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Page 1: jtr - Organisation of South African Law Libraries€¦ · Dismissal 67. Evasion of employers' obligations 68. Definition of dismissed 69. Written statement of ... fee; transfer Minister

Govéñurént Gazette

Lab pur

EXTRAORDINARY

L'._

FLOL B'1 2

Published by the Authority of the Chairmanand Council of Ministers

Prtiee: M13.50

of the Military Council

•jtrLESOTEIO

Vol. XXXVIE - Thursday —12th November, 1992 No. 118

No.CON I'ENTS

24

ORDER

Code Order,1992.... 1195,

Order No. 24 of 1992

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LAB

OU

R C

OD

E O

RD

ER

, 199

2

LAB

OU

R C

OD

E O

RD

ER

, 199

2

TA

BL

E O

F PR

OV

ISIO

NS

PAR

T I

PR

EL

IMIN

AR

Y

1.

Shor

t titl

e an

d co

mm

ence

men

t 2.

Sc

ope

of a

pplic

atio

n

PAR

T I

I IN

TE

RPR

ET

AT

ION

AN

D F

UN

DA

ME

NT

AL

PR

OV

ISIO

NS

3.

Ter

ms

defi

ned

4.

Prin

cipl

es us

ed i

n in

terp

reta

tion

and

adm

inis

trat

ion o

f Cod

e 5.

N

on-d

iscr

imin

atio

n 6.

Fr

eedo

m o

f ass

ocia

tion

7.

Forc

ed la

bour

pro

hibi

ted

Gov

ernm

ent c

ontr

acts

; fai

r ter

ms

PAR

T H

f A

DM

INIS

TR

AT

ION

AN

D A

DJU

DIC

AT

ION

Div

isio

n A

. Gen

eral

9.

Pow

ers o

f M

inis

ter

10.

Sum

mar

ies o

f Cod

e II

. L

iabi

lity

of G

over

nmen

t Off

icer

s

Div

isio

n B.

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

, L

abou

r O

ffic

ers

and

Reg

istr

ar o

f Tra

de u

nion

s an

d E

mpl

oyer

s'

Org

anis

atio

ns

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BO

UR

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DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

App

oint

men

t of O

ffic

ers

Del

egat

ion

by L

abou

r C

omm

issi

oner

Po

wer

s and

dut

ies o

f Lab

our O

ffic

ers

—Se

ulem

ent-

of-

disp

utes

-by-

Lab

our-

Off

icer

s - -

- --

- __

__ -

Pow

er o

f Lab

our

Off

icer

in

rela

tion

to c

ourt

pro

ceed

ings

St

atis

tics,

rec

ords

and

retu

rns

Off

ence

to

dela

y or

obs

truc

t off

icer

or

furn

ish

fals

e in

form

atio

n

Reg

istr

ar

Div

isio

n C

. Nat

iona

l E

mpl

oym

ent

Serv

ice

20.

Est

ablis

hmen

t 21

. Fu

nctio

ns an

d po

wer

s.

Div

isio

n D

. L

abou

r Cou

rt

22.

Est

ablis

hmen

t of L

abou

r C

ourt

and

Reg

istr

ar o

f Cou

rt

23.

Com

posi

tion o

f Cou

rt

24.

Juri

sdic

tion o

f Cou

rt

25.

Exc

lusi

ve ci

vil j

uris

dict

ion

26.

No

effe

ct o

n cr

imin

al ju

risd

ictio

n 27

. R

ules

of t

he C

ourt

28

. R

epre

sent

atio

n of

par

ties

29.

Pow

er to

sum

mon

witn

esse

s, e

tc.

30.

Pow

er to

obt

ain

evid

ence

31

. Pe

nalty

for

fal

se t

estim

ony

32.

Pena

lty f

or w

ilful

ins

ult

33.

Witn

ess

allo

wan

ce

34.

Enf

orce

men

t of

paym

ent

35.

Cou

rt to

hav

e re

gard

to G

over

nmen

t's p

rice

and

inc

ome

polic

y 36

. W

age

clai

ms

by s

ever

al e

mpl

oyee

s 37

. Po

stin

g of

bon

d 38

. A

war

ds, d

ecis

ions

fina

l; no

tice

Div

isio

n E

. N

atio

nal

Adv

isor

y B

odie

s

39.

Nat

iona

l A

dvis

ory

Com

mitt

ee o

n L

abou

r 40

. C

ompo

sitio

n of

Com

mitt

ee

41.

Rem

oval

of m

embe

rs

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

Pow

ers

of C

omm

ittee

Q

uoru

m

Mee

tings

A

dditi

onsi

oage

nda

- -

____

_ N

atio

nal A

dvis

ory

Cou

ncil

for

Occ

upat

iona

l Sa

fety

, Hea

lth a

nd

Wel

fare

PAR

T

IV

WA

GE

-FIX

ING

MA

CH

INE

RY

47.

Man

ner of

fixi

ng w

ages

48

. E

stab

lishm

ent of

Wag

es A

dvis

ory

Boa

rd

49.

Com

mis

sion

Pow

ers P

rocl

amat

ion

to a

pply

50

. Fu

nctio

n of

Wag

es A

dvis

ory

Boa

rd

51.

Wag

es o

rder

s 52

. A

nnua

l rev

iew

of w

ages

ord

ers

and

polic

ies

53.

Dis

play

in

wor

kpla

ce o

f wag

es o

rder

s 54

. E

xten

sion

of a

gree

men

ts an

d ar

bitr

atio

n aw

ards

55

. Sa

ving

s as

to r

ight

s co

nfer

red

by o

ther

law

s 56

. B

enef

its p

rovi

ded

by th

e em

ploy

er

57.

Stat

utor

y m

inim

um w

age

58.

Eff

ect

and

enfo

rcem

ent o

f wag

es o

rder

s 59

. E

mpl

oyer

s no

t to

rece

ive

cert

ain

paym

ents

60

. R

ecor

ds a

nd n

otic

es

PAR

T V

C

ON

TR

AC

TS

OF

EM

PLO

YM

EN

T,

TE

RM

INA

TIO

N,

DIS

MIS

SAL

, SE

VE

RA

NC

E P

AY

61.

App

licat

ion

62.

Typ

es o

f con

trac

ts

63.

Not

ice

of te

rmin

atio

n 64

. Pa

ymen

t in

lie

u of

not

ice

65.

Form

of n

otic

e, c

ance

llatio

n

66.

Dis

mis

sal

67.

Eva

sion

of e

mpl

oyer

s' o

blig

atio

ns

68.

Def

initi

on o

f dis

mis

sed

69.

Wri

tten

stat

emen

t of

reas

ons

for

dism

issa

l 70

. T

ime-

limit

12.

13.

14.

-'5--

16

. 17

. 18

. 19

.

42.

43.

44.

—45

,--

46. I.

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Exc

lude

d ca

tego

ries

Exe

mpt

ions

R

emed

ies

Cha

rges

1-co

sts-

-- - -

-

Pro

batio

n A

ccru

ed r

ight

s of

par

ties

on te

rmin

atio

n C

ertif

icat

e of s

ervi

ce

Dis

trib

utio

n of

asse

ts o

f dec

ease

d em

ploy

ees

Seve

ranc

e pa

ymen

ts

Pena

lties

PAR

T V

I PR

OT

EC

TIO

N O

F W

AG

ES

How

wag

es to

be

paid

Pl

ace

of w

age

paym

ent

Wag

es w

hen

due

and

how

app

ortio

nabl

e Pa

ymen

t of

Wag

es w

hen

cont

ract

term

inat

ed

Ded

uctio

ns f

rom

wag

es

Off

ense

s re

late

d to

wag

es

Cer

tain

wag

es n

ot to

be

assi

gned

or

atta

ched

A

utho

riza

tion o

f em

ploy

er to

ope

n sh

op

Secu

rity

from

em

ploy

er

Prio

rity

of w

ages

O

ther

dut

ies o

f em

ploy

ers

App

licat

ion

Dut

ies

of em

ploy

ers

Dut

ies

of em

ploy

ees

Dut

ies

of de

sign

ers,

man

ufac

ture

rs, i

mpo

rter

s, e

tc.

Kee

ping

of d

ocum

ents

Sa

fety

and

Hea

lth O

ffic

ers

Safe

ty a

nd H

ealth

Com

mitt

ees

Proh

ibiti

on o

rder

s R

egul

atio

ns

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

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992

101.

N

otifi

catio

n of

indu

stri

al a

ccid

ents

and

dan

gero

us

occu

rren

ces

102.

N

otif

icat

ion

of in

dust

rial

dis

ease

s 10

3.

Tra

inin

g an

d su

perv

isio

n of

per

sons

wor

king

at d

ange

rous

m

achi

nes

104.

Fi

re p

reve

ntio

n; fi

re-f

ight

ing

105.

Pr

ohib

ited

and

toxi

c su

bsta

nces

10

6.

Rem

oval

of d

ust o

r fu

mes

IA

I D

.A .,

rn .f

...

.,4

1V.

t.*iL

netij

ti .J

t flfl

JIO

s, a

la. !

,

• •.

Liftin

g of

wei

ghts

10

9.

Pers

onal

pro

tect

ive e

quip

men

t and

clo

thin

g 11

0.

Wat

er s

uppl

y 11

1.

Reg

istr

atio

n of f

acto

ries

11

2.

Can

cella

tion o

f reg

istr

atio

n 11

3.

App

eal

from

dec

isio

n 11

4.

Rem

oval

of

nuis

ance

at o

r ne

ar f

acto

ry

115.

L

abou

r hea

lth a

rea;

hou

sing

11

6.

Pena

lties

PAR

T V

III

WE

EK

LY

RE

ST, H

OU

RS

OF

WO

RK

, H

OL

IDA

YS

WIT

H P

AY

, E

DU

CA

TIO

NA

L L

EA

VE

, SI

CK

LE

AV

E

Wee

kly

rest

and

pub

lic h

olid

ays

Ord

inar

y ho

urs

of w

ork

and

over

time.

E

xem

ptio

ns

Paid

hol

iday

s Pu

blic

hol

iday

s E

duca

tiona

l le

ave

Sick

lea

ve

PAR

T I

X

EM

PLO

YM

EN

T O

F W

OM

EN

, Y

OU

NG

PE

RSO

NS

AN

D

CH

ILD

RE

N

124.

M

inim

um ag

e fo

r em

ploy

men

t 12

5.

Gen

eral

rest

rict

ions

on

empl

oym

ent

of c

hild

ren

and

youn

g pe

rson

s

7!.

72.

73.

74.

75.

76.

77.

78.

79.

80.

81.

82.

83.

84.

85.

86.

87.

88.

89.

90.

91.

92.

93.

94.

95.

96.

97.

98.

99.

100.

117.

11

8.

S 11

9.

0.

PAR

T V

II

1.

HE

AL

TH

, SA

FET

Y A

ND

WE

LFA

RE

AT

WO

RK

12

2.

123.

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126;

Res

tric

tions

on e

mpl

oym

ent o

f chi

ldre

n an

d yo

ung

pers

ons

on

nigh

t w

ork

127.

R

estr

ictio

ns o

n em

ploy

men

t of

child

ren

and

youn

g pe

rson

s in

min

es an

d qu

arri

es

____

reco

rds

154.

12

9.

Off

ense

s by

par

ent o

r gu

ardi

an

155.

13

0.

Res

tric

tions

on

nigh

t wor

k 15

6.

I 1

Prov

ijo.n

of t

ra,

157.

13

2.

Res

tric

tions

on

the e

mpl

oym

ent o

f wom

en in

min

es

1 13

3.

Abs

ence

from

wor

k in

con

nect

ion

with

con

fine

men

t 15

9.

134.

N

o ob

ligat

ion

on e

mpl

oyer

to p

ay w

ages

16

0.

135.

O

ffen

ce

136.

M

ater

nity

lea

ve a

nd n

otic

e of

term

inat

ion

137.

Fe

mal

e em

ploy

ee to

be

perm

itted

to n

urse

chi

ld

PAR

T X

L

AB

OU

R A

GE

NT

S

Lab

our

Age

nts

No

enga

gem

ent

or re

crui

ting

with

out l

icen

ce

Lab

our a

gent

's li

cenc

e an

d co

nditi

ons

Peri

od o

f lic

ence

; fe

e; t

rans

fer

Min

iste

r may

pro

hibi

t rec

ruiti

ng

Rec

ords

to

be k

ept b

y la

bour

age

nts

Ren

ewal

s of

lice

nces

; ca

ncel

latio

n an

d ap

peal

s O

ffer

to in

duce

per

sons

to p

roce

ed a

broa

d un

der

info

rmal

co

ntra

cts

Chi

ef, e

tc.

not t

o re

crui

t R

ecru

iting

of h

ead

of fa

mily

A

ge a

t re

crui

tmen

t R

ecru

ited

pers

ons t

o be

bro

ught

bef

ore

near

est

atte

stin

g of

fice

r T

rans

port

for

recr

uite

d pe

rson

R

epat

riat

ion

Fam

ily o

f rec

ruite

d pe

rson

s

LA

BO

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CO

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OR

DE

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1992

PAR

T X

I C

ON

TR

AC

TS

OF

FOR

EIG

N S

ER

VIC

E

153.

A

pplic

atio

n and

par

ticul

ars t

o be

con

tain

ed in

con

trac

ts o

f

Fore

ign

cont

ract

s to

be w

ritte

n, a

ttest

ed a

nd r

egis

tere

d R

egis

trat

ion o

f con

trac

t M

inim

um a

ge

iv,c

uhai

aiii

iiiai

uii

Acc

limat

izat

ion

and

imm

unis

atio

n of

recr

uite

d pe

rson

s R

epat

riat

ion

Lia

bilit

y of

em

ploy

er an

d la

bour

age

nt re

gard

ing

prov

isio

n of

tr

ansp

ort,

etc.

16

1.

Ter

min

atio

n of c

ontr

acts

of f

orei

gn s

ervi

ce o

n ill

ness

, etc

. 16

2.

Max

imum

per

iod

of c

ontr

acts

of f

orei

gn s

ervi

ce

163.

T

rans

fer

and

exte

nsio

n of

con

trac

ts

164.

M

inis

ter

may

requ

ire

guar

ante

e to

cove

r de

ferr

ed p

ay

PAR

T X

II

EM

PLO

YM

EN

T O

F N

ON

-NA

TIO

NA

LS

165.

E

mpl

oym

ent o

f per

sons

who

are

not

citi

zens

of

Les

otho

166.

C

ondi

tions

for

cert

ific

ate

167.

Pr

oduc

tion of

cert

ific

ates

PAR

T X

III

q •

TR

AD

E U

NIO

N O

RG

AN

ISA

TIO

NS

AN

D E

MP

LOY

ER

S'

OR

GA

NIS

AT

ION

S. E

ST

AB

LIS

hME

NT

AN

D R

EG

IST

RA

TIO

N

168.

Fr

eedo

m o

f ass

ocia

tion

169.

A

ppoi

ntm

ent o

f R

egis

trar

and

assi

stan

ts

170.

R

egis

ter

171.

R

egis

trat

ion

requ

ired

17

2.

App

licat

ion

for

regi

stra

tion

173.

R

egis

trat

ion;

cert

ific

ate

174.

Po

wer

of R

egis

trar

to r

equi

re a

ltera

tion

of n

ame

175.

R

efus

al o

f reg

istr

atio

n 17

6.

Not

ice

of a

ffili

atio

n or

esta

blis

hmen

t of a

bra

nch

177.

A

mal

gam

atio

n

138.

13

9.

140.

14

1.

142.

14

3.

144.

14

5.

l46.

'4

7.

148.

14

9.

ISO

.

l5l.

152.

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Not

ice

of am

alga

mat

ion

Fede

ratio

n E

ffec

t of a

mal

gam

atio

n or

fede

ratio

n C

hang

e of

nam

e N

stke

of c

hang

e of n

ame

- -

--

Effe

ct o

f cha

nge

of n

ame

App

eal

agai

nst

refu

sal o

f reg

istr

atio

n C

ance

llatio

n of r

egis

trat

ion

Con

sequ

ence

of ca

ncel

latio

n of

regi

stra

tion

Not

ific

atio

n of d

isso

lutio

n N

otif

icat

ion

in G

azet

te b

y R

egis

trar

PAR

T X

IV

TR

AD

E U

NIO

NS

AN

D E

MPL

OY

ER

S' O

RG

AN

ISA

TIO

NS.

M

EM

BE

RSH

IP,

OFF

ICE

RS,

RU

LE

S

Mem

bers

hip r

ight

s of

min

ors

Off

icer

s R

eque

st b

y R

egis

trar

T

rust

ees

Not

ific

atio

n of

off

icer

s, tr

uste

es e

tc.

Reg

iste

red

offi

ce a

nd p

osta

l add

ress

R

ules

PAR

T X

V

UN

FAIR

LA

BO

UR

PR

AC

TIC

ES

Dis

crim

inat

ion a

gain

st u

nion

mem

bers

and

offi

cers

In

terf

eren

ce b

y em

ploy

ers

in t

rade

uni

on a

ffai

rs

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sona

ble f

acili

ties f

or c

onfe

rrin

g N

o in

terf

eren

ce by

trad

e un

ion

offi

cial

or

othe

r per

son

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al h

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smen

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eter

min

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n of u

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bour

pra

ctic

es

Pow

er o

f cou

rt to

mak

e or

ders

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

PAR

T X

VI

PRO

PER

TY

, FU

ND

S A

ND

AC

CO

UN

TS

OF

TR

AD

E U

NIO

NS

AN

D E

MPL

OY

ER

S' O

RG

AN

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pert

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st-i

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204.

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utie

s of

trus

tees

20

5. P

ower

to h

old

righ

ts to

use

and

occ

upat

ion o

f lan

d 20

6.

Boo

ks t

o be

kep

t 20

7. T

reas

urer

to re

nder

acc

ount

s 8.

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nnua

l ret

urns

09

. In

spec

tion

of a

ccou

nts a

nd d

ocum

ents

21

0.

Obs

truc

tion

of in

spec

tion

by R

egis

trar

21

1. P

ower

to c

all

for

deta

iled

acco

unts

212.

Pe

nalty

for

fai

ling

to s

uppl

y ac

coun

ts

213.

U

naut

hori

sed

or u

nlaw

ful e

xpen

ditu

res

214.

Pe

nalty

for

mis

use

of m

oney

or

prop

erty

21

5.

Nom

inat

ion o

f per

sons

to w

hom

mon

eys

paya

ble

on d

eath

mem

ber

PAR

T X

VII

R

IGH

TS

AN

D L

IAB

ILIT

IES

OF

TR

AD

E U

NiO

NS

AN

D

EM

PLO

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OR

GA

NIS

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ION

S

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imm

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mun

ity f

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civ

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cas

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del

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in c

ontr

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ects

in r

estr

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of t

rade

not

unl

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l N

o ef

fect

on

cert

ain

agre

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ts

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ngs b

y an

d ag

ains

t tra

de u

nion

s or

empl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tions

22

3.

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ice

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gal

proq

ess

224.

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appl

icab

ility

of ce

rtai

n la

ws

PAR

T X

VII

I SE

TT

LE

ME

NT

OF

TR

AD

E D

ISPU

TE

S

225.

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ent o

f tra

de d

ispu

tes

226.

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nset

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disp

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cilia

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178.

17

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182.

18

3.

184.

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186.

18

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196.

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19

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227.

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ence

to a

rbitr

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n T

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RA

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UN

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S A

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22

8.

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ancy

in ar

bitr

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n tr

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al

EM

PLO

YE

RS'

OR

GA

NIS

AT

ION

S R

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IST

RA

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EQ

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EM

EN

TS

PAR

T X

IX

FOU

RT

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ED

UL

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RE

CO

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S, F

OR

MS,

ET

C.

TO

BE

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-

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FIF

TH

SC

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LE.

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RT

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AT

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OF

EM

PLO

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EN

T

229.

N

otic

e of s

trik

es a

nd l

ock-

outs

SC

HE

DU

LE

. H

EA

LT

H, S

AFE

TY

AN

D W

EL

FAR

E

230.

W

hen

stri

ke o

r lo

ck-o

ut la

wfu

l A

T W

OR

K

231.

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ffen

ses

in c

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and

loc

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s

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T X

X

PIC

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AN

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PUT

ES

233.

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ting

and

prev

entio

n of

intim

idat

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234.

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timid

atio

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spir

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dis

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s

PAR

T X

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LL

AN

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EN

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TS

236.

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eter

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age

23

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abst

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238.

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ense

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242.

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To

mak

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ovis

ion

for

the

cons

olid

atio

n and

cod

ific

atio

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law

s re

latin

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em

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men

t an

d m

atte

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cide

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reto

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Ena

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the

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Cou

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LA

BO

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CO

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OR

DE

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1992

(iii)

an

y ot

her

disc

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ed fo

rce

with

in th

e m

eani

ng o

f Cha

pter

11 o

f the

Les

otho

In

depe

nden

ce O

rder

of

1966

;

(b)

such

cat

egor

y or

cla

ss o

f pub

lic o

ffic

er, s

uch

publ

ic

auth

ority

or

empl

oyee

ther

eof a

s th

e M

inis

ter m

ay

by o

rder

spe

cify

and

to

the

exte

nt th

erei

n sp

ecif

ied.

• (3

) N

o ex

empt

ion s

hall

be m

ade

by th

e M

inis

ter u

nder

su

bsec

tion

(2)

(b)

whi

ch is

inc

ompa

tible

with

any

in

tern

atio

nal l

abou

r Con

vent

ion

whi

ch h

as e

nter

ed in

to

forc

e fo

r th

e K

ingd

om o

f Les

otho

.

PAR

T I

PRE

LIM

INA

RY

Shor

t titl

e and

com

men

cem

ent

Thi

s O

rder

may

be

cite

d as

the

Lab

our C

ode

Ord

er 1

992,

and

sh

all

com

e in

to o

pera

tion

on s

uch

day

or d

ays a

s m

ay b

e ap

poin

ted

by th

e M

inis

ter b

y no

tice

in t

he G

azet

te.

2.

Scop

e of

app

licat

ion

(1)

The

Cod

e sh

all

appl

y to

any

em

ploy

men

t in

the

pri

vate

se

ctor

and

to

any

empl

oym

ent b

y or

und

er th

e G

over

nmen

t, or

by

or u

nder

any

pub

lic a

utho

rity

, sav

e as

pr

ovid

ed in

sub

sect

ion

(2).

U

nles

s ot

herw

ise s

peci

fied

in

the

Cod

e, it

sha

ll al

so a

pply

to a

ppre

ntic

es.

(2)

The

Cod

e sh

all n

ot a

pply

to -

(a)

any

pers

on (o

ther

than

a p

erso

n em

ploy

ed i

n a

civi

l ca

paci

ty) w

ho is

a m

embe

r of -

(i)

the

Roy

al Le

soth

o Def

ence

For

ce;

(ii)

the

Roy

al L

esot

ho M

ount

ed P

olic

e; o

r

PAR

T I

I IN

TE

RPR

ET

AT

ION

AN

D F

UN

DA

ME

NT

AL

PR

INC

IPL

ES

3.

