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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1990

PROVIDE

THE

"THEY INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT THAT WHERE THERE IS A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT IN WRITING, THE EMPLOYER

EMPLOYEE WITH A COPY OF THE CONTRACT.

SHOULD

"THE BILL MAKES IT CLEAR THAT HOLIDAY PAY SHALL BE A SUM EQUIVALENT TO THE WAGES EARNED BY THE EMPLOYEE ON A FULL WORKING DAY.

"IT ALSO PROVIDES THAT LONG SERVICE PAYMENTS AND SEVERANCE PAYMENTS MAY BE OFFSET

THE EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION TO PENSION SCHEMES AND RETIREMENT SCHEMES,

BY

N

HE SAID.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

BILL INTENDED TO IMPROVE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1989 WILL AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE, THE DISTRICT COURT LEGAL ORDINANCE AND THE MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO REMOVE SOME ANACHRONISMS AND TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LEGISLATIVE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JEREMY MATHEWS, SAID IN THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

OF MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, MR MATHEWS SAID NONE

WAS PARTICULARLY THE PROPOSALS

NOVEL OR RADICAL, BUT THEY WERE MODERNISING AND NONETHELESS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY HAD THE EFFECT OF

AREAS MAKING MORE EFFICIENT SOME

OF THE CRIMINAL

WHICH LAW

WERE WERE CHANGES

BEING SOMETIMES OVERLOOKED WHEN OTHER MORE SUBSTANTIAL PLANNED.

BILLS A YEAR LIKE ASPECTS OF CRIMINAL

TWO HE SAID HE HOPED TO INTRODUCE ONE OR

FURTHER ALL THIS ONE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING PROCEDURE.

9B

MR MATHEWS SAID CLAUSE 2 OF THE BILL, WHICH AMENDED SECTION

REMOVE A PROHIBITION ON OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE, WOULD DEFENDANTS

PROSECUTORS FROM CLAIMING THE WITNESS THEY WOULD BE ALLOWANCE IN RESPECT OF THE TIME THEY ATTENDED COURT. ENTITLED

DEFENCE OR

PROSECUTION.

AND PRIVATE

TO

AN

ALLOWANCE

IF

SUCCESSFUL

IN THEIR

A FURTHER CHANGE WAS THAT PUBLIC SERVANTS WOULD BE ENTITLED

INCURRED CLAIM AN ALLOWANCE IF THEY

PERSONAL EXPRNSE IN ATTENDING WOULD NOT APPLY ΤΟ COURT AS PROSECUTION OR DEFENCE WITNESSES. THIS

UNLESS

IN POLICE OR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS

THEIR

PRIVATE CAPACITY.

ΤΟ

ATTENDING

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