. (1) Where the employer of a registered apprentice dies, the contract of apprenticeship to which the employer was a party shall not be determined by his death if the trade or occupation in which the apprentice was employed is carried on by the personal representative of the deceased employer. Such personal representative shall be the new employer and the contract shall be binding on him as if he were a party to the contract in place of the deceased employer.
(2) Where under subsection (1) a contract of apprenticeship binds a personal representative, he shall, within 30 days after the death of the employer, notify the Director in writing of such death and the date thereof. (Amended, 13 of 1982, s. 11)
(3) The Director shall, on receipt of a notification under subsection (2), enter in the register (Amended, 13 of 1982, s. 11)
(a) a note of the death of the employer and the date thereof;
and
(b) the name of the personal representative.
(4) Where the name of the personal representative is registered under subsection (3), the Director shall notify in writing (Amended, 13 of 1982, s. 11)
(a) the personal representative; and
(b) the apprentice and his guardian (if any),
of such registration.
(5) A personal representative who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000.
27. (1) Where the employer of a registered apprentice is a partnership and any change takes place in the partners, the contract of apprenticeship to which the partnership was a party shall not be determined by such change if the trade or occupation in which the apprentice was employed is carried on by the new partners. Such new partners shall be the new employer and the contract shall be binding on them as if they were a party to the contract in place of the partnership.
(2) Where under subsection (1) a registered contract of apprenticeship binds the new partners, they shall, within 30 days after the date of the change in the partners, notify the Director in writing of such change and the date thereof. A notification by any one of the partners shall be sufficient. (Amended, 13 of 1982, s. 11)
(3) The Director shall, on receipt of a notification under subsection (2), enter in the register (Amended, 13 of 1982, s. 11) (a) a note of the change in the partners and the date thereof;
and
(b) the names of the new partners.
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Effect of death of employer.
Effect of change in partners.