Ter

ms

defi

ned

In th

e C

ode,

unl

ess t

he c

onte

xt o

ther

wis

e req

uire

s -

"adv

ance

" in

clud

es a

ny p

aym

ent i

n m

oney

to

any

pers

on u

pon

the

cond

ition

that

he

or s

he re

pays

or

mak

es g

ood

the

sam

e by

his

or

her

labo

ur o

r ou

t of t

he w

ages

to b

e re

ceiv

ed b

y hi

m o

r her

un

der a

con

trac

t;

appa

rent

age

" m

eans

a p

erso

n's

age

as d

eter

min

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 23

6 of

the

Cod

e;

"app

rent

ice"

mea

ns a

per

son

who

has

ent

ered

into

an

appr

entic

eshi

p co

ntra

ct w

ith a

noth

er p

erso

n fo

r th

e pu

rpos

e of

acq

uiri

ng a

ski

ll or

lear

ning

a t

rade

;

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stin

g of

fice

r" m

eans

any

lab

our o

ffic

er o

r ot

her p

ublic

off

icer

w

ho

has

been

dul

y ap

poin

ted

as s

uch,

"aut

hori

zed

offi

cer"

inc

lude

s a l

abou

r off

icer

and

any

oth

er P

ublic

of

fice

r to

who

m th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er ha

s de

lega

ted

any

of

his

or h

er p

ower

s;

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"Boa

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mea

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ages

Adv

isor

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oard

est

ablis

hed

unde

r sec

tion

48;

bran

ch-o

f- a-

trad

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mea

nsan

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mbe

rioL

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nem

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a

regi

ster

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unio

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ho h

ave,

in

acco

rdan

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ith th

e

cons

titut

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of th

e re

gist

ered

trad

e un

ion,

app

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heir

own

man

agem

ent c

omm

ittee

but w

ho a

re u

nder

the

cont

rol of

the

exec

utiv

e co

mm

ittee

of su

ch t

rade

uni

on a

nd a

re b

ound

und

er

the

cons

titut

ion o

f suc

h tr

ade

unio

n to

con

trib

ute

to i

ts g

ener

al

fund

s;

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ef' h

as t

he m

eani

ng as

sign

ed to

it in

the

Chi

efta

insh

ip A

ct 1

968;

"chi

ld"

mea

ns a

per

son

unde

r the

age

of

15 y

ears

;

"the

cod

e" m

eans

the

Lab

our C

ode

Ord

er,

1992

;

"col

lect

ive a

gree

men

t" m

eans

an

agre

emen

t en

tere

d in

to f

reel

y

betw

een

an e

mpl

oyer

or a

grou

p of

enpl

oyer

s an

d a

trad

e un

ion

repr

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ting

any

empl

oyee

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hat e

mpl

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grou

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empl

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und

erta

king

incl

udes

-

(a)

esta

blis

hmen

ts an

d of

fice

s en

gagi

ng w

holly

or m

ainl

y in

the

sale

, pur

chas

e, tr

adin

g, d

istr

ibut

ion,

insu

ranc

e,

nego

tiatio

n, lo

an o

r ad

min

istr

atio

n of g

oods

or

serv

ices

of

any

kind

;

(b)

esta

blis

hmen

ts f

or th

e tr

eatm

ent o

r ca

re o

f the

age

d,

infi

rm, s

ick,

des

titut

e or

men

tally

unf

it;

(c)

hote

ls, r

esta

uran

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oard

ing

hous

es, c

lubs

, caf

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nd

othe

r ref

resh

men

t hou

ses;

(d)

plac

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f am

usem

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and

casi

nos;

(e)

esta

blis

hmen

ts fo

r the

inst

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ion

and

care

of c

hild

ren

or

youn

g pe

rson

s;

LA

BO

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CO

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OR

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1992

(f)

broa

dcas

ting,

pos

tal a

nd o

ther

tele

com

mun

icat

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offi

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(g)

mix

ed c

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indu

stri

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stab

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r4ee

min

dMst

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ablis

hmen

ts;

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tinuo

usly

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ploy

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mea

ns e

mpl

oyed

by

the

sam

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ploy

er,

incl

udin

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em

ploy

er's

hei

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tran

sfer

ees a

nd s

ucce

ssor

s in

inte

rest

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a p

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at h

as n

ot b

een

inte

rrup

ted

for m

ore

than

four

wee

ks in

eac

h ye

ar o

f suc

h em

ploy

men

t, du

ring

whi

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four

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ther

e w

as n

o co

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f em

ploy

men

t in

exis

tenc

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no

inte

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the

part

of t

he e

mpl

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to r

enew

it on

ce th

at p

erio

d ha

d el

apse

d.

No

brea

k of

empl

oym

ent

due

to il

lnes

s cer

tifie

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a r

egis

tere

d m

edic

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ition

er, s

ick

leav

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rest

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ave,

pub

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ay, p

aid

holid

ay o

r oth

er l

eave

gra

nted

by

the

empl

oyer

shal

l be

deem

ed

to b

reak

the

con

tinui

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empl

oym

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trac

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eans

unl

ess

othe

rwis

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ulat

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the

Cod

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con

trac

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oym

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trac

t of

empl

oym

ent"

m

eans

a c

ontr

act,

whe

ther

ora

l or

in

wri

ting,

ex

pres

s or

im

plie

d, b

y w

hich

an

empl

oyee

ente

rs th

e

serv

ice

of a

n em

ploy

er;

"con

trac

t of

fore

ign

serv

ice"

mea

ns a

con

trac

t mad

e w

ithin

f Le

soth

o to

be

perf

orm

ed in

who

le o

r in

par

t out

side

Les

otho

.

How

ever

, a c

ontr

act r

equi

ring

the

empl

oyee

to u

nder

take

a

jour

ney

from

a p

lace

out

side

Les

otho

and

to re

turn

to L

esot

ho

shal

l, if

the j

ourn

ey m

ay re

ason

ably

be

expe

cted

to b

e

com

plet

ed w

ithin

two

mon

ths o

f its

sta

rt, n

ot b

e de

emed

a

cont

ract

of f

orei

gn s

ervi

ce;

"Cou

rt"

mea

ns, u

nles

s oth

erw

ise

indi

cate

d, th

e L

abou

r Cou

rt

esta

blis

hed u

nder

sec

tion

22 o

f the

Cod

e; i

f oth

erw

ise

indi

cate

d,

"cou

rt"

mea

ns a

sub

ordi

nate

cour

t of

the s

econ

d or

hig

her

clas

s

unde

r th

e Su

bord

inat

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rts

Ord

er 1

988

(No.

9 o

f 198

8);

"dep

enda

nt"

mea

ns a

ny m

embe

r of

an

empl

oyee

's f

amily

, inc

ludi

ng a

n

illeg

itim

ate c

hild

, who

is w

holly

or

part

ly le

gally

dep

ende

nt o

n

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the

earn

ings

of

that

em

pfry

ee fo

r 1e

pro

visi

on o

f the

ord

inar

y ne

cess

ities

of l

ife;

"dom

estic

serv

ant0

inc

lude

s an

y pe

rson

eth

lid1i

i orà

böiiI

I 1vã

te

resi

denc

e ei

ther

who

lly o

r par

tly in

any

of t

he fo

llow

ing

capa

citie

s -

cook

, ho

use

serv

ant,

wai

ter,

but

ler,

nur

se, p

erso

nal

serv

ant,

bar a

ttend

ant,

foot

man

, cha

uffe

ur, g

room

, gar

dene

r,

iaun

dere

r or w

atch

keep

er;

"em

ploy

ee"

mea

ns a

ny p

erso

n w

ho w

orks

in a

ny c

apac

ity u

nder

a

cont

ract

with

an

empl

oyer

in e

ither

an

urba

n or

a r

ural

set

ting,

an

d in

clud

es an

y pe

rson

wor

king

und

er o

r on

beh

alf o

f a

gove

rnm

ent d

epar

tmen

t or

othe

r pub

lic a

utho

rity

;

"em

ploy

ees'

org

anis

atio

n" m

eans

trad

e un

ion,

as

defi

ned

belo

w;

"em

ploy

er" m

eans

any

per

son

or u

nder

taki

ng, c

orpo

ratio

n, c

ompa

ny,

publ

ic a

utho

rity

or

body

of p

erso

ns w

ho o

r w

hich

em

ploy

s an

y pe

rson

to w

ork

unde

r a co

ntra

ct a

nd i

nclu

des:

(a)

any

agen

t, re

pres

enta

tive,

fore

man

or

man

ager

of s

uch

pers

on, u

nder

taki

ng, c

orpo

ratio

n, c

ompa

ny, p

ublic

au

thor

ity o

r bo

dy o

f per

sons

who

is p

lace

d in

aut

hori

ty

over

the

empl

oyee

; an

d

(b)

in th

e cas

e of

: (i

) a

pers

on w

ho h

as d

ied,

his

or

her

exec

utor

;

(ii)

a

pers

on w

ho h

as b

ecom

e of u

nsou

nd m

ind,

his

or

her

Cur

ator

Bon

is;

(iii)

a

pers

on w

ho h

as b

ecom

e in

solv

ent,

the

trus

tee

of

his

or h

er i

nsol

vent

est

ate;

(iv)

a

com

pany

in

liqui

datio

n, th

e liq

uida

tor o

f the

co

mpa

ny;

"em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n" m

eans

any

com

bina

tion,

eith

er te

mpo

rary

or

per

man

ent,

esta

blis

hed

by e

mpl

oyer

s fo

r th

e pr

inci

pal

LA

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UR

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OR

DE

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1992

purp

ose

of re

pres

entin

g and

pro

mot

ing

thei

r int

eres

ts, a

nd o

f re

gula

ting

the

rela

tions

bet

wee

n em

ploy

ers

and

empl

oyee

s,

or

betw

een

empl

oyer

s, w

heth

er s

uch

com

bina

tion

wou

ld o

r w

ould

-n

ot-4

f-th

e-C

ode-

had-

not-

been

-ena

eted

-hav

e-be

ende

gmed

-to

have

bee

n an

unl

awfu

l com

bina

tion b

y re

ason

of

its p

urpo

ses

bein

g in

res

trai

nt o

f tra

de;

"ess

entia

l se

rvic

es"

mea

ns t

he se

rvic

es d

efin

ed i

n su

bsec

tion

(1)

of

sect

ion

232;

"exe

cutiv

e co

mm

ittee

" m

eans

the

bod

y, b

y w

hate

ver n

ame

calle

d, to

w

hich

the

man

agem

ent

of th

e af

fair

s of

a tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n is

ent

rust

ed; t

he e

xecu

tive

com

mitt

ee

incl

udes

the

offi

cers

of t

hat b

ody

as d

esig

nate

d by

the

trad

e un

ion

or th

e em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n;

"fac

tory

"

(a)

mea

ns a

ny p

rem

ises

with

mac

hine

ry, o

n w

hich

, or

with

in

the

prec

inct

s of

whi

ch,

pers

ons

are

empl

oyed

in

the

mak

ing,

alte

ring

, rep

airi

ng, c

lean

ing,

bre

akin

g up

or

adap

ting

for

sale

of a

ny a

rtic

le f

or th

e pur

pose

of g

ain

and

over

whi

ch th

e em

ploy

er h

as th

e ri

ght o

f ac

cess

or

cont

rol;

and

(b)

incl

udes

the

follo

win

g pre

mis

es w

here

per

sons

are

1'

:O

empl

oyed

-

(i)

any

laun

dry

or k

itche

n ca

rrie

d on

as

anci

llary

to

anot

her b

usin

ess o

r as

an

inci

dent

al t

o th

e pu

rpos

es o

f an

y pu

blic

inst

itutio

n;

(ii)

an

y pr

emis

es in

whi

ch t

he c

onst

ruct

ion,

re

cons

truc

tion

or r

epai

r of

air

craf

t, ve

hicl

es, v

esse

ls

or o

ther

pla

nt fo

r us

e fo

r tr

ansp

ort p

urpo

ses

is

carr

ied

on a

s an

cilla

ry to

a t

rans

port

und

erta

king

or

com

mer

cial

un

dert

akin

g;

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(iii)

an

y pr

emis

es in

whi

ch p

rint

ing

by a

ny p

roce

ss o

r bo

okbi

ndin

g is

carr

ied

on b

y w

ay o

f tra

de o

r fo

r

purp

ose o

f gai

n or

inc

iden

tal

to a

noth

er b

usin

ess s

o -

—c-

arre

d-on

j----

(iv)

any

prem

ises

in w

hich

art

icle

s ar

e m

ade

or p

repa

red

as a

n in

cide

ntal

to th

e ca

rryi

ng o

f con

stru

ctio

n w

orks

not

bei

ng p

rem

ises

in w

hich

suc

h w

orks

are

be

ing

carr

ied

on;

(v)

any

prem

ises

in w

hich

per

sons

are

em

ploy

ed i

n or

in

con

nect

ion

with

the g

ener

atin

g of e

lect

rica

l

ener

gy fo

r su

pply

;

(vi)

an

y co

ld-s

tora

ge ro

om;

(vii)

an

y pr

emis

es u

sed

in c

onne

ctio

n with

sla

ught

erin

g of

cat

tle,

shee

p, s

win

e, g

oats

, hor

ses,

ass

es o

r

mul

es;

(viii

) an

y pr

emis

es w

here

toba

cco

leaf

is c

ured

or

othe

rwis

e m

ade

read

y fo

r m

anuf

actu

re or

is

man

ufac

ture

d in

to to

bacc

o in

any

for

m;

(ix)

an

y pr

emis

es w

here

agr

icul

tura

l pro

duct

s are

proc

esse

d;

(x)

any

limek

iln w

here

lim

esto

ne i

s bu

rnt t

o m

ake

lime;

(xi)

an

y pr

emis

es w

here

bre

ad, b

iscu

its o

r con

fect

ione

ry

are b

aked

by

way

of t

rade

for

pur

pose

s of g

ain;

and

(xii)

an

y pr

emis

es u

sed

for

the

stor

age

of p

etro

leum

pr

oduc

ts:

two

or m

ore

fact

orie

s may

, with

the

appr

oval

in w

ritin

g of

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

, be

con

side

red

a si

ngle

fact

ory

whe

re th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces r

easo

nabl

y jus

tify

such

a

cour

se;

prem

ises

sha

ll no

t be

excl

uded

fro

m t

he d

efin

ition

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

of a

fac

tory

by

reas

on o

nly

that

they

are

ope

n-ai

r pr

emis

es;

—!f

acto

ryJn

spec

totm

eans

aiab

our

offi

cer

with

spec

ial r

espo

nsib

ility

fo

r th

e in

spec

tion o

f pla

ces o

f wor

k;

"fam

ily"

in r

elat

ion

to a

n em

ploy

ee m

eans

the

wif

e or

wiv

es,

husb

and

and

the d

epen

dent

rela

tives

of t

he em

ploy

ee, i

n re

latio

n to

a

recr

uite

d pe

rson

, it

mea

ns t

he w

ife

or w

ives

hus

band

and

the

depe

nden

t rel

ativ

es of

the

recr

uite

d pe

rson

;

"fed

erat

ion"

mea

ns a

ny c

ombi

natio

n or

asso

ciat

ion

of tw

o or

mor

e

trad

e un

ions

or

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ions

whi

ch h

as a

sep

arat

e

lega

l ex

iste

nce f

rom

the b

odie

s of

whi

ch it

is

com

pris

ed;

"for

ced

labo

ur"

mea

ns a

ny w

ork

or s

ervi

ce w

hich

is

exac

ted

from

any

pers

on u

nder

the

men

ace

of a

ny p

enal

ty an

d fo

r w

hich

the

said

pers

on h

as

not

offe

red

him

self

or

hers

elf v

olun

tari

ly, b

ut d

oes

not i

nclu

de -

(a)

any

wor

k or

ser

vice

exa

cted

by

virt

ue o

f an

y co

mpu

lsor

y

mili

tary

ser

vice

law

for

wor

k of

a p

urel

y m

ilita

ry

char

acte

r;

(b)

any

wor

k or

ser

vice

exa

cted

fro

m a

ny p

erso

n as

a

cons

eque

nce o

f a c

onvi

ctio

n in

a co

urt o

f law

, pro

vide

d th

at s

uch

wor

k or

serv

ice

is c

arri

ed o

ut u

nder

the

supe

rvis

ion

and

cont

rol o

f a p

ublic

aut

hori

ty, a

nd t

hat t

he

said

per

son

is n

ot h

ired

to

or p

lace

d at

the d

ispo

sal o

f any

priv

ate

indi

vidu

al, c

ompa

ny, a

ssoc

iatio

n or

oth

er s

uch

body

;

(c)

any

wor

k or

ser

vice

exa

cted

in

case

of e

mer

genc

y, th

at is

to s

ay in

the

even

t of w

ar o

r of a

cal

amity

or th

reat

ened

cala

mity

, suc

h as

fire

, flo

od, f

amin

e, e

arth

quak

e, v

iole

nt

epid

emic

or

epiz

ootic

dis

ease

, inv

asio

n by

ani

mal

s or

inse

ct p

ests

or

plan

t dis

ease

s or

pest

s, a

nd i

n ge

nera

l an

y ci

rcum

stan

ces w

hich

wou

ld e

ndan

ger t

he e

xist

ence

or

wel

l-be

ing

of th

e who

le o

r pa

rt o

f the

pop

ulat

ion;

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(d)

min

or c

omm

unal

serv

ices

of a

kin

d w

hich

are

to b

e

perf

orm

ed b

y th

e m

embe

rs of

a c

omm

unity

in

the

dire

ct

inte

rest

s of s

uch

com

mun

ity an

d no

t fo

r pu

rpos

es o

f w

h ich

are

c M

c ob

ligat

ions

norm

ally

incu

mbe

nt up

on th

e m

embe

rs o

f suc

h

com

mun

ity.

How

ever

, bef

ore

any

exac

tion

of su

ch m

inor

co

mm

unal

serv

ices

, co

nsul

tatio

n sha

ll ha

ve b

een

had

with

th

e in

habi

tant

s of t

he p

lace

, tow

n or

vill

age c

once

rned

an

d th

eir

Chi

ef, o

r ot

her d

irec

t rep

rese

ntat

ives

, in re

gar

to th

e ne

ed f

or s

uch

serv

ices

;

"for

tnig

ht"

mea

ns a

ny p

erio

d of

14

cons

ecut

ive d

ays;

"gua

rdia

n" in

clud

es an

y pe

rson

law

fully

hav

ing

char

ge o

f a

child

or y

oung

per

son

who

has

no

pare

nts

or w

hose

par

ents

are

un

know

n an

d an

y pe

rson

to w

hose

car

e an

y ch

ild o

r yo

ung

pers

on h

as b

een

com

mitt

ed, e

ven

tem

pora

rily

, by

a pe

rson

ha

ving

aut

hori

ty o

ver h

im;

"hou

rs o

f wor

k" m

eans

the t

ime

duri

ng w

hich

an

empl

oyee

is

at th

e

disp

osal

of t

he e

mpl

oyer

, exc

lusi

ve o

f any

int

erva

ls al

low

ed fo

r

rest

dur

ing

whi

ch t

he e

mpl

oyee

is n

ot a

t the

dis

posa

l of

the

empl

oyer

;

"ind

ustr

ial u

nder

taki

ng"

mea

ns

(a)

any

fact

ory,

as

defi

ned

in t

he C

ode;

(b)

min

es, r

educ

tion

mill

s an

d ot

her

wor

ks fo

r th

e win

ning

, tr

eatm

ent o

r ex

trac

tion

of m

iner

als f

rom

the e

arth

, ri

vers

or

inla

nd w

ater

s;

(c)

the

cons

truc

tion,

reco

nstr

uctio

n, m

aint

enan

ce,

repa

ir,

alte

ratio

n or

dem

oliti

on o

f an

y bu

ildin

g, ra

ilway

, tr

amw

ay, h

arbo

ur, d

ock,

pie

r, c

anal

, inl

and

wat

erw

ay,

road

tun

nel,

brid

ge, d

am,

viad

uct,

sew

er, d

rain

, w

ell,

tele

grap

hic,

tele

phon

ic o

r oth

er t

elec

omm

unic

atio

ns

inst

alla

tion,

elec

tric

al u

nder

taki

ng, g

as w

ork,

wat

er w

ork

or o

ther

wor

k of

con

stru

ctio

n, a

s w

ell a

s th

e pr

epar

atio

n

LA

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for

or la

ying

the

foun

datio

n fo

r an

y su

ch w

ork

or

stru

ctur

e;

(d)

the

tran

spor

t of p

asse

nger

s or

good

s by

air,

road

, ra

il or

at

doc

ks,

quay

s, w

harv

es a

nd w

areh

ouse

s;

(e)

any

othe

r ty

pe o

f und

erta

king

whi

ch th

e M

inis

ter m

ay b

y no

tice

in th

e G

over

nmen

t Gaz

ette

pre

scri

be;

into

xica

ting

liquo

r" m

eans

any

spi

rits

(in

clud

ing

met

hyla

ted

spir

its)

win

e, a

le, p

ort,

cide

r, p

erry

, hop

bee

r, S

esot

ho b

eer,

or o

ther

fe

rmen

ted,

dis

tille

d, sp

iritu

ous o

r m

alt l

iquo

r of a

n in

toxi

catin

g na

ture

and

eve

ry d

rink

with

whi

ch a

ny s

uch

liquo

r sh

all

have

be

en m

ixed

;

"jud

icia

l of

fice

r" m

eans

any

off

icer

app

oint

ed u

nder

sec

tion

5 of

the

Judi

cial

Ser

vice

Com

mis

sion

Act

198

3 (N

o.7

of 1

983)

;

"Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er" m

eans

the L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er w

hose

of

fice

is e

stab

lishe

d un

der

sect

ion

12 o

f th

e C

ode

and

incl

udes

a

pers

on d

eleg

ated

by

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

in p

ursu

ance

of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

13 o

f the

Cod

e to

the e

xten

t tha

t the

pe

rson

is a

utho

rise

d to

exe

rcis

e an

y of

the

pow

ers

or p

erfo

rm

any

of th

e dut

ies

of th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er;

( S

bour

offi

cer"

mea

ns t

he L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er an

d an

y pe

rson

w

hose

off

ice

as a

lab

our o

ffic

er is

est

ablis

hed

unde

r Sec

tions

12

and

13 o

f th

e C

ode;

"loc

k-ou

t" m

eans

an

act

of a

n em

ploy

er do

ne in

con

tem

plat

ion o

r in

furt

hera

nce

of a

tra

de d

ispu

te, w

ith i

nten

t to

-

(I)

com

pel o

r in

duce

em

ploy

ees t

o ag

ree

to te

rms

of

empl

oym

ent o

r co

mpl

y w

ith a

ny d

eman

ds m

ade

upon

th

em b

y su

ch o

r an

y ot

her

empl

oyer

;

(ii)

ca

use

loss

or

inco

nven

ienc

e to

the e

mpl

oyee

s em

ploy

ed

by h

im o

r he

r or

to a

ny o

f the

m;

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(iii)

in

cite

, aid

, abe

t, in

stig

ate o

r pr

ocur

e an

y ot

her

lock

-out

;

or

(iv)

as

sist

any

oth

er e

mpl

oyer

to c

ompe

l or

indu

ce an

y -

empl

oyee

s to

agr

ee to

term

s of

empl

oym

ent

or c

ompl

y w

ith a

ny d

eman

ds m

ade

by h

im o

r her

, an

d re

sults

in -

(a)

clos

ing

his

or h

er p

lace

of b

usin

ess o

r su

spen

ding

or

dis

cont

inui

ng hi

s or

her

bus

ines

s or

any

bran

c th

ereo

f;

(b)

disc

ontin

uing

the

empl

oym

ent

of an

y em

ploy

ees,

w

heth

er w

holly

or

part

ially

; or

(c)

refu

sing

or

faili

ng to

eng

age e

mpl

oyee

s for

any

w

ork

for w

hich

he

or sh

e us

ually

em

ploy

s w

orke

rs;

"man

ual l

abou

r" m

eans

wor

k w

hich

invo

lves

an

empl

oyee

, w

heth

er

skill

ed o

r un

skill

ed, i

n th

e us

e of

hand

s in

a s

ubst

antia

l w

ay;

"Min

iste

r" m

eans

the

Min

iste

r of t

he G

over

nmen

t for

the

tim

e be

ing

resp

onsi

ble

for

the

adm

inis

trat

ion o

f the

Cod

e;

"mon

th"

mea

ns a

per

iod

com

men

cing

on a

ny d

ate

in a

cal

enda

r

mon

th a

nd e

xpir

ing

at th

e end

of t

he d

ay p

rece

ding

the

corr

espo

ndin

g da

te in

the

succ

eedi

ng ca

lend

ar m

onth

;

"nig

ht"

mea

ns t

he p

erio

d of

12

hour

s fr

om 6

p.m

. to

6 a

.m.

