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1982 Ed.]

Apprenticeship

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CHAPTER 47

APPRENTICESHIP

To promote and regulate the employment of apprentices in certain trades and occupations, and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Originally 8 of 1976.

L.N. 276 of 1976. 43 of 1980. 13 of 1982.

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[19 July 1976.]

L.N. 164 of 1976.

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Apprenticeship Ordinance.

Short title.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—

"apprentice" means the party to a contract of apprenticeship who agrees to learn a trade or occupation;

"attendance order" means an attendance order made under section 14 requiring a registered apprentice to attend a course of instruction;

"certificate of completion" means a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship given under section 28;

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner for Labour;

"contract of apprenticeship" means an agreement made between an employer and an apprentice whereby the employer agrees to teach and the apprentice agrees to learn a trade or occupation;

"designated trade" means a trade or occupation specified to be a designated trade under section 45;

"Director" means the Director of Technical Education and Industrial Training; (Added 13 of 1982, s. 2)

"employer" means—

(a) a person who is engaged in a trade, occupation or business and who employs any other person as his employee; and

(b) the duly authorized agent, manager or factor of such first-mentioned person;

"guardian", in relation to an apprentice who is a minor, means the person who is a party to a contract of apprenticeship under section 9 as his guardian;

"inspector" means any person appointed under section 33 as an inspector;

"party", in relation to a contract of apprenticeship, means any person who is a party to the contract under section 9;

Interpretation.