1964_APPRENTICESHIP_REGULATIONS — Page 4

[Subsidiary] Medical examination of apprentices. Hours of work and periods of employment of apprentices. L.N. 155/80. L.N. 155/80. (Cap. 57.) L.N. 155/80. CAP. 47] Apprenticeship Regulations [1980 Ed.

7. (1) Every apprentice who enters into a contract of apprenticeship in a designated trade shall be medically examined as to his fitness to be employed in the designated trade.

(2) The medical examination of the apprentice shall be arranged by the employer and shall take place prior to the registration of the contract of apprenticeship.

(3) The cost of the medical examination shall be borne by the employer.

PART III HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT AND OVERTIME

8. (1) Subject to this Part, every employer shall comply with the following provisions in relation to registered apprentices under his employment—

(a) the total hours worked by a registered apprentice shall not exceed 8 hours in any day or 48 hours in any week;

(b) the total period of employment of a registered apprentice on any day shall not exceed 9 hours and such period shall, subject to paragraph (2), not begin earlier than 7 a.m. or end later than 7 p.m.;

(c) no registered apprentice shall be required or permitted to work continuously for a period of more than 5 hours without being allowed an interval for a meal or rest after he has worked continuously for 5 hours—

(i) in the case of an apprentice under 16 years of age, of not less than one hour; and

(ii) in any other case, of not less than half an hour;

(d) no registered apprentice shall be required or permitted to work during any part of an interval allowed to him for a meal or rest under sub-paragraph (c);

(e) no registered apprentice shall be employed on more than 6 days in any week;

(f) in any week in which a statutory holiday, within the meaning of the Employment Ordinance, occurs, a registered apprentice shall be given a day in that week, other than the statutory holiday, as a rest day.

(1A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a) and (b), in the case of a registered apprentice of the age of 16 years or above, the Commissioner may grant to the employer permission in writing that the apprentice may work such period as is specified in the permission but so that the period is not more than 10 hours in a day between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and the permission may be subject to such conditions, including conditions as to the number and frequency of rest days and part rest days, as the Commissioner sees fit.