How

ever

, the

Min

iste

r may

, aft

er co

nsul

tatio

n with

the

orga

nisa

tions

of e

mpl

oyer

s and

em

ploy

ees r

epre

sent

ativ

e of t

he

inte

rest

s con

cern

ed, p

resc

ribe

by

notic

e in

the

Gov

ernm

ent

Gaz

ette

for

the

purp

oses

of a

part

icul

ar p

rovi

sion

of th

e C

ode

eith

er g

ener

ally

or

for

part

icul

ar c

ateg

orie

s of

indu

stri

al

unde

rtak

ings

, som

e ot

her s

peci

fied

per

iod of

12

hour

s, w

hich

shal

l in

clud

e the

inte

rval

bet

wee

n 10

p.m

. an

d 5

a.m

.;

"off

icer

", w

hen

used

with

ref

eren

ce to

a t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

orga

nisa

tion,

incl

udes

any

mem

ber o

f the

exe

cutiv

e com

mitt

ee

LA

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ther

eof a

nd a

ny o

ffic

er o

f a b

ranc

h of

a t

rade

uni

on, h

ut d

oes

not i

nclu

de a

tru

stee

or

an a

udito

r;

dedl

iow

"pla

ce o

f res

iden

ce"

mea

ns t

he p

lace

whe

re a

per

son

norm

ally

resi

des

with

his

or

her f

amily

whe

n no

t per

form

ing

wor

k un

der

a co

ntra

ct o

f em

ploy

men

t;

ublic

auth

ority

" in

clud

es a

dep

artm

ent o

f go

vern

men

t or

subd

ivis

ion

ther

eof,

a lo

cal

auth

ority

and

a C

hief

;

"reg

iste

red

med

ica'

pra

ctiti

oner

" m

eans

a p

erso

n re

gist

ered

und

er th

e

Med

ical

, Den

tal a

nd P

harm

acy

Ord

er,

1970

"reg

iste

red

offi

ce"

mea

ns th

e of

fice

of a

tra

de u

nion

or e

mpl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tion

whi

ch i

s re

gist

ered

und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 19

4 of

the C

ode;

"reg

iste

red

post

al a

ddre

ss"

mea

ns th

e ad

dres

s of

a tr

ade

unio

n or

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

whi

ch i

s re

gist

ered

und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

sect

ioti

194

of th

e Cod

e;

"reg

iste

red

trad

e un

ion

or re

gist

ered

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n" m

eans

a

trad

e un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion r

egis

tere

d re

spec

tivel

y as

such

und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode;

( à'

Reg

istr

ar"

mea

ns th

e pe

rson

appo

inte

d un

der

the

prov

isio

ns o

f su

bsec

tion

(I)

of s

ectio

n 16

9 of

the

Cod

e by

nam

e or

by o

ffic

e

to b

e or

to a

ct a

s R

egis

trar

of T

rade

Uni

ons

and

Em

ploy

ers'

O

rgan

isat

ions

, and

inc

lude

s an

y pe

rson

app

oint

ed u

nder

subs

ectio

n (3

) of

that

sec

tion

to b

e or

to a

ct a

s an

ass

ista

nt

regi

stra

r;

"sta

tuto

ry m

ater

nity

leav

e" m

eans

abs

ence

fro

m w

ork

in a

ccor

danc

e

with

the p

rovi

sion

s of

sect

ion

133;

"sta

tuto

ry m

inim

um w

age"

mea

ns th

e w

age d

eter

min

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

pro

visi

ons s

ectio

n 57

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"str

ike"

mea

ns th

e ac

t of

any

num

ber o

f em

ploy

ees

who

are

or

have

be

en in

the

em

ploy

men

t of

the

sam

e em

ploy

er o

r of

diff

eren

t em

ploy

ers,

don

e in

con

tem

plat

ion o

r fu

rthe

ranc

e of

a tr

ade

disp

ute:

(a)

in d

isco

ntin

uing

that

em

ploy

men

t w

heth

er w

holly

or

part

ially

;

b)

in r

efus

ing

or fa

iling

aft

er a

ny s

uch

disc

ontin

uanc

e to

resu

me

or re

turn

to th

eir

empl

oym

ent;

(c)

in r

efus

ing

or f

ailin

g to

acc

ept e

ngag

emen

t fo

r an

y w

ork

in w

hich

the

y w

ere

or a

re u

sual

ly e

mpl

oyed

; or

(d)

in r

educ

ing

thei

r no

rmal

out

put o

n th

eir

norm

al r

ate

of

wor

k;

such

act

bei

ng d

ue to

any

com

bina

tion,

agre

emen

t, co

mm

on u

nder

stan

ding

or

conc

erte

d ac

tion,

w

heth

er

expr

ess

or im

plie

d, m

ade

or e

nter

ed in

to b

y an

y em

ploy

ees w

ith in

tent

to:-

(i)

com

pel

or i

nduc

e an

y su

ch e

mpl

oyer

to

agre

e to

te

rms

of em

ploy

men

t or

com

ply

with

any

dem

ands

m

ade

by s

uch

or a

ny o

ther

em

ploy

ees;

(ii)

ca

use

loss

or

inco

nven

ienc

e to

any

suc

h em

ploy

er

in t

he c

ondu

ct o

f his

or

her

busi

ness

;

(iii)

in

cite

, aid

, ab

et,

inst

igat

e, o

r pr

ocur

e an

y ot

her

stri

ke; o

r

(iv)

as

sist

wor

kers

in

the

empl

oym

ent

of an

y ot

her

empl

oyer

to c

ompe

l or

indu

ce th

at e

mpl

oyer

to

agre

e to

ter

ms

of em

ploy

men

t or

com

ply

with

any

de

man

ds m

ade

upon

him

by

any

empl

oyee

s;

'trad

e di

sput

e" m

eans

any

dis

pute

or

diff

eren

ce b

etw

een

empl

oyer

s or

th

eir

orga

nisa

tions

and

empl

oyee

s or

thei

r or

gani

satio

ns, o

r

LA

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DE

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992

betw

een

empl

oyee

s and

em

ploy

ees,

co

nnec

ted

with

the

empl

oym

ent o

r no

n-em

ploy

men

t, or

the

term

s of

the

empl

oym

ent,

or th

e co

nditi

ons o

f lab

our,

of a

ny p

erso

n;

traa

e un

ion

mea

ns a

ny c

omnm

atio

n, ei

mer

tem

pora

ry o

r pe

r'ila

aent

, of

ten

or m

ore

empl

oyee

s or

wor

kers

, th

e pr

inci

pal p

urpo

ses o

f w

hich

are

, un

der

its c

onst

itutio

n, th

e re

pres

enta

tion

and

prom

otio

n of

em

ploy

ees'

inte

rest

s and

the

regu

latio

n of

rela

tions

be

twee

n em

ploy

ees a

nd e

mpl

oyer

s, o

r be

twee

n em

ploy

ees,

4 w

heth

er su

ch c

ombi

natio

n wou

ld o

r w

ould

not

, if

the

Cod

e ha

d

not b

een

enac

ted,

hav

e be

en d

eem

ed to

hav

e be

en a

n un

law

ful

com

bina

tion

by r

easo

n of

its

purp

oses

bei

ng i

n re

stra

int o

f tr

ade;

"tra

inee

" m

eans

a pe

rson

who

is b

eing

trai

ned

by o

r fo

r an

em

ploy

er,

or fo

r em

ploy

men

t, un

der

a tr

aini

ng s

chem

e in

any

tra

de o

r oc

cupa

tion;

"wag

es"

mea

ns re

mun

erat

ion

or e

arni

ngs,

how

ever

des

igna

ted

or

calc

ulat

ed, c

apab

le o

f bei

ng e

xpre

ssed

in

term

s of

mon

ey, f

ixed

by la

w o

r by

a m

utua

l agr

eem

ent

mad

e in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

Cod

e, a

nd p

ayab

le b

y vi

rtue

of a

wri

tten

or u

nwri

tten

cont

ract

of

em

ploy

men

t to

an e

mpl

oyed

per

son

for

wor

k do

ne o

r to

be

done

or

for s

ervi

ce r

ende

red

or to

be

rend

ered

;

"wee

k" m

eans

any

per

iod

of se

ven

cons

ecut

ive d

ays;

àwom

an"

mea

ns a

fem

ale o

f the

age

of

18 y

ears

or

upw

ards

;

"wor

ker"

mea

ns "

empl

oyee

" as

defi

ned

abov

e;

"wor

kers

' org

anis

atio

n" m

eans

"tr

ade

unio

n" a

s de

fine

d ab

ove;

"wor

kers

' rep

rese

ntat

ive"

mea

ns a

ny p

erso

n re

pres

entin

g the

inte

rest

s of

em

ploy

ees

purs

uant

to th

e C

ode,

inc

ludi

ng b

ut n

ot l

imite

d to

a pe

rson

eng

agin

g in

tra

de u

nion

act

ivity

;

"wri

tten

law

" m

eans

any

pro

clam

atio

n, la

w, a

ct,

ordi

nanc

e, o

rder

,or

subs

idia

ry le

gisl

atio

n in

for

ce in

Les

otho

;

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"you

ng p

erso

n" m

eans

a p

erso

n of

or o

ver

the

age

of 1

5 ye

ars

but

unde

r th

e ag

e of

18

year

s.

4.

Prin

cIpl

es u

sed

in in

terp

reta

tion

and

adm

inis

trat

ion

of C

ode

The

follo

win

g pr

inci

ples

shal

l be

used

in

the

inte

rpre

tatio

n an

d ad

min

istr

atio

n of t

he C

ode:

-,

(a)

the

stan

dard

s la

id d

own

in th

e C

ode

are t

he m

inim

um

lega

lly o

blig

ator

y st

anda

rds

and

are

with

out p

reju

dice

to

the

righ

t of w

orke

rs in

divi

dual

ly an

d co

llect

ivel

y th

roug

h th

eir

trad

e un

ions

to r

eque

st,

to b

arga

in fo

r an

d to

co

ntra

ct fo

r hi

gher

sta

ndar

ds, w

hich

in

turn

then

bec

ome

the

min

imum

sta

ndar

ds le

gally

app

licab

le to

tho

se w

orke

rs

for

the d

urat

ion

of th

e ag

reem

ent;

(b)

no p

rovi

sion

of t

he C

ode

or o

f rul

es an

d re

gula

tions

mad

e th

ereu

nder

shal

l be

inte

rpre

ted

or a

pplie

d in

suc

h a

way

as

to d

erog

ate f

rom

the

prov

isio

ns of

any

inte

rnat

iona

l la

bour

Con

vent

ion

whi

ch h

as e

nter

ed in

to fo

rce

for

the

Kin

gdom

of L

esot

ho;

(c)

in c

ase

of a

mbi

guity

, pro

visi

ons o

f the

Cod

e an

d of

any

ru

les

and

regu

latio

ns m

ade

ther

eund

er sh

all

be in

terp

rete

d in

suc

h a

way

as

mor

e cl

osel

y co

nfor

ms w

ith p

rovi

sion

s of

Con

vent

ions

adop

ted

by th

e C

onfe

renc

e of t

he

Inte

rnat

iona

l Lab

our O

rgan

isat

ion,

and

of

Rec

omm

enda

tions

adop

ted

by th

e C

onfe

renc

e of

the

Inte

rnat

iona

l Lab

our O

rgan

isat

ion.

(d)

whe

re, u

nder

the

prov

isio

ns o

f any

oth

er le

gisl

atio

n, a

pe

rson

may

hav

e a

rem

edy

as p

rovi

ded

for

in t

hat

legi

slat

ion,

that

rem

edy

shal

l be

in a

dditi

on to

and

not

in

plac

e of

any

rem

edy

prov

ided

for

by

the

Cod

e.

How

ever

, in

no c

ase

may

ther

e be

dou

ble m

onet

ary

reco

very

by

the

sam

e pe

rson

bas

ed o

n th

e sa

me

set o

f fa

cts.

LA

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5.

Non

-dis

crim

inat

ion

(..

(1)

The

app

licat

ion b

y an

y pe

rson

of a

ny d

istin

ctio

n,

excl

usio

n or

pre

fere

nce

mad

e on

thc b

asis

of r

ace,

col

our,

se

x, m

arita

l sta

tus,

rel

igio

n, p

oliti

cal o

pini

on,

natio

nal

extr

actio

n or

soci

al o

rigi

n, w

hich

has

the

eff

ect o

f

nulli

fyin

g or

impa

irin

g eq

ualit

y of

opp

ortu

nity

or

trea

tmen

t in

empl

oym

ent

or o

ccup

atio

n, is

inco

mpa

tible

w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode.

(2)

Sexu

al h

aras

smen

t, as

def

ined

in

Sect

ion

200

of th

e C

ode,

sh

all b

e pr

ohib

ited.

(3)

Men

and

wom

en sh

all r

ecei

ve e

qual

rem

uner

atio

n fo

r w

ork

of e

qual

val

ue.

(4)

Any

dis

tinct

ion,

exc

lusi

on o

r pr

efer

ence

in r

espe

ct o

f a

part

icul

ar jo

b ba

sed

on th

e na

rrow

ly d

efin

ed in

here

nt

requ

irem

ents

ther

eof

shal

l no

t be

deem

ed a

n ac

t of

un

law

ful d

iscr

imin

atio

n.

(5)

For t

he p

urpo

ses

of th

is s

ectio

n, t

he te

rms

"em

ploy

men

t"

and

"occ

upat

ion"

incl

ude

acce

ss t

o vo

catio

nal a

nd o

ther

occu

patio

nally

rela

ted

trai

ning

, acc

ess

to e

mpl

oym

ent a

nd

to p

artic

ular

occ

upat

ions

, ret

entio

n of

em

ploy

men

t and

any

term

s or

con

ditio

ns o

f em

ploy

men

t.

Free

dom

of a

ssoc

iatio

n

Free

dom

of a

ssoc

iatio

n sh

all b

e gu

aran

teed

for

all

wor

kers

,

empl

oyer

s and

the

ir r

espe

ctiv

e org

anis

atio

ns in

acc

orda

nce

with

th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode,

in p

artic

ular

Par

ts X

III t

o X

X.

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7.

For

ced

labo

ur p

rohi

bite

d

(1)

Any

per

son

who

exa

cts

or i

mpo

ses

forc

ed la

bour

, as

defi

ned

in t

he C

ode,

or

caus

es o

r pe

rmits

forc

ed l

abou

r to

be e

xact

ed O

r in

ipse

d fO

r his

or

her

own

bene

fit o

r fo

r th

e be

nefi

t of a

ny o

ther

pri

vate

ind

ivid

ual,

asso

ciat

ion

or

othe

r suc

h bo

dy s

hall

be g

uilty

of a

n of

fenc

e an

d lia

ble

on

conv

ictio

n to

a fi

ne n

ot e

xcee

ding

two

thou

sand

mal

oti o

r •

n, r

annn

,ant

far

.z •

arm

ant

avn

aalIi

an

•,

an

r a

.0 .a

... L

urni

nsa

aus

a ...

.,. s

a, ita

.w.n

aiifl

g u.

.e ,r

, 0.

as

both

suc

h tin

e an

d im

pris

onm

ent.

&

(2)

Any

Chi

ef o

r pu

blic

off

icer

who

put

s an

y co

nstr

aint

upo

n th

e po

pula

tion u

nder

his

or h

er c

harg

e, o

r up

on a

ny

indi

vidu

al m

embe

r of

such

pop

ulat

ion,

to w

ork

for

any

priv

ate

indi

vidu

al, c

ompa

ny, a

ssoc

iatio

n or

oth

er s

uch

body

sha

ll be

gui

lty o

f an

offe

nce

and

shal

l be

liab

le o

n co

nvic

tion t

o a

fine

not

exc

eedi

ng t

wo

thou

sand

mal

oti

or to

impr

ison

men

t fo

r a t

erm

not

exc

eedi

ng o

ne y

ear,

or

to b

oth

such

fin

e an

d im

pris

onm

ent.

8.

Gov

ernm

ent

cont

ract

s; fa

ir te

rms

(1)

The

re s

hall

be im

plie

d in

eve

ry c

ontr

act f

or t

he s

uppl

y of

go

ods o

r ser

vice

s to

gov

ernm

ent d

epar

tmen

ts i

n L

esot

ho a

"f

air

term

s an

d co

nditi

ons"

cla

use.

(2)

The

"fa

ir te

rms

and

cond

ition

s" c

laus

e sh

all p

rovi

de th

at

the

supp

lier o

f goo

ds o

r se

rvic

es to

any

gov

ernm

ent

depa

rtm

ent i

n L

esot

ho -

(a)

unde

rtak

es to

rec

ogni

se a

nd r

espe

ct th

e fr

eedo

m o

f th

e em

ploy

ees o

f th

e su

pplie

rs to

bel

ong

to t

rade

un

ions

of t

heir

cho

ice

for

the

prot

ectio

n of

thei

r in

tere

sts,

and

to

refr

ain

from

bel

ongi

ng th

eret

o; a

nd

(b)

unde

rtak

es to

ens

ure

that

the

empl

oyee

s of

the

supp

lier e

njoy

term

s an

d co

nditi

ons

of e

mpl

oym

ent

not

less

fav

oura

ble

than

thos

e en

joye

d by

LA

BO

UR

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DE

R,

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empl

oyee

s em

ploy

ed o

n si

mila

r wor

k by

co

mpa

rabl

e em

ploy

ers i

n L

esot

ho.

(3-)

A

com

plai

nt-m

ay-b

e mad

e-to

the

Lab

our C

ourt

byan

em

ploy

er, a

n em

ploy

ee, a

trad

e un

ion

or a

n em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

satio

n alle

ging

bre

ach

of th

e pro

visi

ons

of

subs

ectio

n (2

) (a

) an

d (b

) of

this

sec

tion.

The

Lab

our

Cou

rt m

ay o

rder

the

sup

plie

r to

com

ply

with

the

rele

vant

oblig

atio

n an

d m

ay o

rder

the

supp

lier

to p

ay t

o th

e

empl

oyee

s co

ncer

ned

sucl

sum

or

sum

s by

way

of

com

pens

atio

n as

seem

s jus

t and

equ

itabl

e in

all

the

circ

umst

ance

s.

PAR

T I

II

AD

MIN

IST

RA

TIO

N A

ND

AD

JUD

ICA

TIO

N

Div

isio

n A

. G

ener

al

9.

Pow

ers

of M

inis

ter

(1)

The

Min

iste

r sha

ll be

entit

led

to e

xerc

ise

any

pow

er

auth

oris

ed b

y th

e Cod

e or

any

oth

er w

ritte

n la

w.

(2)

The

Min

iste

r m

ay a

ppoi

nt a

ny o

f the

per

sons

or

bodi

es

who

se a

ppoi

ntm

ent i

s pr

ovid

ed fo

r by

the

Cod

e.

10.

Sum

mar

ies

of C

ode

(1)

The

Min

iste

r may

cau

se s

umm

arie

s of

the

Cod

e or

any

part

ther

eof t

o be

pri

nted

in t

he E

nglis

h an

d or

Ses

otho

lang

uage

s and

sha

ll m

ake

such

sum

mar

ies a

vaila

ble

to

empl

oyer

s, w

orke

rs a

nd t

heir

res

pect

ive

repr

esen

tativ

es.

(2)

The

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

may

, by

not

ice

in w

ritin

g,

requ

ire

any

empl

oyer

to p

ost a

nd m

aint

ain

in c

onsp

icuo

us

plac

es sp

ecif

ied

in s

uch

notic

e any

suc

h su

mm

arie

s of

the

Cod

e as

may

he

spec

ifie

d.

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ii.

Lia

bilit

y of

Gov

ernm

ent

Off

icer

s

No

gove

rnm

ent o

ffic

er m

aybe

hel

d pe

rson

ally

liab

le f

or

anyt

hing

don

e by

him

or h

er in

goo

d fa

ith u

nder

the C

ode

and

in h

is o

r he

r off

icia

l cap

acity

.

Div

isio

n B

. L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er,

Lab

our O

ffic

ers

and

Reg

istr

ar

of T

rade

Uni

ons an

d E

mpl

oyer

s' O

rgan

lsat

ions

12.

App

oint

men

t of

off

icer

s.

The

re s

hall

be a

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

and

ther

e m

ay b

e su

ch

othe

r of

fice

rs a

s m

ay b

e ne

cess

ary

for

the

purp

oses

of t

he

adm

inis

trat

ion o

f the

Cod

e, w

hose

off

ices

shal

l be

off

ices

in th

e pu

blic

ser

vice

.

13.

Del

egat

ion

by L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er.

