CAP. 57]
Employers and Servants.
[s. 14 cont.] wholly or in part and may, if he sees fit, order the party in default to pay to the other party any sum not exceeding one month's wages by way of compensation for the wrongful determination of the contract.
Wages payable monthly.
Forfeiture of wages.
Parties and spouses competent witnesses.
Saving of civil remedy in cases of breach or non-performance of contract.
15. The wages of a servant shall, in the absence of agreement to the contrary, be payable monthly.
16. No wages shall be payable to any servant for the period of his term of service during which he has undergone sentence of imprisonment.
17. 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.
18. 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.
Saving of criminal law.
Saving of Merchant Shipping laws.
19. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent the application of the criminal law to the parties to a contract of service.
20. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to affect in any way the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, (57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, 1894), or the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, with reference to the engagement of seamen and to agreements with seamen made by masters of ships.
(10 of 1899.)
412
CAP. 57]
Employers and Servants.
[s. 14 cont.] wholly or in part and may, if he sees fit, order the party in default to pay to the other party any sum not exceeding one month's wages by way of compensation for the wrongful determination of the contract.
Wages payable monthly.
Forfeiture of wages.
Parties and
spouses competent witnesses.
Saving of civil remedy in cases of breach or
ance of contract.
15. The wages of a servant shall, in the absence of agreement to the contrary, be payable monthly.
16. No wages shall be payable to any servant for the period of his term of service during which he has undergone sentence of imprisonment.
17. On the hearing of any complaint under this Ordin- ance the parties to the contract of service and their husbands and wives shall be competent as witnesses.
18. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to deprive an employer of his right to dismiss a servant non-perform- 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.
Saving of criminal law.
Saving of Merchant Shipping
laws.
19. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent the applica- tion of the criminal law to the parties to a contract of service..
20. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to affect in any way the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, (57 & 58 Vict. 1894, or the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, with reference to the engagement of seamen and to agreements with seamen made by masters of ships.
c. 60.)
(10 of 1899.)
412
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