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Ord. No. 54/77

EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4)

HONG KONG

L.S.

No. 54 OF 1977

I assent.

MURRAY MACLEHOSE,

Governor.

29th June, 1977.

An Ordinance to amend the Employment Ordinance.

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Short title and

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Employment (Amendment) commencement. (No. 4) Ordinance 1977 and shall come into operation on a day to be

appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

Addition of

new Part IXA. (Cap. 57.)

2. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding, after Part IX, the following new Part-

Interpretation.

"PART IXA

Liability to PAY WAGES OF SUB-CONTRACTOR'S AND NOMINATED SUB-CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEES

Interpretation and application

43A. (1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires- "building works" means the construction, site formation, reconstruction, maintenance (including redecoration and external cleaning), repairs, alteration or demolition of the whole or any part of—

(a) any building, dock, pier, bridge, viaduct or other

structure; or

(b) any harbour or port works, reclamation, road,

tunnel, sewer, drain, well or waterworks,

and any installation works in respect of such building works;

"main nominated sub-contractor" means a nominated sub- contractor who enters into a contract, express or implied, directly with a principal contractor to perform all or any part of the work which the principal contractor has contracted to perform;

"nominated sub-contractor" means-

(a) any person-

(i) who enters into a contract, express or implied, with a principal contractor to perform all or any part of the work which the principal contractor has contracted to perform; or