The

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

may

del

egat

e in

wri

ting

to a

ny

pers

on th

e ex

erci

se o

f any

of h

is o

r he

r po

wer

s an

d th

e pe

rfor

man

ce o

f any

of h

is o

r he

r du

ties,

eith

er in

Les

otho

as

a w

hole

or

in a

ny p

art o

f Les

otho

, in

rela

tion

to a

ny m

atte

r or

thin

g pr

ovid

ed fo

r by

the

Cod

e.

14.

Pow

ers

and

dutie

s of

labo

ur o

ffic

ers.

(1)

In a

dditi

on to

any

oth

er p

ower

s co

nfer

red

by t

he C

ode,

( la

bour

off

icer

may

, for

the

pur

pose

of

asce

rtai

ning

tha

t th

e pro

visi

ons o

f the

Cod

e an

d an

y ot

her w

ritte

n la

w

rela

ting

to l

abou

r, e

mpl

oym

ent,

indu

stri

al r

elat

ions

, w

orki

ng c

ondi

tions

or w

orke

rs' c

ompe

nsat

ion a

re b

eing

du

ly o

bser

ved

at al

l re

ason

able

tim

es, w

heth

er b

y da

y or

ni

ght,

and

with

out p

revi

ous

notic

e -

(a)

ente

r fre

ely,

ins

pect

and

exam

ine

any

land

, bu

ildin

g, in

stal

latio

n, p

rem

ises

, cam

p, a

ircr

aft,

vess

el o

r ve

hicl

e, o

r an

y pl

ace,

str

uctu

re o

r ar

ticle

w

hats

oeve

r whe

re o

r ab

out

whi

ch o

r in

the

vic

inity

of

whi

ch a

ny e

mpl

oyee

or

recr

uite

d pe

rson

is

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

empl

oyed

, hou

sed

or tr

ansp

orte

d or

whe

re t

here

is

reas

on t

o be

lieve

that

any

em

ploy

ee or

recr

uite

d

pers

on -i

s em

ploy

ed, h

ouse

d or

- tra

nspo

rted

;

(b)

ente

r, i

nspe

ct a

nd e

xam

ine

any

hosp

ital o

r di

spen

sary

, or

any

latr

ines

or

othe

r san

itary

ar

rang

emen

ts u

sed

or in

tend

ed to

be

used

by

empl

oyee

s or

recr

uite

d pe

rson

s in

any

pla

ce,

4 j p

rem

ises

or

build

ing,

or

insp

ect a

nd e

xam

ine

any

wat

er s

uppl

y av

aila

ble

for

the

use

of e

mpl

oyee

s or

recr

uite

d pe

rson

s;

(c)

ente

r, i

nspe

ct a

nd e

xam

ine

kitc

hens

and

plac

es i

n

whi

ch fo

od f

or t

he u

se o

f em

ploy

ees a

nd r

ecru

ited

pers

ons

is s

tore

d, p

repa

red

or e

aten

and

ins

pect

and

exam

ine

all s

uch

food

and

foo

d st

ores

;

(d)

take

, for

the

pur

pose

of a

naly

sis,

sam

ples

of

mat

eria

l an

d su

bsta

nces

used

or

hand

led

by

empl

oyee

s, a

nd o

f any

foo

d, w

ater

or

drin

k pr

ovid

ed fo

r th

e con

sum

ptio

n of e

mpl

oyee

s or

recr

uite

d pe

rson

s. S

uch

sam

ples

sha

ll be

take

n in

the

pres

ence

of t

he e

mpl

oyer

or

of h

is o

r he

r re

pres

enta

tive.

Whe

re f

easi

ble,

sam

ples

sha

ll be

ta

ken

in d

uplic

ate

and

each

sam

ple

shal

l the

reaf

ter

be s

eale

d an

d on

e of

them

sha

ll be

left

with

the

empl

oyer

; là

(e

) ca

rry

out a

n ex

amin

atio

n, te

st o

r in

quir

y w

hich

he

or s

he m

ay c

onsi

der n

eces

sary

and

in p

artic

ular

-

(i)

ques

tion,

alon

e or

in t

he p

rese

nce

of

witn

esse

s, a

ny e

mpl

oyer

or

recr

uite

r, a

ny

pers

on a

ctin

g on

beh

alf o

f an

em

ploy

er o

r la

bour

age

nt o

r an

y em

ploy

ee o

r re

crui

ted

pers

on o

n an

y m

atte

r con

cern

ing

the

• ap

plic

atio

n of

the

Cod

e or

any

oth

er w

ritte

n la

w r

elat

ing

to la

bour

or

empl

oym

ent

and

may

que

stio

n an

y ot

her p

erso

n fr

om w

hom

he

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or s

he c

onsi

ders

usef

ul in

form

atio

n m

ay b

e ob

tain

ed;

(ii)

re

quir

e th

e at

tend

ance

of an

y pe

rson

for

the

purp

oses

of (

i) a

bove

at a

spe

cifi

ed p

lace

or

offi

ce;

(iii)

re

quir

e th

e pr

oduc

tion

of an

y re

cord

s, b

ooks

, ac

coun

ts, s

tatis

tics

or o

ther

doc

umen

ts

rela

ting

to th

e em

ploy

men

t of

any

recr

uite

d pe

rson

and

, if t

he la

bour

off

icer

con

side

rs

such

a c

ours

e to

be

expe

dien

t, ta

ke c

ertif

ied

copi

es o

f suc

h re

cord

s, b

ooks

, acc

ount

s,

stat

istic

s or o

ther

doc

umen

ts;

(iv)

en

forc

e th

e pos

ting

of co

ncis

e su

mm

arie

s of

the

Cod

e an

d an

y ot

her n

otic

es t

he p

ostin

g of

w

hich

is

requ

ired

by

the C

ode

or b

y an

y ot

her

wri

tten

law

rela

(ing

to la

bour

or

empl

oym

ent;

(v)

mak

e an

ord

er p

rohi

bitin

g th

e us

e of

a p

lace

of

wor

k or

the

carr

ying

out

of a

ctiv

ities

, pu

rsua

nt to

the

prov

isio

ns of

sect

ion

101

of

the C

ode;

(vi)

m

ake

an o

rder

inst

ruct

ing

that

any

def

ect

rela

ting

to h

ealth

, saf

ety

or w

elfa

re h

e re

med

ied.

(2)

In th

e exe

rcis

e of

the

pow

ers

conf

erre

d by

sub

sect

ion

(1),

th

e fo

llow

ing

prov

isio

ns sh

all

be o

bser

ved

-

(a)

the

labo

ur o

ffic

er o

r ot

her o

ffic

er s

hall

not

ente

r or

insp

ect a

pri

vate

dw

ellin

g-ho

use o

r an

y la

nd o

r

build

ing

priv

atel

y oc

cupi

ed in

con

nect

ion

ther

ewith

, or

dur

ing

the h

ours

of d

arkn

ess,

and

sha

ll no

t w

ithou

t the

con

sent

of t

he o

ccup

ier t

here

of e

nter

su

ch la

nd o

r pr

emis

es d

urin

g th

e ho

urs

of d

aylig

ht;

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(b)

no p

erso

n sh

all

be r

equi

red

to a

nsw

er a

ny q

uest

ion

tend

ing

to s

elf-

incr

imin

atio

n;

(C)

on th

e occ

asio

n of

a v

isit

or i

nspe

ctto

n, th

e la

bour

of

fice

r or

othe

r off

icer

sha

ll no

tify

the e

mpl

oyer

or

his

or h

er re

pres

enta

tive o

f his

or

her

pres

ence

un

less

the

offi

cer h

as re

ason

able

gro

unds

for

be

lievi

ng th

at su

ch n

otif

icat

ion m

ay b

e pr

ejud

icia

l to

the

perf

orm

ance

of hi

s or

her

dutie

s.

No

labo

ur o

ffic

er o

r ot

her o

ffic

er e

xerc

isin

g po

wer

s un

der

this

sec

tion

shal

l -

(a)

have

any

int

eres

t, di

rect

or

indi

rect

, in

any

busi

ness

or

und

erta

king

unde

r hi

s or

her

sup

ervi

sion

;

(b)

reve

al, w

heth

er d

urin

g hi

s or

her

empl

oym

ent i

n th

e pu

blic

ser

vice

or

subs

eque

ntly

, any

m

anuf

actu

ring

or p

rofe

ssio

nal o

r co

mm

erci

al s

ecre

t or

wor

king

pro

cess

whi

ch s

hall

com

e to

his

or

her

know

ledg

e in

the c

ours

e of

his

or h

er d

utie

s;

(c)

reve

al t

o an

y pe

rson

oth

er th

an th

e M

inis

ter a

nd t

he

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

(or,

for

the

purp

ose o

f in

stitu

ting o

r ca

rryi

ng o

n th

e pr

osec

utio

n of

any

of

fenc

e un

der

the

Cod

e or

any

oth

er w

ritte

n la

w

rela

ting

to la

bour

or

empl

oym

ent, t

o th

e D

irec

tor o

f Pu

blic

Pro

secu

tIon

s or

Qth

er l

egal

off

icer

of t

he

Gov

ernm

ent)

the

iden

tity

of th

e com

plai

nant

by

who

se co

mpl

aint

any

con

trav

entio

n of

the

law

has

be

en b

roug

ht to

the

offi

cer's

not

ice;

(d)

reve

al t

o an

y em

ploy

er th

e id

entit

y of

an in

divi

dual

com

plai

nant

cons

eque

nce o

f who

se c

ompl

aint

any

in

spec

tion

of a

pla

ce o

f em

ploy

men

t was

mad

e.

(4)

Any

labo

ur o

ffic

er a

nd a

ny o

ther

off

icer

aut

hori

sed

to

exer

cise

pow

ers

unde

r thi

s se

ctio

n w

ho c

ontr

aven

es an

y of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

sect

ion

(3)

shal

l be

guilt

y of

an

(3)

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offe

nce

and

shal

l be

liabl

e on

con

vict

ion t

o a

fine

of s

ix

hund

red

mal

oti o

r to

impr

ison

men

t for

six

mon

ths o

r

both

.

(5)

Eve

ry la

bour

off

icer

or

othe

r off

icer

aut

hori

sed

to

exer

cise

pow

ers

unde

r thi

s se

ctio

n sh

all b

e fu

rnis

hed

by

the L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er w

ith a

cer

tific

ate o

r id

entit

y ca

rd s

how

ing

his o

r he

r ap

poin

tmen

t or

auth

ority

so to

act.

The

cer

tific

ate s

hall

be si

gned

by

the

Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er, b

ear

a ph

otog

raph

of t

he o

ffic

er c

once

riJ

and

be s

igne

d by

that

off

icer

. If

so r

equi

red

by a

ny

pers

on a

ffec

ted,

the

offi

cer s

hall

prod

uce

the

cert

ific

ate o

r

iden

tity

card

.

15.

Settl

emen

t of

dis

pute

s by

labo

ur o

ffic

er

(1)

Whe

neve

r any

que

stio

n, d

iffe

renc

e or

dis

pute

ari

ses

as t

o

the r

ight

s or

liab

ilitie

s of a

ny p

arty

und

er a

con

trac

t of

empl

oym

ent,

any

part

y to

the c

ontr

act m

ay re

port

the

mat

ter t

o a

labo

ur o

ffic

er w

ho, w

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

his

or

her o

ther

pow

ers,

may

take

step

s to

eff

ect a

set

tlem

ent

betw

een

the

part

ies.

N

othi

ng in

thi

s su

bsec

tion s

hall

entit

le a

lab

our o

ffic

er to

com

poun

d any

off

ence

.

(2)

A la

bour

off

icer

to w

hom

a m

atte

r is

repo

rted

und

er th

e

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

sect

ion

(1)

or u

nder

any

oth

er p

rovi

sioP

of

the C

ode

may

, at t

he r

eque

st o

f any

par

ty to

the

cont

ract

, ref

er th

e m

atte

r to

the

Lab

our

Cou

rt,m

d in

so

doin

g m

ay e

xerc

ise

any

of th

e po

wer

s co

nfer

red

on t

he

labo

ur o

ffic

er u

nder

sec

tion

16.

16.

Pow

er o

f lab

our o

ffic

er i

n re

latio

n to

cou

rt p

roce

edin

gs

For

the p

urpo

se o

f enf

orci

ng o

r ad

min

iste

ring

the

pro

visi

ons o

f

the

Cod

e a

labo

ur o

ffic

er m

ay -

(a)

inst

itute

and

carr

y on

in

his

or h

er o

wn

nam

e pr

ocee

ding

s

in r

espe

ct o

f any

con

trav

entio

n of,

or a

ny o

ffen

ce

LA

BO

UR

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DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

com

mitt

ed b

y an

y pe

rson

aga

inst

, any

of t

he p

rovi

sion

s of

the

Cod

e;

(b)

inst

itute

and

carr

y on

civ

il pr

ocee

ding

s on

beha

lf o

f any

em

ploy

ee, o

r th

e em

ploy

ee's

fam

ily o

r re

pres

enta

tive,

ag

ains

t any

em

ploy

er in

resp

ect o

f any

mat

ter o

r th

ing

or

caus

e of

actio

n ar

isin

g in

con

nect

ion

with

the

empl

oym

ent

of su

ch e

mpl

oyee

or th

e ter

min

atio

n of

such

em

ploy

men

t.

Stat

istic

s, r

ecor

ds a

nd r

etur

ns

(1)

In a

dditi

on t

o ot

her p

ower

s co

nfer

red

unde

r th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

the

Cod

e, th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er m

ay, b

y no

tice

in

wri

ting,

requ

ire

any

empl

oyer

to fu

rnis

h in

wri

ting

retu

rns

and

stat

istic

s, w

heth

er p

erio

dica

lly o

r ot

herw

ise,

as

to th

e nu

mbe

r of e

mpl

oyee

s em

ploy

ed b

y th

at

empl

oyer

in an

y pa

rtic

ular

em

ploy

men

t, th

eir

rate

s of

re

mun

erat

ion

and

the

cond

ition

s gen

eral

ly a

ffec

ting

thei

r

empl

oym

ent o

r ot

herw

ise,

with

a vi

ew t

o as

cert

aini

ng th

e so

cial

or c

ivil

cond

ition

of th

e w

age-

earn

ing

popu

latio

n of

Les

otbo

.

(2)

An

empl

oyer

shal

l, in

resp

ect o

f the

em

ploy

ees h

e or

she

empl

oys,

kee

p su

ch r

ecor

ds,

book

s, a

ccou

nts a

nd s

tatis

tics

as a

re re

quir

ed b

y th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode

and

sche

dule

s the

reto

, an

d sh

all,

whe

neve

r so

requ

ired

by

a la

bour

off

icer

, pro

duce

such

rec

ords

, bo

oks,

acc

ount

s and

stat

istic

s fo

r ex

amin

atio

n and

mak

ing

cert

ifie

d co

pies

.

(3)

The

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

shal

l ca

use

retu

rns

and

stat

istic

s co

llect

ed,

in p

ursu

ance

of t

he p

rovi

sion

s of t

he

Cod

e to

be

com

pile

d, a

naly

zed

and

tabu

late

d an

d m

ay,

subj

ect t

o th

e di

rect

ions

of t

he M

inis

ter a

nd t

he p

rovi

sion

s of

the

Cod

e, c

ause

sta

tistic

s or

abst

ract

s the

reof

to b

e pu

blis

hed

with

or

with

out o

bser

vatio

n th

ereo

n an

d in

suc

h

man

ner a

s th

e L

abou

r com

mis

sion

er m

ay d

eter

min

e.

How

ever

exce

pt f

or th

e pu

rpos

e of e

nfor

cem

ent o

f the

C

ode

or w

ith th

e pr

evio

us c

onse

nt o

f the

em

ploy

er

furn

ishi

ng th

e re

turn

or

stat

istic

s, n

o in

divi

dual

ret

urn

or

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part

ther

eof s

hall

he p

ublis

hed or a

dmitt

ed i

n ev

iden

ce in

any

othe

r civ

il or

crim

inal

pro

ceed

ings

. N

or s

hall

such

retu

rn b

e di

sclo

sed to a

ny p

erso

n ot

her t

han

a pe

rson

empl

oyed

to- c

arry

out

-- a

dut

y un

der -

the

Cod

e, i

nclu

ding

th

e co

mpi

latio

n, a

naly

sis

and

tabu

latio

n of

retu

rns

and

stat

istic

s und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his

subs

ectio

n.

Not

hing

in t

his

subs

ectiO

n sh

all

prev

ent

or r

estr

ict t

he

publ

icat

ion

of an

y su

ch s

tatis

tics

or a

bstr

acts

with

out

cons

ent w

here

thà

part

icul

ars relating to an undertakingt'

business w

ithin

its

sphe

re of

act

iviti

es d

o no

t per

mit

iden

tific

atio

n of t

he c

ost o

f pro

duct

ion

in,

the

capi

tal

empl

oyed

in o

r th

e pr

ofits

ari

sing

from

any

suc

h

unde

rtak

ing

or b

usin

ess.

(4)

Any

per

son

who

-

(a)

is e

mpl

oyed

in

the

exec

utio

n of a

dut

y un

der

the

Cod

e an

d w

ho d

ivul

ges o

r com

mun

icat

es t

o an

y

pers

on o

ther

wis

e th

an in

the

ord

inar

y co

urse

of

such

em

ploy

men

t an

y in

form

atio

n fur

nish

ed in

purs

uanc

e of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f the

Cod

e; o

r

(b)

is i

n po

sses

sion

of a

ny i

nfor

mat

ion

whi

ch t

o hi

s or

her

know

ledg

e has

bee

n di

sclo

sed

in c

ontr

aven

tion

of an

y pr

ovis

ion

of th

e Cod

e, a

nd w

ho p

ublis

hes o

( co

mm

unic

ates

suc

h in

form

atio

n.

Shal

l be

guilt

y of

an

offe

nce

and

shal

l be

liabl

e on

conv

ictio

n th

ereo

f to

a fi

ne n

ot e

xcee

ding

six

hund

red

mal

oti o

r to

im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

per

iod

not

exce

edin

g si

x

mon

ths o

r bo

th.

(5)

Any

per

son w

ho m

akes

or c

ause

s to

be

mad

e or

know

ingl

y al

low

s to

be

mad

e an

ent

ry in

any

rec

ords

requ

ired

to b

e ke

pt b

y em

ploy

ers in

ter

ms

of th

e C

ode

whi

ch h

e or

she

know

s to

be f

alse

in a

mat

eria

l re

spec

t

or,

for

any

purp

ose c

onne

cted

with

thi

s Pa

rt,

prod

uces

or

LA

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UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

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1992

furn

ishe

s, o

r ca

uses

or

know

ingl

y al

low

s to

he

prod

uced

or

furn

ishe

d, a

ny w

age

shee

t, re

cord

, lis

t or

info

rmat

ion

whi

ch h

e or

she

kno

ws

to b

e fa

lse

in a

mat

eria

l re

spec

t, sh

all b

e gu

ilty

of an

off

ence

and

sha

ll be

liab

le o

n co

nvic

tion

to a

fin

e no

t exc

eedi

ng o

ne t

hous

and

mal

oti

or

to i

mpr

ison

men

t for

a p

erio

d no

t exc

eedi

ng si

x m

onth

s or

both

.

18.

Offe

nce

to d

elay

or

obst

ruct

offl

cer

or f

urni

sh fa

lse

.d

info

rmat

ion

Any

per

son

who

-

(a)

wilf

ully

del

ays

or o

bstr

ucts

any

lab

our o

ffic

er o

r ot

her

offi

cer

whi

le su

ch o

ffic

er is

exe

rcis

ing

any

pow

er o

r

perf

orm

ing

any

duty

con

ferr

ed o

r im

pose

d by

the

code

;

(b)

fails

with

out l

awfu

l exc

use

to c

ompl

y w

ith a

ny l

awfu

l

dire

ctio

n, r

equi

rem

ent o

r de

man

d or

to a

nsw

er a

ny

ques

tion

of su

ch o

ffic

er m

ade

or g

iven

in p

ursu

ance

of

any

pow

ers

conf

erre

d up

on h

im o

r he

r by

the

Cod

e;

or

(c)

conc

eals

or p

reve

nts a

ny p

erso

n fr

om a

ppea

ring

bef

ore

or

bein

g ex

amin

ed b

y su

ch o

ffic

er, o

r at

tem

pts

so to

con

ceal

or

pre

vent

any

per

son;

or

(d)

furn

ishe

s fo

r the

pur

pose

of t

he C

ode

or a

ny r

egul

atio

ns

mad

e th

ereu

nder

any

retu

rn o

f any

inf

orm

atio

n w

hich

he

or s

he k

now

s to

be

fals

e in

any

mat

eria

l pa

rtic

ular

,

shal

l be

guilt

y of

an

offe

nce

and

liabl

e to

a f

ine

not e

xcee

ding

on

e th

ousa

nd m

alot

i or

to i

mpr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm n

ot

exce

edin

g si

x m

onth

s or b

oth.

19.

Reg

istr

ar

The

re s

hall

be a

Reg

istr

ar o

f Tra

de U

nion

s an

d E

mpl

oyer

's

Org

anis

atio

ns, a

ppoi

nted

to c

arry

out

fun

ctio

ns in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

pro

visi

ons

of P

art

XII

I of t

he C

ode.

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Div

isio

n B

. N

atio

nal

Em

ploy

men

t Se

rvic

e

20.

Est

ablis

hmen

t

The

re s

hall

be a

Nat

iona

l Em

ploy

men

t Ser

vice

. T

he M

inis

ter

shal

l app

oint

a D

irec

tor o

f the

Nat

iona

l Em

ploy

men

t Se

rvic

e an

d su

ch o

ffic

ers

as a

re n

eces

sary

, w

hose

offi

ces

shal

l be

offi

ces

in th

e pu

blic

serv

ice.

21.

Func

tions

and

pow

ers

(1)

The

fun

ctio

ns o

f the

Em

ploy

men

t Ser

vice

shal

l in

clud

e -

(a)

colle

ctin

g in

form

atio

n re

latin

g to

vac

anci

es f

or

empl

oym

ent;

(b)

faci

litat

ing

the p

lace

men

t of u

nem

ploy

ed p

erso

ns in

empl

oym

ent;

(c)

in c

olla

bora

tion

with

the

Dep

artm

ent

of T

echn

ical

an

d V

ocat

iona

l Tra

inin

g es

tabl

ishe

d un

der

the

Tec

hnic

al a

nd V

ocat

iona

l Tra

inin

g A

ct 1

984,

prov

idin

g vo

catio

nal g

uida

nce;

(d)

in c

olla

bora

tion

with

oth

er a

ppro

pria

te bo

dies

, pr

ovid

ing

empl

oym

ent-

rela

ted t

rain

ing;

and

(e)

colle

ctin

g in

form

atio

n an

d st

atis

tics r

egar

ding

the

labo

ur m

arke

t, in

clud

ing

info

rmat

iQn

on l

abou

r re

quir

emen

ts a

nd l

abou

r sup

ply,

to b

e fo

rwar

ded

to

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

.

