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Parties, their husbands and wives competent as witnesses.
Existing contracts.
Saving of civil remedy in cases of breach or non-performance of contract.
Saving of criminal proceedings in certain cases.
Saving of Merchant Shipping laws.
57 & 58 Vict. c. 60. No. 10 of 1899.
No. 45 of 1902.
EMPLOYERS AND SERVANTS.
had contracted to serve, and he shall for such extended period continue to be under the provisions of this Ordinance.
22. On the hearing of any complaint under this Ordinance the parties to the contract of service and their husbands and wives shall be competent as witnesses.
23. Every contract of service in force at the coming into operation of this Ordinance shall be subject to the provisions thereof and the parties thereto shall be entitled to the benefit of such provisions.
24. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to deprive an employer of his right to dismiss a servant summarily for cause, nor to deprive an employer or a servant of his civil remedy for the breach or non-performance of any contract of service in any case where proceedings for such breach or non-performance are not instituted by him under this Ordinance.
25. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent the application of the criminal law to the parties to a contract of service, provided that no person be punished twice for the same offence; and any prosecution commenced under this Ordinance may be withdrawn before judgment and a fresh prosecution be instituted under the criminal law applicable to the circumstances.
26. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed to affect in any way the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, or the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, with reference to the engagement of seamen and to agreements therewith made by masters of ships.
[s. 27, transferred to s. 1 by No. 8 of 1912.]
[Sched. rep. No. 1 of 1912.]
Short title.
No. 46 of 1902.
Star Ferry [17th December, 1902.]
To authorise the making of By-laws by the "Star" Ferry Company.
1. The "Star" Ferry Company's Ordinance, 1902.
* As amended by No. 1 of 1912.
+ As amended by No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912.