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Council went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause. "this
In the first line of sub-section (3) of Clause 3 the words section were substituted for the words sub-section (1).”
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In the third line of sub-section (1) of clause 6 the words agreement for service under " were substituted for the words a contract of service with."
The following sub-section was added as sub-section (2) immediately after sub-section (1) of clause 6.
"For the purpose of sub-section (1), and without prejudice to the interpretation of any express term of the agreement other than a term relating to notice, a person who is employed in the service of the Crown shall be deemed to break his agreement for service under the Crown if he absents himself from duty without leave and without having given to the head of his department one month's notice in writing terminating with the last day of a calendar month, or if he wilfully refuses duty, or if he wilfully omits to perform his duty, provided that the provisions of this sub-section relating to notice shall not apply to any person who is engaged by the day or who is paid daily."
Sub-sections (2) and (3) of Clause 6, following this addition were re-numbered sub-sections (3) and (4).
In sub-section (3), re-numbered sub-section (3) of Clause 6 the words "water or
in the 13th line of the sub-section were deleted. In Clause 7 the words "with the consent were substituted for the words under and in accordance with the permission.”
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The following sub-section (2) was added immediately after sub- section (1) of Clause 7.
Any consent of the Governor-in-Council under the provisions of sub-section (1) may be made retrospective in effect to such date as the Governor-in-Council shall think fit."
Original sub-sections (2) (3) (4) (5) and (6) were then re-numbered (3) (4) (5) (6) and (7).
In the original sub-sections (5) and (6) now re-numbered as (6) and (7) the words Subject to the provisions of sub-section (8) were added before the words no person
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The following new sub-section (8) was added to Clause 7:
"The provisions of sub-sections (6) and (7) shall not apply to any direction or notice issued or given on behalf of or in the name of any trade union which is established outside the Colony to the members of any trade union which is established within the Colony if the trade union which is established within the Colony is with the consent of the Governor-in-Council affiliated or con- nected with the trade union which is established outside the Colony."
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