(2)

The

Min

iste

r may

, aft

er c

onsu

ltatio

n with

the

Nat

iona

l A

dvis

ory

Com

mitt

ee on

Lab

our,

by

orde

r:

(a)

pres

crib

e th

e pe

rfor

man

ce o

f oth

er d

utie

s by

the

Nat

iona

l

Em

ploy

men

t Ser

vice

.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(b)

mak

e pr

ovis

ion

for

the

com

puls

ory

regi

stra

tion

by c

erta

in

cate

gori

es o

f em

ploy

ers o

f det

ails

of e

mpl

oym

ent

vaca

ncie

s; a

nd

(c)

mak

e pro

visi

on fo

r the

-Nat

iona

l-E

mpl

oym

ent S

ervi

ce to

m

ake

char

ges

to e

mpl

oyer

s for

the s

ervi

ces

it pr

ovid

es to

th

em;

in n

o ca

se m

ay s

uch

char

ges b

e pa

ssed

on

to

empl

oyee

s or

can

dida

tes f

or e

mpl

oym

ent.

4 j P

artic

ular

em

phas

is sh

all b

e pl

aced

on

the

filli

ng o

f vac

anci

es

for

skill

ed an

d se

mi-

skill

ed w

ork.

(4)

The

Nat

iona

l Em

ploy

men

t Ser

vice

sha

ll ac

t as

the

excl

usiv

e bo

dy fo

r th

e pl

acem

ent o

f une

mpl

oyed

pers

ons

in e

mpl

oym

ent

at g

rade

s se

ven

(7)

or b

elow

of t

he p

ublic

ser

vice

. E

ach

adm

inis

trat

ive a

utho

rity

in t

he p

ublic

ser

vice

shal

l im

med

iate

ly

notif

y th

e N

atio

nal E

mpl

oym

ent S

ervi

ce o

f any

vac

ancy

at g

rade

se

ven

(7)

or b

elow

and

sha

ll in

dica

te th

e job

desc

ript

ion,

qu

alif

icat

ions

requ

ired

and

con

ditio

ns an

d re

mun

erat

ion o

ffer

ed.

With

in th

ree

wee

ks o

f rec

eivi

ng th

e va

canc

y an

noun

cem

ent, t

he

Nat

iona

l Em

ploy

men

t Ser

vice

shal

l pr

ovid

e th

e ad

min

istr

ativ

e au

thor

ity in

que

stio

n w

ith th

e par

ticul

ars

of c

andi

date

s hav

ing

the

requ

isite

qua

lific

atio

ns.

Onl

y in

cas

es in

whi

ch t

he

adm

inis

trat

ive a

utho

rity

find

s th

ese

cand

idat

es to

be

unsu

itabl

e m

ay th

at a

utho

rity

eng

age

a pe

rson

who

has

not

bee

n re

ferr

ed

by th

e N

atio

nal E

mpl

oym

ent S

ervi

ce.

visi

on D

. L

abou

r Cou

rt

22.

Est

ablis

hmen

t of

Lab

our C

ourt

and

Reg

istr

ar o

f C

ourt

(1)

The

re i

s he

reby

est

ablis

hed

the

Lab

our C

ourt

, her

eina

fter

re

ferr

ed to

as

"the

Cou

rt".

(2)

The

re s

hall

be a

Reg

istr

ar o

f th

e C

ourt

who

sha

ll be

a

pers

on q

ualif

ied

in l

aw a

nd w

ho s

hall

be a

ppoi

nted

by

the

Min

iste

r for

the

pur

pose

of c

arry

ing

out d

utie

s in

rel

atio

n to

the

deci

sion

s, a

war

ds, o

ther

reco

rds

and

dock

etin

g of

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the

Cou

rt.

The

Min

iste

r m

ay a

lso

appo

int

Dep

uty

(6)

Aft

er c

onsu

ltatio

n with

repr

esen

tativ

e tra

de u

nion

s th

e R

egis

trar

s as

are

nece

ssar

y.

Min

iste

r sha

ll no

min

ate a

num

ber o

f per

sons

not

ex

ceed

ing

eigh

t alto

geth

er h

avin

g ex

peri

ence

or

(3)

The

Reg

istr

ar a

nd D

eput

y R

egis

trar

s sha

ll ho

ld o

ffic

e in

kn

owle

dge o

f lab

our r

elat

ions

from

an

empl

oyee

's p

oint

th

e pu

blic

sezv

ice,

of

view

to c

onst

itute

a pa

nel k

now

n as

the

Lab

our P

anel

. A

fter

con

sulti

ng re

pres

enta

tive o

rgan

isat

ions

, the

Min

iste

r 23

. C

ompo

sitio

n of

Cou

rt

shal

l no

min

ate a

n eq

ual

num

ber o

f per

sons

hav

ing

expe

rien

ce o

r kn

owle

dge o

f lab

our r

elat

ions

from

a

(1)

The

Min

iste

r sha

ll ap

poin

t as

mem

bers

of t

he C

ourt

-

man

agem

ent

poin

t of v

iew

to

cons

titut

e a p

anel

kno

wn

as

the

Man

agem

ent

Pane

l. (a

) a

Pres

iden

t; M

embe

rs o

f the

se P

anel

s sh

all c

onst

itute

the

ordi

nary

(b

) su

ch n

umbe

r of D

eput

y Pr

esid

ents

as th

e M

inis

ter

mem

bers

of t

he C

ourt

. T

he M

inis

ter s

hall

forw

ard

the

may

con

side

r nec

essa

ry;

and

nam

es a

nd a

ddre

sses

of t

he p

erso

ns o

n ea

ch p

anel

to

the

Pres

iden

t of t

he C

ourt

, w

ho m

ay c

all

upon

two

or a

noth

er

(c)

two

or m

ore

ordi

nary

mem

bers

of t

he C

ourt

as

the

even

num

ber o

f suc

h pe

rson

s, th

at i

s to

say

hal

f dra

wn

Min

iste

r det

erm

ines

, sub

ject

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

from

the

Lab

our P

anel

and

hal

f dra

wn

from

the

subs

ectio

n (5

) be

low

. M

anag

emen

t Pan

el, t

o si

t as

ordi

nary

mem

bers

of

the

Cou

rt in

a h

eari

ng.

(2)

The

Pre

side

nt a

nd s

uch

num

ber o

f Dep

uty

Pres

iden

ts a

s m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

sha

ll be

per

sons

qua

lifie

d in

law

with

(7

) T

he d

eter

min

atio

n of a

ny m

atte

r bef

ore

the

Cou

rt s

hall

be

expe

rien

ce in

lab

our

rela

tions

, ac

cord

ing

to t

he o

pini

on o

f the

maj

ority

of t

he m

embe

rs

of th

e Cou

rt c

onsi

deri

ng or

hea

ring

the m

atte

r,

(3)

The

Pre

side

nt an

d D

eput

y Pr

esid

ents

shal

l ho

ld o

ffic

e in

th

e Pu

blic

Ser

vice

. (8

) A

per

son

shal

l no

t si

t or

act

as a

mem

ber

of th

e C

ourt

if

he o

r sh

e ha

s an

y in

tere

st, d

irec

t or

indi

rect

, per

sona

l or

(4)

The

Dep

uty

Pres

iden

t sha

ll, i

n pe

rfor

min

g his

or

her

pecu

niar

y, in

any

mat

ter

befo

re th

e C

ourt

. du

ties,

hav

e th

e sam

e po

wer

s an

d au

thor

ity as

the

Pr

esid

ent.

(9)

The

ord

inar

y m

embe

rs o

f the

Cou

rt s

hall,

whi

le e

ngag

ed

in a

ny s

ittin

g or

wor

k of

the

Cou

rt, r

ecei

ve, f

rom

pub

lic

(5)

The

Cou

rt,

whe

n he

arin

g an

y m

atte

r ref

erre

d to

it u

nder

ts

, suc

h re

mun

erat

ion a

nd a

llow

ance

s as

may

be

the

Cod

e, s

hall

be d

uly

cons

titut

ed if

it c

onsi

sts o

f pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Min

iste

r.

(a)

the

Pres

iden

t or

a D

eput

y Pr

esid

ent;

and

(10)

T

he s

ittin

gs o

f the

Cou

rt s

hall

usua

lly b

e he

ld i

n M

aser

u bu

t may

be

held

at s

uch

othe

r pl

ace

as th

e Pr

esid

ent o

f (b

) su

ch e

ven

num

ber o

f ord

inar

y m

embe

rs a

s th

e th

e C

ourt

may

dir

ect.

Pres

iden

t may

dir

ect,

half

of w

hom

bei

ng t

he

repr

esen

tativ

es of

empl

oyer

s and

the

oth

er h

alf t

he

(11)

T

he C

ourt

may

sit

in d

ivis

ions

as

dire

cted

by

the

repr

esen

tativ

es of

em

ploy

ees.

Pr

esid

ent o

f the

Cou

rt.

A d

ivis

ion

of th

e C

ourt

sha

ll be

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pres

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ove

r by

the

Pre

side

nt or

a D

eput

y Pr

esid

ent o

f

the

Cou

rt.

24.

jurI

sdic

tion

of C

ourt

(1)

The

Cou

rt s

hall

have

the

pow

er, a

utho

rity

and

civi

l

juri

sdic

tion

-

(a)

to in

quir

e in

to a

nd d

ecId

e th

e rel

ativ

e ri

ghts

and

dutie

s of

empl

oyer

s, e

mpl

oyee

s and

the

ir r

espe

ctiv

orga

nisa

tions

in r

elat

ion

to a

ny m

atte

r ref

erre

d to

the

Cou

rt u

nder

the p

rovi

sion

s of t

he C

ode

and

to

awar

d ap

prop

riat

e re

lief

in c

ase

of in

frin

gem

ent;

(b)

to im

pose

at c

ivil

law

, in

the

case

of a

ny

infr

inge

men

t of t

he p

rovi

sion

s of t

he C

ode,

any

fin

e

prov

ided

for

ther

eby;

(c)

to in

quir

e in

to a

nd m

ake

awar

ds a

nd d

ecis

ions

in

trad

e di

sput

es, w

hen

so re

ques

ted

by th

e M

inis

ter

or th

e C

omm

issi

oner

of L

abou

r;

(d)

to in

quir

e in

to a

nd m

ake

awar

ds a

nd d

ecis

ions

in

any

mat

ters

rela

ting

to i

ndus

tria

l re

latio

ns, o

ther

than

trad

e di

sput

es, w

hich

may

be

refe

rred

to it

;

(e)

to in

terp

ret t

he te

rms

of c

ontr

acts

of e

mpl

oym

ent,

wag

es o

rder

s an

d co

llect

ive a

gree

men

ts;

(t)

to d

eter

min

e any

dis

pute

aris

ing o

ut of

the

term

s of

any

cont

ract

of e

mpl

oym

ent o

r the

bre

ach

of an

y

such

ter

ms

and

if so

, to

awar

d ap

prop

riat

e re

lief;

(g)

to p

erfo

rm s

uch

acts

and

car

ry o

ut s

uch

dutie

s as

may

be

pres

crib

ed u

nder

the

Cod

e or

any

oth

er

wri

tten

law

;

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(h)

to d

eter

min

e whe

ther

an u

nfai

r lab

our p

ract

ice h

as

been

com

mitt

ed an

d, if

so, t

o aw

ard

appr

opri

ate

relie

f;

(i)

to d

eter

min

e w

heth

er a

n un

fair

dis

mis

sal h

as

occu

rred

and

, if s

o, to

aw

ard

appr

opri

ate

relie

f;

(j)

to r

esci

nd a

ny c

ontr

act o

f em

ploy

men

t an

d m

ake

such

con

sequ

entia

l ord

ers

as m

ay b

e jus

t in

the

Is

circ

umst

ance

s;

(k)

To

asse

ss th

e fa

ir v

alue

of s

ervi

ces

rend

ered

by

an

empl

oyee

in a

ny c

ase

in w

hich

such

ser

vice

s ar

e to

be

ass

esse

d in

acc

orda

nce w

ith th

e pro

visi

ons

of th

e C

ode

or in

any

cas

e w

here

the

rate

of w

ages

or

othe

r ben

efits

to w

hich

an

empl

oyee

shou

ld b

e en

title

d w

ere

not a

gree

d be

twee

n th

e em

ploy

er a

nd

empl

oyee

or

it is

unc

erta

in w

hat w

as a

gree

d;

(I)

to fi

x th

e am

ount

of c

ompe

nsat

ion f

or lo

ss o

f or

dam

age

to th

e pro

pert

y of

an

empl

oyer

whe

re s

uch

loss

has

bee

n oc

casi

oned

by

the

wro

ngfu

l act

or

omis

sion

of h

is o

r her

empl

oyee

;

(m)

To

adju

st a

nd s

et o

ff o

ne a

gain

st th

e oth

er a

ll cl

aim

s on

the

part

eith

er o

f the

em

ploy

er O

r of

the

empl

oyee

ari

sing

out

of o

r in

cide

ntal

to

such

re

latio

n be

twee

n th

em a

s th

e C

ourt

may

find

, w

heth

er su

ch c

laim

s ar

e liq

uida

ted

or u

nliq

uida

ted

or a

re f

or w

ages

, dam

age

to p

erso

n or

pro

pert

y or

fo

r an

y ot

her

caus

e, a

nd t

o di

rect

pay

men

t of t

he

bala

nce

foun

d du

e by

one

par

ty to

the o

ther

par

ty;

(n)

to h

ear

appe

als

from

dec

isio

ns o

f the

Reg

istr

ar o

f T

rade

Uni

ons

and

Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

ns;

(o)

to h

ear c

laim

s fo

r pa

ymen

t of s

tatu

tory

min

imum

w

age

due

to a

n em

ploy

ee;

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(p)

to c

omm

it an

d pu

nish

for

con

tem

pt a

ny p

erso

n w

ho

diso

beys

or

unla

wfu

lly re

fuse

s to

carr

y O

ut o

r to

be

boun

d by

an

orde

r m

ade

agai

nst h

im o

r he

r by

the

(q)

whe

n br

ough

t to

its a

ttent

ion b

y a

part

y, to

reso

lve

any

ambi

guity

in it

s ow

n aw

ard

or d

ecis

ion;

(r)

to d

eter

min

e whe

ther

an

arbi

trat

or e

xcee

ded

his

or

her

juri

sdic

tion.

25.

Exc

lusi

ve c

ivil

juri

sdic

tion

(I)

The

juri

sdic

tion

of th

e L

abou

r Cou

rt s

hall

be e

xclu

sive

as

rega

rds

any

mat

ter

prov

ided

for

unde

r the

Cod

e,

incl

udin

g bu

t not

lim

ited

to tr

ade

disp

utes

. N

o or

dina

ry

or s

ubor

dina

te co

urt s

hall

exer

cise

its

civi

l jur

isdi

ctio

n in

rega

rd to

any

mat

ter p

rovi

ded

for u

nder

the

Cod

e.

(2)

The

Min

iste

r, th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er an

d an

y ag

grie

ved

part

y sh

all h

ave

the

righ

t to

pre

sent

a c

laim

to

the

Cou

rt a

s pro

vide

d un

der t

he C

ode.

Exc

ept a

s

prov

ided

by

sect

ion

70 i

n re

spec

t of

a cl

aim

for

unf

air

dism

issa

l, an

y cl

aim

und

er th

e C

ode

shal

l be

file

d w

ithin

th

ree

year

s of t

he o

ccur

renc

e w

hich

giv

es ri

se to

the

clai

m.

26.

No

effe

ct o

n cr

imin

al ju

risd

ictio

n

(1)

The

juri

sdic

tion

vest

ed in

the

Lab

our C

ourt

sha

ll no

t lim

it th

e ju

risd

ictio

n of

any

oth

er c

ourt

exe

rcis

ing c

rim

inal

juri

sdic

tion

in c

onne

ctio

n w

ith th

e pr

osec

utio

n of

an

offe

nce

unde

r th

e Cod

e.

(2)

In c

rim

inal

pro

ceed

ings

und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of th

e C

ode,

th

e co

urt e

xerc

isin

g cr

imin

al ju

risd

ictio

n m

ay o

rder

an

empl

oyer

to p

ay t

o an

em

ploy

ee su

ch w

ages

as

are

foun

d

by s

uch

Cou

rt to

be

due

to h

im o

r her

by

the

empl

oyer

, to

geth

er w

ith s

uch

sum

by

way

of d

amag

e, c

osts

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expe

nses

as

that

cou

rt s

hall

cons

ider

just

and

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode.

27.

Rul

es of

the

Cou

rt

(1)

The

Chi

ef Ju

stic

e of t

he H

igh

Cou

rt,

in c

onsu

ltatio

n with

th

e Pr

esid

ent o

f the

Lab

our C

ourt

, may

mak

e ru

les

for

the

purp

ose

of re

gula

ting

the

proc

edur

e of

the

Cou

rt a

nd,

with

out p

reju

dice

to th

e ge

nera

lity

of th

e fo

rego

ing,

such

ru

les

may

mak

e pro

visi

on -

(a)

for

refe

renc

e of

mat

ters

in c

erta

in c

ases

to b

e m

ade

to th

e Pr

esid

ent;

(b)

for c

ases

whe

re th

e C

ourt

, as

cons

titut

ed to

dea

l w

ith a

ny m

atte

r, c

onsi

sts

of th

e Pr

esid

ent a

nd t

wo

mem

bers

and

a v

acan

cy t

hen

occu

rs.

(2)

The

Cou

rt s

hall

not be

bou

nd b

y th

e ru

les

of e

vide

nce

in

civi

l orc

rim

inal

pro

ceed

ings

, and

it s

hall

be th

e chi

ef

func

tion

of th

e Cou

rt to

do

subs

tant

ial

just

ice

betw

een

the

part

ies

befo

re it

.

(3)

In d

raw

ing

up th

e ru

les

refe

rred

to in

sub

sect

ion

(I),

re

gard

sha

ll be

had

to

the

need

for

inf

orm

ality

, low

cos

t an

d ex

pedi

tion

in p

roce

edin

gs b

efor

e th

e L

abou

r Cou

rt.

(4)

The

rul

es d

raw

n up

und

er s

ubse

ctio

n (I)

abo

ve sh

all b

e pu

blis

hed

in t

he G

over

nmen

t Gaz

ette

.

28.

Rep

rese

ntat

ion

of p

artie

s.

(1)

At

any

hear

ing

befo

re th

e Cou

rt, a

ny p

arty

may

app

ear

in

pers

on o

r be

rep

rese

nted

-

(a)

by a

n of

fice

r or

an e

mpl

oyee

of

a tr

ade

unio

n or

of

an e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion;

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(b)

by a

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actit

ione

r, b

ut o

nly

whe

n al

l par

ties,

ot

her t

han

the

Gov

ernm

ent,

are r

epre

sent

ed b

y le

gal p

ract

ition

ers.

(2)

Whe

re th

e G

over

nmen

t is

a pa

rty

to a

ny p

roce

edin

gs

befo

re th

e C

ourt

, the

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay b

e re

pres

ente

d by

th

e Atto

rney

Gen

eral

or

by a

ny o

ther

per

son

appo

inte

d by

th

e A

ttorn

ey G

ener

al f

or th

at p

urpo

se.

29.

Pow

er to

sum

mon

witn

esse

s, e

tc

(1)

The

Cou

rt s

hall

have

the p

ower

to su

mm

on w

itnes

ses,

to

call

for

the

prod

uctio

n of

, an

d gr

ant

insp

ectio

n of

, bo

oks,

do

cum

ents

, rec

ords

and

oth

er i

tem

s, a

nd t

o ex

amin

e w

itnes

ses u

nder

oat

h.

The

Pre

side

nt o

f the

Cou

rt is

aut

hori

sed

to a

dmin

iste

r oat

hs f

or

such

pur

pose

s.

(2)

A s

umm

ons f

or th

e at

tend

ance

of a

witn

ess,

or

the

prod

uctio

n of

boo

ks, d

ocum

ents

, rec

ords

or

othe

r ite

ms

shal

l be

sig

ned

by th

e Reg

istr

ar a

nd s

hall

be se

rved

in th

e sa

me

man

ner a

s if

it w

ere a

subp

oena

for

the a

ttend

ance

of

a w

itnes

s at

a c

ivil

tria

l in

the H

igh

cour

t.

(3)

Any

per

son

who

is s

umm

oned

to

give

evi

denc

e or

to

prod

uce

any

book

, doc

umen

t, re

cord

or o

ther

ite

m o

r

givi

ng e

vide

nce

befo

re th

e C

ourt

sha

ll be

ent

itled

to

the

sam

e pr

ivile

ges a

nd i

mm

uniti

es as

if th

at p

erso

n w

ere

sum

mon

ed t

o at

tend

or

wer

e gi

ving

evi

denc

e in

civi

l

proc

eedi

ngs b

efor

e th

e H

igh

cour

t.

30.

Pow

er t

o ob

tain

evi

denc

e

(1)

If an

y pe

rson

who

has

bee

n su

mm

oned

und

er s

ectio

n 29

,

havi

ng r

easo

nabl

e not

ice

of th

e tim

e an

d pl

ace

at w

hich

he o

r sh

e is

req

uire

d to

atte

nd,

fails

to a

ttend

, or

fails

to

rem

ain

in a

ttend

ance

until

dul

y ex

cuse

d by

the C

ourt

fro

m

furt

her

atte

ndan

ce, t

he P

resi

dent

of t

he C

ourt

may

, upo

n

LA

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UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

bein

g sa

tisfi

ed o

n oa

th o

r by

the

retu

rn o

f the

per

son

char

ged

with

the

serv

ice

of s

uch

sum

mon

s tha

t the

su

mm

ons w

as d

uly

serv

ed u

pon

such

per

son

and

in c

ase

no-s

uftic

ient

reas

on- f

or s

uch

failu

rè s

eem

s to

exi

st,

sign

an

d is

sue

a w

arra

nt f

or th

e ap

preh

ensi

on of

suc

h pe

rson

.

Any

pol

ice o

ffic

er to

who

m s

uch

war

rant

is d

eliv

ered

sh

all t

here

upon

appr

ehen

d su

ch p

erso

n, w

ho s

hall

be

brou

ght b

efor

e th

e co

urt t

o gi

ve e

vide

nce

or to

pro

duce

th

e boo

k, d

ocum

ent,

reco

rd o

r oth

er i

tem

. In

add

ition

, su

ch p

erso

n sh

all

be li

able

to su

ch f

ine,

not

exc

eedi

ng

four

hun

dred

mal

oti,

as t

he P

resi

dent

of t

he C

ourt

may

de

term

ine.

