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model legislation) for the conditions
under which a collective withdrawal of
labour from an essential service could
be effected
a general provision on the lines of
paragraphs 1 (4 6) of the model
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legislation requiring employers to post
notices in all working premises giving
the text of the main provisions of the
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settlement of trades disputes in
essential services (cf law two sentences of paragraphe 3 above)
7. I would therefore ask you to re-consider
the proposed amendments to the Illegal Strikes
and Lock-outs Ordinance in the light of the
foregoing comments.
8. I am in any case advised that the amending
legislation as drafted has certain imperfections
which call for further examination.
(a)
(b)
Section 3(5). The insertion of the words
"take part in" in line 2 of this sub-
section would seem to have little or no
practical effect in relation to a strike
in view of the proviso to this sub-section.
New Section 3A. As at present worded, the
powers of the Governor in Council seem to
be confined to strikes which have already
started, and do not extend to dealing with
threatened strikes. In the absence of the
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