(2)

If a

ny p

erso

n w

ho h

as b

een

sum

mon

ed u

nder

sec

tion

29

refu

ses t

o be

sw

orn

or a

ffir

med

as

a w

itnes

s, o

r, h

avin

g be

en s

wor

n or

aff

irm

ed, r

efus

es to

ans

wer

ful

ly a

nd

satis

fact

orily

any

ques

tion

he o

r sh

e is

law

fully

requ

ired

to

ans

wer

, or

refu

ses o

r fai

ls to

pro

duce

any

boo

k,

docu

men

t, re

cord

or

othe

r ite

m a

nd d

oes

not e

xcus

e hi

s

or h

er r

efus

al o

r fa

ilure

to th

e sa

tisfa

ctio

n of

the

Cou

rt,

the

Pres

iden

t of t

he C

ourt

may

ord

er t

hat s

uch

pers

on b

e de

tain

ed i

n cu

stod

y as

if h

e or

she

wer

e a

pris

oner

aw

aitin

g tr

ial.

The

per

son

may

be

deta

ined

up

to e

ight

da

ys u

nles

s he

or

she

cons

ents

to d

o w

hat i

s re

quir

ed o

f hi

m o

r her

. If

such

per

son,

upo

n be

ing

brou

ght b

efor

e th

e C

ourt

at a

n ad

jour

ned

hear

ing,

aga

in r

efus

es o

r fa

ils

to d

o w

hat i

s re

quir

ed o

f him

or

her,

the

Pre

side

nt m

ay

agai

n ad

jour

n th

e pr

ocee

ding

s and

ord

er th

at th

e pe

rson

be

det

aine

d fo

r up

to a

lik

e pe

riod

, and

so

agai

n fr

om

time

to t

ime

until

suc

h pe

rson

con

sent

s to

do w

hat

is

requ

ired

of h

im o

r her

.

31.

Pena

lty f

or fa

lse

test

imon

y

Any

per

son

who

kno

win

gly

give

s fal

se te

stim

ony

touc

hing

any

m

atte

r whi

ch is

mat

eria

l to

any

que

stio

n th

en p

endi

ng in

any

proc

eedi

ngs b

efor

e th

e co

urt o

r in

tend

ed t

o be

rais

ed in

such

proc

eedi

ngs s

hall

be g

uilty

of a

n of

fenc

e an

d lia

ble

on

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conv

ictio

n to

impr

ison

men

t for

a t

erm

not

exc

eedi

ng t

hree

ye

ars.

Fo

r th

e pu

rpos

e of

this

sec

tion,

it s

hall

be im

mat

eria

l w

heth

er su

ch te

stim

ony

is g

iven

on

oath

or u

nder

any

oth

er

sanc

tion

auth

oris

ediiy

iaw

. -

- -

- -

32.

Pen

alty

for

con

tem

pt o

f cou

rt

I; ..,

...

IC..i

I.. •

...i .

.. &

t.j

irs

ally

aiie

i,iuc

i

durin

g an

y si

tting

of t

he c

ourt

, or

wilf

ully

inte

rrup

ts th

e pr

ocee

ding

s of t

he C

ourt

, or

othe

rwis

e wilf

ully

dis

turb

s the

pe

ace

or o

rder

of s

uch

proc

eedi

ngs,

the

Pres

iden

t may

ord

er

that

suc

h pe

rson

be

rem

oved

and

det

aine

d in

cus

tody

unt

il th

e ri

sing

of t

he C

ourt

, and

eve

ry s

uch

pers

on sh

all b

e lia

ble,

in

addi

tion

to su

ch r

emov

al a

nd d

eten

tion,

to s

uch

fine

, not

ex

ceed

ing

one

hund

red

mal

oti,

as th

e Pr

esid

ent o

f the

Cou

rt

may

det

erm

ine.

33.

Witn

ess

allo

wan

ce

A p

erso

n su

mm

oned

und

er s

ectio

n 29

, ot

her t

han

a pu

blic

of

fice

r or

a pe

rson

hav

ing

an in

tere

st in

the p

roce

edin

gs f

or

whi

ch h

e or

she

is su

mm

oned

, may

on

the

orde

r of

the

Cou

rt b

e pa

id, f

rom

pub

lic f

unds

, suc

h al

low

ance

s as

may

be

pres

crib

ed

by th

e Pre

side

nt.

34.

Enf

orce

men

t of

pay

men

t

Whe

re th

e C

ourt

has

giv

en j

udgm

ent a

gain

st a

par

ty to

pay

any

su

m u

nder

a c

ontr

act o

f em

ploy

men

t or u

nder

the

prov

isio

ns o

f th

e Cod

e an

d th

e par

ty f

ails

to m

ake

any

such

pay

men

t with

in

the t

ime

spec

ifie

d in

suc

h ju

dgem

ent,

the

Pres

iden

t of t

he C

ourt

m

ay, o

n th

e ap

plic

atio

n of

a p

arty

or

a la

bour

off

icer

act

ing

on

beha

lf o

f any

per

son

to w

hom

suc

h su

ms

are d

ue, s

umm

on su

ch

part

y to

app

ear

befo

re th

e Pr

esid

ent o

f the

Cou

rt to

ans

wer

why

pa

ymen

t has

not

bee

n m

ade.

If s

uch

part

y fa

ils to

sat

isfy

the

Pres

iden

t of t

he C

ourt

that

the

fa

ilure

to m

ake

paym

ent w

as d

ue to

no f

ault

on h

is o

r he

r pa

rt,

the

Pres

iden

t of t

he C

ourt

may

ord

er t

he p

arty

's d

eten

tion

in

LA

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CO

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DE

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1992

pris

on u

ntil

the

paym

ents

men

tione

d in

the

ord

er a

re m

ade

or

for

a pe

riod

of s

ix m

onth

s, w

hich

ever

be

the

shor

ter p

erio

d.

The

per

son

entit

led

to e

nfor

ce th

e ju

dgm

ent s

hall

not

be

resp

onsi

ble f

or t

he e

xpen

ses o

f suc

h de

tent

ion.

35.

Cou

rt to

hav

e re

gard

to G

over

nmen

t's p

rice

an

d in

com

e po

licy

4 In

rea

chin

g a d

ecis

ion o

r in

mak

ing

an a

war

d re

latin

g to

wag

es

and

cond

ition

s of e

mpl

oym

ent i

n in

stan

ces

whe

re th

ere

is i

n fo

rce

no le

gally

enf

orce

able

cont

ract

of e

mpl

oym

ent

betw

een

the

part

ies o

r co

llect

ive a

gree

men

t con

clud

ed b

etw

een

a tr

ade

unio

n an

d an

em

ploy

er o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n, th

e C

ourt

sha

ll ha

ve r

egar

d to

any

dec

lare

d go

vern

men

t pol

icy

on p

rice

s and

in

com

es.

36.

Wag

e cl

aim

.s b

y se

vera

l em

ploy

ees

(I)

Not

with

stan

ding

the

prov

isio

ns o

f any

oth

er l

aw,

clai

ms

in re

spec

t of w

ages

due

to t

wo

or m

ore

empl

oyee

s of t

he

sam

e em

ploy

er m

ay b

e joi

ned

in o

ne a

ctio

n if

-

(a)

the

Pres

iden

t of t

he C

ourt

con

side

rs th

at s

uch

join

der

will

not

impe

de a

spe

edy

reso

lutio

n of

the

clai

ms

or b

e ot

herw

ise i

ncon

veni

ent to

the

part

ies;

(b)

the

sum

mon

s or

othe

r doc

umen

t or

igin

atin

g th

e

proc

eedi

ngs

or a

doc

umen

t ann

exed

the

reto

con

tain

s su

ffic

ient

part

icul

ars o

f the

nam

es o

f suc

h

empl

oyee

s, th

eir

addr

esse

s and

the

wag

es s

aid

to b

e du

e to

eac

h.

(2)

If th

e am

ount

rec

over

ed fr

om t

he e

mpl

oyer

in s

uch

proc

eedi

ngs b

e le

ss th

an th

e to

tal a

mou

nt o

f the

cla

ims

whi

ch s

ucce

ed, t

he a

mou

nt re

cove

red

shal

l af

ter

dedu

ctio

n

of a

ny c

osts

be

divi

ded

prop

ortio

nate

ly am

ongs

t th

e

empl

oyee

s w

hose

cla

ims

succ

eede

d.

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37.

Post

ing

of b

ond

Whe

n it

appe

ars

to th

e Pr

esid

ent o

f the

Cou

rt th

at a

n em

ploy

er

agai

nst w

hom

pro

ceed

ings

hav

e be

en in

stitu

ted

unde

r the

prov

isio

ns o

f the

Cod

e is

like

ly to

abs

cond

to

avoi

d pa

ymen

t of

wag

es o

r oth

er s

ums

owed

to a

ny o

f his

or

her

empl

Oye

es,

the

Pres

iden

t may

ord

er s

uch

empl

oyer

to p

ost a

bon

d un

til t

he

hear

ing

of th

e pr

ocee

ding

s or

until

ear

lier

paym

ent o

f suc

h

wag

es o

r su

ms

has

been

mad

e in

ful

l. t

38.

Aw

ards

, de

cisi

ons

fina

l; no

tice

(1)

An

awar

d or

dec

isio

n of

the

Cou

rt o

n an

y m

atte

r ref

erre

d

to i

t for

its

dec

isio

n or

on

any

mat

ter o

ther

wis

e fal

ling

with

in it

s so

le ju

risd

ictio

n sh

all b

e fi

nal

and

bind

ing

upon

th

e pa

rtie

s the

reto

and

on

any

part

ies

affe

cted

the

reby

, an

d su

ch a

war

d or

dec

isio

n sh

all

not

be th

e su

bjec

t of a

n

appe

al i

n an

y pr

ocee

ding

s or

cour

t.

(2)

The

Reg

istr

ar o

f the

Lab

our C

ourt

sha

ll ca

use

ever

y aw

ard

and

deci

sion

of t

he C

ourt

to b

e co

mm

unic

ated

to

the p

artie

s co

ncer

ned

and

to th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er

and

to b

e pu

blis

hed

as.a

not

ice

in th

e G

azet

te.

Div

isio

n E

. Nat

iona

l A

dvis

ory

Bod

ies

39.

Nat

iona

l A

dvis

ory

Com

mitt

ee o

n L

abou

r

(1)

The

re s

hall

be e

stab

lishe

d a

Nat

iona

l A

dvis

ory

Com

mitt

ee

on L

abou

r.

(2)

With

in th

ree

mon

ths

follo

win

g the

com

ing

into

for

ce o

f th

e C

ode

the

Min

iste

r sha

ll ap

poin

t the

mem

bers

of t

he

Nat

iona

l Adv

isor

y C

omm

ittee

on

Lab

our.

(3)

Mem

bers

app

oint

ed s

hall

serv

e fo

r a

term

of

four

yea

rs

whi

ch m

ay b

e re

new

ed.

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DE

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40. C

ompo

sitio

n of

Com

mitt

ee

(l (a

) th

ree

repr

esen

tativ

es of

Gov

ernm

ent,

one

of w

hom

shal

l be

the

chai

rman

, who

are

app

oint

ed b

y th

e ,.A

:..:..

...

1VII1

IIIL,

UIIU

(b)

equa

l nu

mbe

rs o

f rep

rese

ntat

ives

of e

mpl

oyer

s an

d

empl

oyee

s ap

poin

ted

by th

e M

inis

ter

afte

r

cons

ulta

tion w

ith th

e re

pres

enta

tive o

rgan

isat

ions

of

empl

oyer

s and

of

empl

oyee

s.

(2)

The

Min

iste

r sha

ll ap

poin

t tw

o D

eput

y ch

airm

en, o

ne o

f w

hom

sha

ll be

cho

sen

from

the

repr

esen

tativ

es o

f em

ploy

ees a

fter

con

sulta

tion w

ith re

pres

enta

tive

orga

nisa

tions

of e

mpl

oyee

s,

and

one

of w

hom

sha

ll he

ch

osen

from

the

repr

esen

tativ

es of

the e

mpl

oyer

s af

ter

cons

ulta

tion

with

repr

esen

tativ

e org

anis

atio

ns of

em

ploy

ers.

(3)

The

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

or h

is o

r he

r re

pres

enta

tive

shal

l be

the

secr

etar

y of

the

Com

mitt

ee e

x of

fici

o.

Rem

oval

of

a m

embe

r

No

mem

ber

of th

e C

omm

ittee

shal

l be

rem

oved

from

mem

bers

hip

duri

ng th

e pe

riod

of o

ffic

e sa

ve fo

r m

isco

nduc

t

rend

erin

g hi

m o

r he

r pe

rson

ally

unf

it to

be

a m

embe

r of

the

Com

mitt

ee.

Rem

oval

fro

m t

he C

omm

ittee

may

be

mad

e by

the

Min

iste

r, o

n hi

s or

her

ow

n, o

r on

the

reco

mm

enda

tion o

f th

e C

omm

ittee

.

42.

Pow

ers

of C

omm

ittee

(I)

The

Nat

iona

l A

dvis

ory

Com

mitt

ee o

n L

abou

r sha

ll ha

ve

the p

ower

and

dut

y:

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UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

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such

Con

vent

ions

or of

the

impl

emen

tatio

n of s

uch

(a)

to m

ake

prov

isio

n fo

r th

e co

nduc

t of m

eetin

gs a

nd

Rec

omm

enda

tions

.

the

proc

edur

e to

be

follo

wed

by

the

Com

mitt

ee;

(3)

The

Min

iste

r sh

all,

at a

n in

terv

al o

f no

mor

e th

an tw

o

(b)

to c

onsi

der a

nd a

dvis

e up

on a

ny p

ropo

sed

year

s, C

Uffs

Uit

the

Nat

iona

l Adv

isor

y C

omm

ittee

on

legi

slat

ion

affe

ctin

g la

bour

, em

ploy

men

t, in

dust

rial

Labo

ur a

s to

the

need

to a

djus

t th

e le

vel o

f fin

es a

nd f

ees

rela

tions

or

wor

king

con

ditio

ns;

set fo

rth

in th

e C

ode.

(c)

on it

s ow

n in

itiat

ive,

to d

iscu

ss a

ny m

atte

r co

nnec

ted

with

labo

ur,

empl

oym

ent,

indu

stria

l •,

re

latio

ns,

wor

king

cond

ition

s or

labo

ur le

gisl

atio

n A

quo

rum

for

mee

tings

of t

he C

omm

ittee

shal

l be:

as it

sees

fit,

and

to re

port

to th

e M

inis

ter

in

writ

ing

upon

suc

h di

scus

sion

; (a

) th

e C

hairm

an o

r D

eput

y C

hairm

an o

f the

Com

mitt

ee;

(d)

to a

dvis

e th

e M

inis

ter

on a

ny m

atte

r con

nect

ed w

ith

(b)

one-

third

of t

he m

embe

rs n

omin

ated

to re

pres

ent

the

empl

oym

ent o

f wor

kers

, in

dust

rial r

elat

ions

or

empl

oyer

s;

orga

nisa

tions

of e

mpl

oyer

s or

wor

kers

as

is r

efer

red

to it

by

the

Min

iste

r;

(c)

one-

third

of t

he m

embe

rs no

min

ated

to r

epre

sent

em

ploy

ees;

(e)

to c

onsi

der a

nd a

dvis

e up

on th

e ad

optio

n an

d

impl

emen

tatio

n in

the

Kin

gdom

of L

esot

ho o

f any

(d

) on

e re

pres

enta

tive

of G

over

nmen

t.

rele

vant

inte

rnat

iona

l lab

our s

tand

ards

, in

clud

ing

in

44.

Mee

tings

pa

rtic

ular

tho

se co

ntai

ned

in th

e C

onve

ntio

ns a

nd

Rec

omm

enda

tions

of

the

Inte

rnat

iona

l Lab

our

Org

anis

atio

n;

(I)

The

Cha

irman

, or

in h

is o

r he

r ab

senc

e th

e D

eput

y C

hairm

an, o

f the

Com

mitt

ee s

hall

sum

mon

a m

eetin

g of

(f)

to c

onsi

der a

nd a

dvis

e up

on is

sues

add

ress

ed b

y a

the

Com

mitt

ee n

ot le

ss th

an o

nce

ever

y ye

ar.

trip

artit

e re

gion

al o

r in

tern

atio

nal c

onfe

renc

es;

(2)

Add

ition

al m

eetin

gs o

f the

com

mitt

ee s

hall

be s

umm

oned

(g)

to a

dvis

e on

any

mat

ter c

once

rnin

g the

ope

ratio

n of

by

the

Cha

irman

, or

in h

is o

r he

r ab

senc

e a

Dep

uty

wor

kers

' co

mpe

nsat

ion;

C

hairm

an, o

n re

ceip

t of a

req

uest

for

a m

eetin

g si

gned

by

not

less

tha

n on

e-th

ird o

f the

tot

al n

umbe

r of m

embe

rs

(h)

to c

onsi

der s

uch

othe

r mat

ters

as

may

be

plac

ed

refe

rred

to i

n se

ctio

n 40

, su

bsec

tion (

I) (b

), a

bove

.

upon

its

agen

da u

nder

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

45.

45.

Add

ition

s to

age

nda

(2)

The

Min

iste

r sh

all w

ithin

six

mon

ths

of th

ere

bein

g ad

opte

d by

the

Inte

rnat

iona

l Lab

our C

onfe

renc

e re

fer

(1)

On

rece

ipt o

f a r

eque

st s

igne

d by

not

les

s th

an o

ne-t

hird

ever

y C

onve

ntio

n an

d R

ecom

men

datio

n so

ado

pted

to

the

of th

e to

tal n

umbe

r of m

embe

rs r

efer

red

to i

n se

ctio

n 40

,

Nat

iona

l Adv

isor

y Com

mitt

ee o

n La

bour

for

its a

dvic

e is

su

bsec

tion (

1) (

b), a

bove

the

Cha

irman

, or

in h

is o

r he

r

to th

e de

sira

bilit

y an

d pr

actic

abili

ty o

f the

rat

ifica

tion

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abse

nce t

he D

eput

y C

hairm

an, s

hall

plac

e up

on th

e

agen

da o

f the

nex

t m

eetin

g of

the

Com

mitt

ee an

y ite

m f

or

incl

usio

n of

the

agen

da c

onta

ined

in s

uch

requ

isiti

on.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(4)

The

Cha

irm

an a

nd m

embe

rs o

f the

Cou

ncil

shal

l be

appo

inte

d by

the

Min

iste

r fo

r su

ch p

erio

d an

d on

suc

h te

rms

and

cond

ition

s as

the

Min

iste

r m

ay d

eter

min

e.

-Bef

orea

ppoi

ntin

g-an

y-m

-em

ber-

spec

ifie

d-in

-sun

sect

ion-

-zj-

(c

) or

(d)

, th

e M

inis

ter

shal

l con

sult

repr

esen

tativ

e or

gani

satio

ns of

em

ploy

ers

and

empl

oyee

s.

46.

Nat

iona

l Adv

isor

y C

ounc

il fo

r O

ccup

atio

na!

Safe

ty, H

ealth

and

Wel

fare

(1)

For

the

purp

ose o

f giv

ing

advi

ce a

nd a

ssis

tanc

e to

the

Min

iste

r an

d th

e N

atio

nal A

dvis

ory

Com

mitt

ee o

n L

abou

r

in r

espe

ct o

f mat

ters

aff

ectin

g th

e sa

fety

, hea

lth a

nd

wel

fare

of p

erso

ns a

t wor

k, o

r an

y ot

her

pers

ons

who

se

safe

ty, h

ealth

and

wel

fare

may

be

affe

cted

by

wor

k

activ

ities

, the

Min

iste

r sh

all a

ppoi

nt a

Nat

iona

l Adv

isor

y C

ounc

il fo

r O

ccup

atio

nal S

afet

y, H

ealth

and

Wel

fare

.

(2)

The

Cou

ncil

shal

l re

view

and

adv

ise

the

Min

iste

r an

d th

e N

atio

nal A

dvis

ory

Com

mitt

ee o

n L

abou

r on

the o

pera

tion

of an

y le

gisl

atio

n or

regu

latio

ns re

latin

g to

em

ploy

ees'

he

alth

, saf

ety

and

wel

fare

at w

ork.

(3)

The

Cou

ncil

shal

l con

sist

of -

(a)

a C

hair

man

(b)

four

mem

bers

rep

rese

ntin

g Gov

ernm

ent;

(c)

four

mem

bers

rep

rese

ntin

g em

ploy

ers;

(d)

four

mem

bers

rep

rese

ntin

g em

ploy

ees;

and

(e)

two

mem

bers

hav

ing

wid

e ex

peri

ence

in

occu

patio

nal s

afet

y, h

ealth

and

wel

fare

.

(6)

The

app

oint

men

t of e

very

mem

ber o

f the

Cou

ncil

shal

l be

publ

ishe

d in

the

Gaz

ette

.

(7)

The

Cou

ncil

shal

l re

gula

te it

s pr

ocee

ding

s in

such

man

ner

as i

t thi

nks

fit

and

shal

l m

eet

at l

east

onc

e ev

ery

six

mon

ths.

PAR

T I

V

WA

GE

-FIX

ING

MA

CH

INE

RY

47.

Man

ner o

f fix

ing

wag

es

Wag

es a

nd c

ondi

tions

of e

mpl

oym

ent m

ay b

e fix

ed b

y th

e te

rms

of a

con

trac

t of

empl

oym

ent, a

col

lect

ive a

gree

men

t, an

ar

bitr

atio

n aw

ard,

an

indu

stry

-wid

e ord

er u

nder

sec

tion

54 o

r by

a

wag

es o

rder

iss

ued

by th

e M

inis

ter

upon

the

reco

mm

enda

tion

of th

e W

ages

Adv

isor

y B

oard

.

Est

ablis

hmen

t of

Wag

es A

dvis

ory

Boa

rd

(1)

The

Min

iste

r sha

ll, b

y or

der,

est

ablis

h a

Wag

es A

dvis

ory

Boa

rd w

hich

sha

ll, u

pon

bein

g re

quir

ed to

do

so b

y th

e M

inis

ter,

inqu

ire

into

the

wag

es a

nd c

ondi

tions

of

empl

oym

ent

of an

y em

ploy

ees

in s

uch

part

of L

esot

ho a

s

may

be

spec

ifie

d in

the

ord

er.

The

Boa

rd s

hall

advi

se th

e M

inis

ter a

nd t

he N

atio

nal A

dvis

ory

Com

mitt

ee on

Lab

our

on s

uch

othe

r m

atte

rs r

elat

ing

to w

ages

and

con

ditio

ns o

f em

ploy

men

t as

the

Min

iste

r may

ref

er to

it.

(2)

K

iitio

nref

erU

edtiW

SubS

etio

ni(1

) abo

vem

usrb

e -(

5)

rece

ived

14

day

s pr

ior

to th

e re

leva

nt m

eetin

g of

the

Com

mitt

ee.

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(2)

The

Min

iste

r sh

all

sum

mon

the

Boa

rd t

o m

eet

not l

ess

than

onc

e a

year

.

(3)

The

rul

es s

et o

ut in

the

Firs

t Sch

edul

e sh

all

appl

y to

the

cO

tittiO

,O

OSi

ttOñ

Boa

rd.

49.

Com

mis

sion

Pow

ers

Proc

lam

atio

n to

appl

y

For t

he p

urpo

se o

f any

inq

uiry

inde

r the

Cod

e, th

e B

oard

sh

have

the p

ower

s of

a C

omm

issi

on un

der

the

Com

mis

sion

Po

wer

s Pr

ocla

mat

ion

1955

in re

latio

n to

the

sum

mon

ing

of

witn

esse

s and

the

pro

duct

ion

of b

ooks

and

doc

umen

ts a

nd a

s to

co

ntum

acy

of,

and

inde

mni

ty t

o, w

itnes

s.

50.

Fun

ctio

ns o

f Wag

es A

dvis

ory

Boa

rd

(1)

The

Min

iste

r, if

of t

he o

pini

on th

at it

is

expe

dien

t to

fix

the

min

imum

wag

es o

f an

y em

ploy

ees

in a

ny p

art o

f 'L

esot

ho o

r to

pre

scri

be c

ondi

tions

of e

mpl

oym

ent

of a

ny

such

em

ploy

ees,

may

requ

ire

the

Boa

rd t

o in

quir

e in

to t

he

mat

ter.

T

he B

oard

sha

ll th

ereu

pon

inqu

ire

into

the

mat

ter

and

subm

it re

com

men

datio

ns to

the

Min

iste

r as

to t

he

min

imum

wag

e w

hich

sho

uld

be p

aid

and

the

cond

ition

s of

em

ploy

men

t whi

ch s

houl

d ap

ply

to a

ll or

any

of t

he

empl

oyee

s com

ing

with

in it

s te

rms

of re

fere

nce.

(2)

The

Wag

es A

dvis

ory

Boa

rd s

hall

have

the

pow

er to

su

bmit

to th

e M

inis

ter

wag

es o

rder

pro

posa

ls (h

erea

fter

re

ferr

ed to

as

prop

osal

s) fo

r fi

xing

the

min

imum

wag

e to

be

pai

d, a

nd f

or p

resc

ribi

ng th

e co

nditi

ons

of e

mpl

oym

ent

to b

e ap

plie

d by

the

empl

oyer

s with

in th

e B

oard

's

juri

sdic

tion

to a

ll or

any

of t

he e

mpl

oyee

s in

rel

atio

n to

w

hom

the

Boa

rd o

pera

tes.

In

so

doin

g th

e B

oard

sha

ll,

subj

ect t

o th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ubse

ctio

ns (3

) an

d (4

), m

ake

such

inv

estig

atio

ns as

it d

eem

s ne

cess

ary.

(3)

Bef

ore

subm

ittin

g an

y re

com

men

datio

ns or

pro

posa

ls to

th

e M

inis

ter

unde

r th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ubse

ctio

n (1

) or

(2)

,

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the

Boa

rd sh

all

publ

ish

in t

he G

over

nmen

t Gaz

ette

a

notic

e of

inte

ntio

n to

sub

mit

reco

mm

enda

tions

or

prop

osal

s, s

tatin

g a

plac

e w

here

cop

ies

may

be

obta

ined

an

d th

e pe

riod

, bei

ng n

ot le

ss th

an 3

0 da

ys, w

ithin

whi

ch --

--

w

ritte

n re

pres

enta

tions

w

ith r

espe

ct to

the

reco

mm

enda

tions

or p

ropo

sals

may

be

sent

to th

e B

oard

.

(4)

The

Boa

rd s

hall

cons

ider

any

rep

rese

ntat

ions

mad

e to

it i

n te

rms

of s

ubse

ctio

n (3)

and

may

mak

e su

ch f

urth

er

inqu

irie

s as

it co

nsid

ers n

eces

sary

and

then

sub

mit

the

reco

mm

enda

tions

or p

ropo

sals

to th

e M

inis

ter,

eith

er w

ith

or w

ithou

t am

endm

ent,

havi

ng re

gard

to su

ch

repr

esen

tatio

ns.

(5)

Whe

re r

ecom

men

datio

ns or

pro

posa

ls h

ave

been

su

bmitt

ed to

the

Min

iste

r in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith s

ubse

ctio

n (4

), t

he M

inis

ter m

ay re

fer

them

bac

k to

the

Boa

rd,

and

the

Boa

rd s

hall

ther

eupo

n co

nsid

er th

em, h

avin

g re

gard

to

any

obse

rvat

ions

mad

e by

the

Min

iste

r and

, eith

er w

ith o

r w

ithou

t am

endm

ent,

resu

bmit

the

reco

mm

enda

tions

or

prop

osal

s to

the

Min

iste

r.

(6)

The

Boa

rd m

ay o

f its

ow

n in

itiat

ive m

ake

repr

esen

tatio

ns

to th

e M

inis

ter c

once

rnin

g th

e w

ages

and

cond

ition

s of

empl

oym

ent o

f all

or a

ny g

roup

of

empl

oyee

s in

Les

otho

.

51.

Wag

es o

rder

s

(I)

Whe

re r

ecom

men

datio

ns or

pro

posa

ls h

ave

been

su

bmitt

ed o

r re

subm

itted

, the

Min

iste

r may

, aft

er

info

rmin

g th

e B

oard

of t

he d

ecis

ion

take

n, p

resc

ribe

the

min

imum

wag

e to

be

paid

and

the

con

ditio

ns o

f em

ploy

men

t to

be a

pplie

d to

any

em

ploy

ees,

and s

hall

caus

e th

e or

der

(her

eaft

er re

ferr

ed to

as

a w

ages

ord

er) t

o be

pub

lishe

d in

the

Gov

ernm

ent

Gaz

ette

.

(2)

The

wag

es o

rder

sha

ll sp

ecif

y an

eff

ectiv

e da

te su

bseq

uent

to

the

date

of t

he w

ages

ord

er.

Whe

re th

e dat

e so

sp

ecif

ied

does

not

cor

resp

ond

to t

he c

omm

ence

men

t of

a

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the

peri

od f

or w

hich

wag

es a

re p

aid

the

orde

r sh

all,

in

resp

ect o

f any

em

ploy

ees a

ffec

ted,

bec

ome

oper

ativ

e fr

om

the

com

men

cem

ent o

f the

nex

t suc

h pe

riod

fol

low

ing

the

date

spe

cifie

d in

the o

rder

. -

(3)

A w

ages

ord

er m

ay m

ake

diff

eren

t pro

visi

ons

for

diff

eren

t ca

ses a

nd m

ay a

lso

cont

ain p

rovi

sion

for

the

amen

dmen

t or

revo

catio

n of p

revi

ous w

ages

ord

ers.

52.

Ann

ual

revi

ew o

f wag

es o

rder

s and

pol

icie

s

In e

very

cal

enda

r yea

r it

shal

l be

the d

uty

of th

e W

ages

A

dvis

ory

Boa

rd to

rev

iew

the

min

imum

sta

ndar

ds o

f wag

es a

nd

cond

ition

s of e

mpl

oym

ent

esta

blis

hed

duri

ng p

revi

ous

year

s by

w

ages

ord

ers

and

to c

onsi

der w

heth

er an

y ch

ange

in t

hose

m

inim

um st

anda

rds

shou

ld b

e re

com

men

ded

to th

e M

inis

ter.

53.

Dis

play

in

wor

kpla

ce of

wag

es o

rder

s

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

to w

hom

a w

ages

orde

r ap

plie

s sha

ll di

spla

y a

copy

of s

uch

wag

es o

rder

in

ever

y w

ork

plac

e in

whi

ch

empl

oyee

s to

who

m th

e w

ages

ord

er a

pplie

s wor

k.

54.

Ext

ensi

on o

f agr

eem

ents

and

arb

itrat

ion

awar

ds

Whe

re th

e M

inis

ter i

s sa

tisfi

ed th

at a

n ag

reem

ent

or a

rbitr

atio

n aw

ard,

rel

atin

g to

wag

es a

nd/o

r co

nditi

ons

of e

mpl

oym

ent,

has

been

mad

e by

par

ties

repr

esen

tativ

e res

pect

ivel

y of

the

who

le,

or s

ubst

antia

lly th

e gr

eate

r pro

port

ion o

f, t

he e

mpl

oyer

s and

the

empl

oyee

s in

any

ind

ustr

y, th

e M

inis

ter

may

mak

e an

ord

er

regu

latin

g w

ages

or

cond

ition

s of

empl

oym

ent

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e te

rms

of su

ch a

gree

men

t or

awar

d an

d ca

use

such

ord

er

to b

e pu

blis

hed

in th

e G

over

nmen

t G

azet

te. F

rom

the

dat

e of

su

ch p

ublic

atio

n or

such

dat

e as

the

indu

stry

-wid

e ord

er m

ay

pres

crib

e, th

e in

dust

ry-w

ide o

rder

sha

ll ta

ke e

ffec

t in

rela

tion

to

all

the

empl

oyer

s and

the

em

ploy

ees i

n su

ch i

ndus

try

as t

houg

h it

had

been

a w

ages

ord

er m

ade

as a

res

ult o

f an

ord

er m

ade

purs

uant

to s

ectio

ns 5

0 an

d 51

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55.

Savi

ng a

s to

righ

ts c

onfe

rred

by

othe

r law

s

No

orde

r m

ade

unde

r th

is p

art s

hall

have

eff

ect s

o as

to

- --

-pre

judi

ce-o

r-di

min

ish-

an-y

--rig

hts-

-in-r

eiat

iont

o-co

ndit-

ions

-of-

----

- -

empl

oym

ent,

holid

ays o

r re

mun

erat

ion c

onfe

rred

upo

n an

y em

ploy

ee b

y or

und

er th

e C

ode,

any

oth

er la

w, a

colle

ctiv

e ag

reem

ent,

an a

rbitr

atio

n aw

ard

or a

con

trac

t of e

mpl

oym

ent.

56.

Ben

eflL

s pr

ovid

ed b

y th

e em

ploy

er

(1)

Any

ref

eren

ce in

thi

s Pa

rt to

wag

es sh

all

mea

n th

e am

ount

ob

tain

ed o

r to

be

obta

ined

in c

ash

by th

e em

ploy

ee fr

om

his

or h

er e

mpl

oyer

, cle

ar o

f all

dedu

ctio

ns ex

cept

tho

se

mad

e in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

prov

isio

ns in

sec

tion

85 o

f th

e C

ode.

(2)

Wag

es o

rder

pro

posa

ls a

nd w

ages

ord

ers

may

als

o co

ntai

n pr

ovis

ions

-

(i)

auth

oris

ing s

peci

fied

law

ful

bene

fits

or

adva

ntag

es

to b

e pr

ovid

ed b

y th

e em

ploy

er (o

r by

som

e ot

her

pers

on u

nder

an

arra

ngem

ent w

ith t

he e

mpl

oyer

in

purs

uanc

e of

the

term

s an

d co

nditi

ons o

f any

leg

al

or c

ontr

actu

al ob

ligat

ion

impo

sed

upon

the

empl

oyer

), w

hich

may

, with

in th

e lim

its s

et b

y su

bsec

tion

(2) o

f sec

tion

81 o

f the

Cod

e, b

e re

ckon

ed a

s pa

ymen

t of w

ages

in li

eu o

f pay

men

t in

cash

; an

d

(ii)

de

fini

ng th

e va

lue

at w

hich

any

suc

h be

nefi

ts o

r ad

vant

ages

are

to b

e re

ckon

ed.

57.

Stat

utor

y m

inim

um w

age

Any

wag

e fi

xed

by a

wag

es o

rder

is h

erea

fter

ref

erre

d to

as

the

stat

utor

y m

inim

um w

age.

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58.

Effe

ct a

nd e

nfor

cem

ent

of w

ages

ord

ers

(1)

If a

con

trac

t bet

wee

n an

em

ploy

ee to

who

m a

wag

es o

rder

ap

plie

s and

his

or

her

empl

oyer

pro

vide

s fo

r th

e pa

ymen

t

not p

rovi

de fo

r th

e con

ditio

ns o

f em

ploy

men

t pre

scri

bed

in a

wag

es o

rder

, it

shal

l hav

e ef

fect

as if

the

stat

utor

y m

inim

um w

age

wer

e su

bstit

uted

for

that

low

er w

age

and

as if

the

pres

crib

ed c

ondi

tions

of em

ploy

men

t w

ere

inse

rted

. H

owev

er, w

here

the e

mpl

oyee

is p

rovi

ded

wit'

ac

com

mod

atio

n,

the

appl

icab

le st

atut

ory

min

imum

wag

e m

ay b

e re

duce

d by

suc

h am

ount

as

may

be

dete

rmin

ed b

y th

e re

leva

nt w

ages

ord

er.

(2)

If a

n em

ploy

er fa

ils to

pay

an

empl

oyee

to

who

m a

wag

es

orde

r ap

plie

s at l

east

the

stat

utor

y m

inim

um w

age

or fa

ils

to p

rovi

de su

ch e

mpl

oyee

with

the

cond

ition

s of

empl

oym

ent p

resc

ribe

d in

the

ord

er,

the

empl

oyer

shal

l be

gqi

lty o

f an

offe

nce

and

shal

l be

liabl

e on

con

vict

ion t

o a

fine

not

exc

eedi

ng t

hree

hun

dred

mal

oti

or to

im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

per

iod

not e

xcee

ding

thr

ee m

onth

s for

ea

ch s

uch

offe

nce.

Whe

re th

e em

ploy

er or

any

oth

er

pers

on c

harg

ed a

s th

e pe

rson

to w

hose

act

or

defa

ult t

he

offe

nce

was

due

has

bee

n fo

und

guilt

y of

an

offe

nce

unde

r th

is s

ectio

n fo

r fa

ilure

to p

ay a

t lea

st t

he st

atut

ory

min

imum

wag

e, th

e co

urt s

hall

orde

r th

e em

ploy

er to

pay

su

ch s

um a

s it

find

s to

repr

esen

t the

dif

fere

nce

betw

een

the

amou

nt w

hich

oug

ht to

hav

e be

en p

aid

to t

he

empl

oyee

by w

ay o

f wag

es if

the

prov

isio

ns of

the

wag

es

orde

r ha

d be

en c

ompl

ied

with

and

the

am

ount

act

ually

pa

id.

(3)

Whe

re c

rim

inal

pro

ceed

ings

are

bro

ught

und

er th

is s

ectio

n in

res

pect

of a

n of

fenc

e co

nsis

ting

of fa

ilure

to p

ay a

t le

ast t

he s

tatu

tory

min

imum

wag

e th

en, a

fter

not

ice

so to

do

has

bee

n se

rved

with

the

sum

mon

s, w

arra

nt o

r co

mpl

aint

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evid

ence

may

, on

ce th

e em

ploy

er or

any

oth

er

pers

on h

as b

een

foun

d gu

ilty

of th

e off

ence

, be

__

___g

iven

of a

ny l

ike

cont

rave

ntio

n on

the

part

of t

he

offe

nder

in r

espe

ct o

f any

per

iod

duri

ng th

e 12

m

onth

s im

med

iate

ly p

rece

ding

the d

ate

of th

e of

fenc

e; a

nd

D)

on p

roor

or

me

raiiu

re, m

e co

urt

snai

t oru

er m

e em

ploy

er to

pay

suc

h su

m a

s is

fou

nd b

y th

e co

urt

to re

pres

ent t

he d

iffe

renc

e be

twee

n th

e am

ount

w

hich

oug

ht to

hav

e be

en p

aid

by s

uch

empl

oyer

du

ring

the p

erio

d to

any

em

ploy

ee b

y w

ay o

f wag

es

if th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode

had

been

com

plie

d w

ith a

nd t

he a

mou

nt a

ctua

lly so

pai

d.

(4)

The

pow

er g

iven

by

this

sec

tion

for

the

reco

very

of s

ums

due

from

an

empl

oyer

to a

n em

ploy

ee sh

all b

e in

add

ition

to

and

not

in d

erog

atio

n of

any

righ

t to

reco

ver s

uch

sum

s

by c

ivil

proc

eedi

ngs;

how

ever

, no

pers

on s

hall

be li

able

to

pay

tw

ice

in r

espe

ct o

f th

e sa

me

caus

e of

actio

n.

(5).

In

thi

s se

ctio

n, "

cour

t" m

eans

a c

ourt

of s

ubor

dina

te

juri

sdic

tion.

59.

Em

ploy

ers

not t

o re

ceiv

e ce

rtai

n pa

ymen

ts

(1)

Whe

re a

n em

ploy

ee to

who

m a

wag

es o

rder

app

lies i

s an

ap

pren

tice o

r a

lear

ner,

it s

hall

not be

law

ful

for

his

or

her

empl

oyer

to r

ecei

ve d

irec

tly o

r in

dire

ctly

from

him

or

her

or o

n hi

s or

her

beh

alf o

r ac

coun

t any

pay

men

t oth

er

than

a p

aym

ent d

uly

mad

e in

pur

suan

ce o

f a

valid

in

stru

men

t of a

ppre

ntic

eshi

p.

(2)

Any

em

ploy

er a

ctin

g in

con

trav

entio

n of t

his

sect

ion

shal

l be

gui

lty o

f an

offe

nce

and

shal

l be

liabl

e on

con

vict

ion i

n

resp

ect o

f eac

h of

fenc

e to

a f

ine

not e

xcee

ding

thre

e hu

ndre

d m

alot

i or

to im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

per

iod

not

exce

edin

g tw

o m

onth

s.

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The

cour

t m

ay,

in a

dditi

on to

im

posi

ng a

fine

, ord

er h

im o

r he

r to

repa

y to

the

empl

oyee

, or

othe

r per

son

havi

ng m

ade

the

the

- -

60.

Rec

ords

and

Not

ices

I\

ri .,,

i

. —

c

....

..i.-

. •,

. ..I

.

11p1

oe1

o a1

17

Wa6

ap

plie

s sh

all k

eep

in S

esot

ho o

r E

nglis

h su

ch r

ecor

ds a

s ar

e ne

cess

ary

to sh

ow w

heth

er o

r no

t the

pro

visi

ons of

• th

is P

art a

re b

eing

com

plie

d w

ith in

res

pect

of s

uch

empl

oyee

s. T

he re

cord

s sh

all b

e re

tain

ed b

y th

e em

ploy

er fo

r a

peri

od o

f at l

east

fiv

e ye

ars

afte

r th

e da

te

of th

e la

st e

ntry

The

rein

.

(2)

The

Min

iste

r m

ay p

resc

ribe

suc

h no

tices

in S

esot

ho o

r E

nglis

h fo

r the

pur

pose

of i

nfor

min

g em

ploy

ees o

f any

w

ages

ord

ers

affe

ctin

g th

em a

nd o

f suc

h ot

her

mat

ters

, if

any,

as

the

Min

iste

r may

dee

m n

eces

sary

.

(3)

The

em

ploy

er o

f an

y su

ch e

mpl

oyee

s sh

all e

xhib

it in

cons

picu

ous p

lace

s su

ch n

otic

es a

s m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (2

).

(4)

Any

em

ploy

er w

ho fa

ils to

com

ply

with

any

of t

he

requ

irem

ents

of t

his

sect

ion

shal

l be

gui

lty o

f an

offe

nce

and

shal

l be

liab

le o

n co

nvic

tion t

o a

fine

not

exc

eedi

ng

thre

e hu

ndre

d m

alot

i or

to im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

per

iod

not

exce

edin

g th

ree

mon

ths o

r to

bot

h.

PAR

T V

C

ON

TR

AC

TS

OF

EM

PLO

YM

EN

T;

TE

RM

INA

TIO

N;

DIS

MIS

SAL

; SE

VE

RA

NC

E P

AY

61.

App

licat

ion

(1)

Unl

ess

othe

rwis

e pr

ovid

ed b

y th

e C

ode,

the

prov

isio

ns o

f th

is P

art a

pply

to

all

cont

ract

s of e

mpl

oym

ent.

LA

BO

UR

CO

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OR

DE

R,

1992

(2)

The

pro

visi

ons o

f thi

s Pa

rt s

hall

not a

pply

to

an

apir

enik

eoL

aAta

lnee

who

is s

ubje

ct to

the T

echn

ical

and

V

ocat

iona

l T

rain

ing

Act

198

4

(3)

No

pers

on sh

all e

mpl

oy a

ny e

mpl

oyee

and

no e

mpl

oyee

sh

all b

e em

ploy

ed u

nder

any

con

trac

t exc

ept

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode.

A

ny

cont

ract

, whe

ther

ent

ered

into

bef

ore

or a

fter

the

com

men

cem

ent

of th

e C

ode,

whi

ch c

onta

ins a

ny t

erm

or

cond

ition

less

fav

oura

ble

to th

e em

ploy

ee th

an a

ny

corr

espo

ndin

g te

rm o

r co

nditi

on fo

r w

hich

pro

visi

on is

m

ade

by th

e C

ode,

sha

ll be

con

stru

ed a

s th

ough

the

corr

espo

ndin

g te

rm o

r co

nditi

on o

f the

Cod

e w

ere

subs

titut

ed fo

r su

ch le

ss f

avou

rabl

e te

rm o

r co

nditi

on o

f se

rvic

e in

suc

h co

ntra

ct.

How

ever

, not

hing

in t

he C

ode

shal

l ope

rate

so

as to

inva

lidat

e an

y te

rm o

r con

ditio

n of

an

y su

ch c

ontr

act w

hich

is

mor

e fa

vour

able

to th

e em

ploy

ee th

an th

e co

rres

pond

ing

term

or

cond

ition

of t

he

Cod

e.

(4)

Subj

ect

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ubse

ctio

n (3

), e

very

con

trac

t of

empl

oym

ent

whi

ch is

in

forc

e at

the

com

men

cem

ent o

f th

e C

ode

and

whi

ch w

ould

hav

e be

en s

ubje

ct to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f the

Cod

e ha

d it

been

ent

ered

into

aft

er th

at

date

sha

ll, in

so f

ar a

s it

is n

ot i

ncon

sist

ent w

ith t

hose

prov

isio

ns, c

ontin

ue in

for

ce a

nd b

e de

emed

to h

ave

been

en

tere

d in

to i

n ac

cord

ance

with

tho

se p

rovi

sion

s.

62.

Typ

es o

f co

ntra

cts

(1)

A c

ontr

act o

f em

ploy

men

t m

ay ta

ke th

e fo

rm o

f a c

ontr

act

with

out r

efer

ence

to li

mit

of ti

me,

a c

ontr

act f

or o

ne

peri

od o

f fix

ed d

urat

ion

or a

con

trac

t to

perf

orm

som

e sp

ecif

ic w

ork

or to

und

erta

ke a

spe

cifi

ed jo

urne

y.

(2)

A c

ontr

act w

ithou

t ref

eren

ce to

lim

it of

tim

e is

a c

ontr

act

whi

ch c

onta

ins n

o te

rmin

atio

n da

te.

It m

ay b

e te

rmin

ated

by e

ither

par

ty,

subj

ect t

o th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode

conc

erni

ng d

ism

issa

l and

not

ice

of te

rmin

atio

n.

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(3)

A c

ontr

act f

or o

ne p

erio

d of

fixe

d du

ratio

n sh

all

set f

orth

its

dat

e of

term

inat

ion.

Suc

h a

cont

ract

shal

l, su

bjec

t to

- —

thep

rovi

sion

s-of

-sec

tioii6

6-co

ncer

ning

-dis

mis

sal,

- -

- -

auto

mat

ical

ly te

rmin

ate

on th

at d

ate

and

no n

otic

e of

te

rmin

atio

n sha

ll be

req

uire

d of

eith

er p

arty

.

(4)

A c

ontr

act t

o pe

rfor

m s

ome

spec

iflc

wor

k or

to u

nder

take

a

spec

ifie

d jo

urne

y sh

all t

erm

inat

e up

on th

e co

mpl

etio

n of

th

e wor

k or

jour

ney.

N

o no

tice o

f ter

min

atio

n sha

ll be

) re

quire

d of

eith

er p

arty

,•bu

t an

empl

oyer

who

term

inat

es

such

a c

ontr

act b

efor

e its

com

plet

ion s

hall

pay

the

empl

oyee

all

wag

es a

nd o

ther

rem

uner

atio

n tha

t wou

ld

have

bee

n ow

ing

to th

e em

ploy

ee i

f he

or s

he h

ad

cont

inue

d to

wor

k un

til t

he c

ompl

etio

n of t

he c

ontr

act.

63.

Not

ice

ot t

erm

inat

ion

(1)

For c

ontr

acts

with

out r

efer

ence

to l

imit

of ti

me,

eith

er

part

ymay

term

inat

e th

e co

ntra

ct u

pon

givi

ng th

e fo

llow

ing

notic

e:

(a)

whe

re t

he e

mpl

oyee

has

bee

n co

ntin

uous

ly

empl

oyed

for

one

year

or

mor

e, o

ne m

onth

's

notic

e;

(b)

whe

re t

he e

mpl

oyee

has

bee

n co

ntin

uous

ly

empl

oyed

for

mor

e th

an s

ix m

onth

s bu

t les

s th

an

one

year

, a f

ortn

ight

's n

otic

e.

(c)

whe

re th

e em

ploy

ee h

as b

een

cont

inuo

usly

em

ploy

ed f

or l

ess

than

six

mon

ths,

one

wee

k's

notic

e.

(2)

Not

hing

in t

his

sect

ion

shal

l pre

vent

-

(a)

the

part

ies

to a

cont

ract

from

agr

eein

g on

a l

onge

r pe

riod

of

notic

e of t

erm

inat

ion

than

is p

rovi

ded

by

this

sec

tion;

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(b)

an e

mpl

oyer

wai

ving

the

righ

t to

rec

eive

not

ice

on

any

occa

sion

;

(c)

an e

mpl

oyee

from

acc

eptin

g pa

ymen

t in

lieu

of

notic

e in

acc

orda

nce

with

sec

tion

64;

(d)

an e

mpl

oyer

from

dec

linin

g to

giv

e no

tice

of

term

inat

ion

whe

re th

e st

ated

reas

on f

or t

he

dism

issa

l is

seri

ous

mis

cond

uct o

f suc

h a_

natu

re t

hat

it w

ould

be

unre

ason

able

for

the e

mpl

oyer

to

cont

inue

to e

mpl

oy t

hat e

mpl

oyee

dur

ing

the

notic

e pe

riod

;

(e)

eith

er p

arty

fro

m o

ther

wis

e ter

min

atin

g th

e co

ntra

ct

for

law

ful

caus

e in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

pro

visi

ons

of th

e C

ode.

(1)

With

out p

reju

dice

to s

ectio

n 67

, the

em

ploy

er m

ay p

ay a

n em

ploy

ee in

lie

u of

prov

idin

g no

tice

of te

rmin

atio

n und

er

sect

ion

63.

In s

uch

case

s, th

e em

ploy

ee sh

all

be p

aid

a su

m e

qual

to

all

wag

es a

nd o

ther

rem

uner

atio

n tha

t wou

ld h

ave

been

) ow

ing

to th

e em

ploy

ee up

to th

e ex

pira

tion

of a

ny n

otic

e of

term

inat

ion

whi

ch m

ay h

ave

alre

ady

been

giv

en o

r w

hich

mig

ht th

en h

ave

been

giv

en.

(2)

Whe

re th

e te

rmin

atio

n of

empl

oym

ent

unde

r a

cont

ract

w

ithou

t ref

eren

ce to

lim

it of

tim

e ha

s be

en a

t the

initi

ativ

e of

the

empl

oyee

in

circ

umst

ance

s in

whi

ch n

otic

e w

as

requ

ired

, and

the

empl

oyer

has

not

wai

ved

the

righ

t to

notic

e, t

he e

mpl

oyee

may

be

orde

red

to p

ay t

he e

mpl

oyer

a

sum

equ

al to

the

bas

ic w

ages

to w

hich

the

em

ploy

ee

wou

ld h

ave

been

ent

itled

dur

ing

the

port

ion

of th

e no

tice

peri

od th

at w

as n

ot o

bser

ved.

Thi

s pr

ovis

ion

may

not

be

invo

ked

if th

e te

rmin

atio

n of

empl

oym

ent

occu

rred

in t

he

circ

umst

ance

s ref

erre

d to

in

sect

ion

67 o

r 68

(c)

.

(I

64.

Paym

ent i

n lie

u of

not

ice

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roue

w te

rnir

nate

a c

ontr

act m

ay n

e ei

wer

ora

l or

wri

tten.

The

day

on

whi

ch t

he n

otic

e is

giv

en s

hall

not

be

incl

uded

in th

e per

iod

of n

otic

e.

(2)

If u

pon

any

term

inat

ion

as p

rovi

ded

unde

r se

ctio

ns 6

3 an

d 64

the

empl

oyer

suff

ers

the

empl

oyee

to

rem

ain,

or

the

empl

oyee

with

out t

he ex

pres

s di

ssen

t of t

he e

mpl

oyer

co

ntin

ues i

n em

ploy

men

t aft

er th

e da

y on

whi

ch th

e co

ntra

ct is

to te

rmin

ate,

suc

h te

rmin

atio

n sh

all

be d

eem

ed

to b

e ca

ncel

led

and

the

cont

ract

shal

l con

tinue

as i

f the

re

had

been

no

term

inat

ion,

unl

ess

the

empl

oyer

and

empl

oyee

hav

e ag

reed

oth

erw

ise.

66.

Dis

mis

sal

(1)

An

empl

oyee

shal

l not

be

dism

isse

d, w

heth

er a

dequ

ate

notic

e is

giv

en o

r no

t, un

less

ther

e is

a v

alid

reas

on f

or

term

inat

ion

of e

mpl

oym

ent,

whi

ch r

easo

n is

-

(a)

conn

ecte

d w

ith th

e ca

paci

ty o

f th

e em

ploy

ee to

do

the w

ork

the e

mpl

oyee

is e

mpl

oyed

to

do (

incl

udin

g bu

t not

lim

ited

to a

n em

ploy

ee's

frau

dule

nt

mis

repr

esen

tatio

n of

hav

ing

spec

ific

ski

lls r

equi

red

for

a sk

illed

pos

t);

(b)

conn

ecte

d w

ith th

e co

nduc

t of t

he e

mpl

oyee

at th

e w

orkp

lace

; or

(c)

base

d on

the o

pera

tiona

l req

uire

men

ts of

the

unde

rtak

ing,

est

ablis

hmen

t or

serv

ice.

(2)

Any

oth

er d

ism

issa

l will

be

unfa

ir u

nles

s, h

avin

g re

gard

to

all

the c

ircu

mst

ance

s, th

e em

ploy

er ca

n su

stai

n th

e bu

rden

of

proo

f to

sho

w th

at h

e or

she

acte

d re

ason

ably

in

tre

atin

g th

e re

ason

for

dis

mis

sal a

s su

ffic

ient

gro

unds

fo

r ter

min

atin

g em

ploy

men

t.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(3)

The

foi

low

ing s

hall

not

cons

titut

e val

id r

easo

ns fo

r te

rmin

atio

n of

empl

oym

ent

-

(a)

trad

e un

ion

mem

bers

hip o

r pa

rtic

ipat

ion

in tr

ade

unio

n ac

tiviti

es o

utsi

de w

orki

ng h

ours

or,

with

the

cons

ent o

f the

em

ploy

er, w

ithin

wor

king

hou

rs;

(b)

seek

ing

offi

ce a

s, o

r ac

ting

or h

avin

g ac

ted

in th

e ca

paci

ty o

f, a

wor

kers

' rep

rese

ntat

ive;

(c)

the

filin

g in

goo

d fa

ith o

f a c

ompl

aint

or

grie

vanc

e,

or th

e pa

rtic

ipat

ion

in a

pro

ceed

ing

agai

nst a

n

empl

oyer

invo

lvin

g th

e al

lege

d vi

olat

ion

of th

e C

ode,

oth

er l

aws

or re

gula

tions

, or

the

term

s of

a

colle

ctiv

e agr

eem

ent o

r aw

ard;

(d)

race

, co

lour

, sex

, mar

ital s

tatu

s, p

regn

ancy

, fam

ily

resp

onsi

bilit

ies,

relig

ion,

pol

itica

l op

inio

n, n

atio

nal

extr

actio

n or

soc

ial

orig

in;

(e)

abse

nce

from

wor

k in

acc

orda

nce w

ith th

e

prov

isio

ns o

f the

Cod

e or

as

auth

oris

ed b

y th

e

empl

oyer

.

(4)

Whe

re a

n em

ploy

ee is

dis

mis

sed

unde

r su

bsec

tion

(I)(

a)

or (

b) o

f thi

s se

ctio

n, h

e or

she

sha

ll be

ent

itled

to h

ave

an o

ppor

tuni

ty a

t the

tim

e of

dis

mis

sal t

o de

fend

him

self

or

her

self

aga

inst

the

alle

gatio

ns

mad

e, u

nles

s, in

lig

ht o

f th

e cir

cum

stan

ces a

nd r

easo

n fo

r dis

mis

sal,

the e

mpl

oyer

ca

nnot

rea

sona

bly

be e

xpec

ted

to p

rovi

de th

is o

ppor

tuni

ty.

The

exe

rcis

e or

non

-exe

rcis

e of t

his

righ

t sh

all

not a

ct a

s

any

bar

to a

n em

ploy

ee ch

alle

ngin

g th

e di

smis

sal p

ursu

ant

to th

e ter

ms

of a

colle

ctiv

e agr

eem

ent o

r co

ntra

ct o

f em

ploy

men

t, or

und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode.

67.

Eva

sion

of e

mpl

oyer

's ob

ligat

ions

If th

e L

abou

r Cou

rt is

sat

isfi

ed th

at a

n em

ploy

er d

ism

isse

d an

empl

oyee

in

orde

r to

avo

id l

iabi

lity

for

prov

idin

g th

e em

ploy

ee

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

65.

Form

of n

otic

e: c

ance

llatio

n

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OR

DE

R,

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L

AB

OU

R C

OD

E O

RD

ER

, 199

2 (4

) It

sha

ll be

an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le w

ith a

tin

e no

t exc

eedi

ng

with

any

ben

efit

prov

ided

for

unde

r the

Cod

e, s

uch

dism

issa

l th

ree

hund

red

mal

oti

for

an e

mpl

oyer

, in

the

abse

nce o

f sh

all b

e de

emed

to b

e un

fair

, re

ason

able

exc

use,

to fa

il to

giv

e an

em

ploy

ee th

e w

ritte

n st

atem

ent r

efer

red

to i

n su

bsec

tion (

I) a

bove

. 68

. D

efin

ition

of

"dis

mis

sal"

(5

) W

here

an

empl

oyer

has

giv

en n

o w

ritte

n st

atem

ent i

n Fo

r the

pur

pose

s of

sect

ion

66 N

dism

issa

lN s

hall

incl

ude

- ac

cord

ance

w

ith s

ubse

ctio

n 1),

or

if th

e m

ater

ial d

etai

ls

of th

e sta

tem

ent a

re in

corr

ect,

the

Cou

rt m

ay -

• (a

) te

rmin

atio

n of

empl

oym

ent

on th

e in

itiat

ive o

f the

em

ploy

er;

(a)

decl

are

the r

easo

ns f

or th

e dis

mis

sal;

and

(b)

the

endi

ng o

f any

con

trac

t' for

a p

erio

d of

fixe

d du

ratio

n (b

) aw

ard,

in

addi

tion

to o

ther

pos

sibl

e re

lief,

two

or fo

r th

e per

form

ance

of

a sp

ecif

ic ta

sk o

r jou

rney

w

eeks

' wag

es to

the

empl

oyee

. w

ithou

t suc

h co

ntra

ct b

eing

ren

ewed

, but

onl

y in

cas

es

whe

re t

he c

ontr

act p

rovi

ded

for

the

poss

ibili

ty of

rene

wal

; 70

. T

ime-

limit

and

(I)

A c

laim

for

unf

air d

ism

issa

l mus

t be

pre

sent

ed to

the

(c)

resi

gnat

ion

by a

n em

ploy

ee in

cir

cum

stan

ces i

nvol

ving

L

abou

r Cou

rt w

ithin

six

mon

ths

of th

e ter

min

atio

n of

the

such

unr

easo

nabl

e con

duct

by

the

empl

oyer

as

wou

ld

cont

ract

of

empl

oym

ent

of th

e em

ploy

ee co

ncer

ned.

en

title

the

empl

oyee

to t

erm

inat

e th

e con

trac

t of

empl

oym

ent

with

out n

otic

e, b

y re

ason

of t

he e

mpl

oyer

's

(2)

The

Lab

our C

ourt

may

allo

w p

rese

ntat

ion

of a

cla

im

- br

each

of a

ter

m o

f the

cont

ract

. ou

tsid

e th

e pe

riod

pre

scri

bed

in s

ubse

ctio

n (1

) ab

ove

if

satis

fied

that

the

inte

rest

s of j

ustic

e so

dem

and.

69

. W

ritte

n st

atem

ents

of

reas

ons

for d

ism

issa

l 71

. E

xclu

ded

cate

gori

es

(1)

The

em

ploy

er sh

all p

rovi

de a

wri

tten

stat

emen

t of

the

reas

on f

or d

ism

issa

l, as

def

ined

in

sect

ion

68(a

) an

d (I

) Su

bjec

t to

subs

ectio

n (2

), t

he f

ollo

win

g ca

tego

ries

of

to a

ny e

mpl

oyee

who

is d

ism

isse

d. S

uch

stat

emen

t em

ploy

ees s

hall

not h

ave

the

righ

t to

brin

g a

clai

m f

or

be g

iven

to th

e em

ploy

ee ei

ther

bef

ore

dism

issa

l, at

the

unfa

ir d

ism

issa

l. tim

e of

dis

mis

sal o

r w

ithin

four

wee

ks o

f the

dis

mis

sal

havi

ng t

aken

eff

ect.

(a)

empl

oyee

s who

hav

e be

en e

mpl

oyed

for

a

prob

atio

nary

per

iod,

as

prov

ided

und

er s

ectio

n 75

;

(2)

Eve

ry s

uch

wri

tten

stat

emen

t sha

ll be

adm

issi

ble

in

evid

ence

in l

egal

pro

ceed

ings

. (b

) em

ploy

ees o

ver t

he n

orm

al a

ge o

f re

tirem

ent f

or th

e ty

pe o

f em

ploy

men

t in

volv

ed.

(3)

In th

e ab

senc

e of a

rea

sona

ble e

xcus

e, a

n em

ploy

er w

ill

not be

per

mitt

ed in

leg

al p

roce

edin

gs t

o co

ntra

dict

the

(2)

An

empl

oyee

in a

cat

egor

y co

vere

d by

sub

sect

ion

(1)

stat

emen

t he

or s

he h

as g

iven

to th

e em

ploy

ee in

sh

all

none

the

less

be

entit

led

to b

ring

a c

laim

for

unf

air

acco

rdan

ce w

ith s

ubse

ctio

n (I)

. di

smis

sal a

llegi

ng th

at th

e di

smis

sal w

as f

or a

ny o

f the

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reas

ons

spec

ifie

d in

sub

sect

ion (

3) o

f sec

tion

66 o

r se

ctio

n 7.

68

(c)

abo

ve.

72.

Exe

mpt

ions

The

Min

iste

r m

ay b

y or

der,

pub

lishe

d in

the

Gov

ernm

ent

Gaz

ette

, ex

empt

from

the

prov

isio

ns o

f the

Cod

e re

latin

g to

un

fair

dis

mis

sal a

ny g

roup

of

cmpl

oyee

s pro

vide

d th

e M

inis

ter

is s

atis

fied

, fol

low

ing

cons

ulta

tions

with

repr

esen

tativ

e w

orke

rs'

and

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ions

, tha

t the

re is

ava

ilabf

r to

such

gr

oup,

whe

ther

und

er s

tatu

te o

r no

t, a

rem

edy

for

dism

issa

l an

alog

ous t

o a

clai

m f

or u

nfai

r di

smis

sal.

73.

Rem

edie

s

(I)

If th

e L

abou

r Cou

rt h

olds

the d

ism

issa

l to

be u

nfai

r, i

t sh

all,

if th

e em

ploy

ee so

wis

hes,

ord

er th

e re

inst

atem

ent

of th

e em

ploy

ee in

his

or

her j

ob w

ithou

t los

s of

re

mun

erat

ion,

seni

ority

or

othe

r ent

itlem

ents

or b

enef

its

whi

ch th

e em

ploy

ee w

ould

hav

e re

ceiv

ed h

ad t

here

bee

n no

dis

mis

sal.

The

Cou

rt s

hall

not

mak

e su

ch a

n or

der

if

it co

nsid

ers r

eins

tate

men

t of

the

empl

oyee

to

be

impr

actic

able

in l

ight

of t

he ci

rcum

stan

ces.

(2)

If th

e C

ourt

dec

ides

that

, it i

s im

prac

ticab

le in

lig

ht o

f the

ci

rcum

stan

ces f

or th

e em

ploy

er to

rein

stat

e the

em

ploy

ee

in e

mpl

oym

ent,

or if

the

empl

oyee

doe

s no

t w

ish

rein

stat

emen

t, th

e C

ourt

sha

ll fi

x an

am

ount

of

) co

mpe

nsat

ion

to b

e aw

arde

d to

the

empl

oyee

in

lieu

of

rein

stat

emen

t. T

he am

ount

of c

ompe

nsat

ion'

awar

ded b

y th

e L

abou

r Cou

rt s

hall

be s

uch

amou

nt a

s th

e co

urt

cons

ider

s jus

t and

equ

itabl

e in

all

circ

umst

ance

s of t

he

case

. In

ass

essi

ng th

e am

ount

of c

ompe

nsat

ion t

o he

pa

id, a

ccou

nt sh

all

also

be

take

n of

whe

ther

ther

e ha

s be

en a

ny b

reac

h of

con

trac

t by

eith

er p

arty

and

whe

ther

th

e em

ploy

ee h

as fa

iled

to t

ake

such

ste

ps a

s m

ay b

e re

ason

able

to m

itiga

te h

is o

r he

r lo

sses

.

Cha

rges

; co

sts

(1)

No

cour

t cha

rges

may

be

impo

sed

in p

roce

edin

gs fo

r

unfa

ir d

ism

issa

l.

(2)

No

cost

s sh

all be

aw

arde

d in

fav

our o

fith

er p

arty

in

proc

eedi

ngs f

or u

nfai

r di

smis

sal

unle

ss t

he C

ourt

dec

ides

that

the

part

y ag

ains

t who

m i

t aw

ards

cos

ts h

as b

ehav

ed

in a

who

lly u

nrea

sona

ble m

anne

r.

Prob

atio

n

An

empl

oyee

may

initi

ally

be

empl

oyed

for

a p

roba

tiona

ry

peri

od n

ot e

xcee

ding

four

mon

ths.

At a

ny t

ime

duri

ng th

e co

ntin

uanc

e of t

he p

roba

tiona

ry p

erio

d or

im

med

iate

ly a

t its

end,

the

em

ploy

ee m

ay b

e di

smis

sed

with

one

wee

k's

notic

e.

The

pro

batio

nary

per

iod

may

be

exte

nded

bey

ond

a pe

riod

of

four

mon

ths o

nly

with

the

leav

e in

wri

ting

of th

e L

abou

r

Com

mis

sion

er.

76.

Acc

rued

rig

hts f

part

ies

on t

erm

inat

ion

(1)

The

term

inat

ion o

f an

y co

ntra

ct un

der

the p

rovi

sion

s of

this

Par

t sh

all be

with

out p

reju

dice

to a

ny a

ccru

ed r

ight

s or

liab

ilitie

s of e

ither

par

ty u

nder

the s

aid

cont

ract

at t

he

date

of t

erm

inat

ion.

(2)

In th

e ca

se o

f the

dea

th o

f an

empl

oyee

, his

or

her

accr

ued

righ

ts a

nd l

iabi

litie

s, e

xcep

t the

dut

y to

per

form

se

rvic

es o

r w

ork,

und

er a

con

trac

t sha

ll de

volv

e up

on h

is

or h

er h

eirs

or

depe

ndan

ts.

77.

Cer

tific

ate

of S

ervi

ce

(I)

On

term

inat

ion o

f a c

ontr

act t

he e

mpl

oyer

sha

ll, i

f so

requ

este

d by

an

empl

oyee

who

m h

e or

she

has

cont

inuo

usly

empl

oyed

for

mor

e th

an o

ne m

onth

, fur

nish

the e

mpl

oyee

with

a c

ertif

icat

e whi

ch i

dent

ifie

s the

par

ties

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

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UR

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DE

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subs

ectio

n (2)

, at

or

near

the

wor

kpla

ce, u

nles

s so

me

othe

r ar

rang

emen

t kno

wn

to th

e em

ploy

ee co

ncer

ned

has

been

app

rove

d by

a l

abou

r off

icer

.

Paym

ent

of w

ages

shal

l not

be

mad

e in

pla

ces o

f am

usem

ent o

r pl

aces

use

d fo

r th

e sa

le o

f int

oxic

atin

g liq

uor o

r th

e re

tail

sale

of g

oods

, exc

ept i

n th

e ca

se o

f pe

rson

s em

ploy

ed t

here

in.

83.

Wag

es w

hen

due

and

how

app

ortlo

nabl

e

(I)

All

wag

es sh

all b

e de

emed

to a

ccru

e fr

om d

ay t

o da

y an

d sh

all

be a

ppor

tiona

ble a

ccor

ding

ly.

(2)

Wag

es s

hall

be p

aid

regu

larl

y w

hen

due

and

paya

ble,

as

follo

ws:

(a)

in th

e ca

se o

f a c

ontr

act f

or a

per

iod

of le

ss t

han

one

mon

th, w

ages

shal

l be

pai

d on

the

last

day

of

each

wee

k;

(b)

in th

e ca

se o

f a c

ontr

act f

or a

per

iod

exce

edin

g on

e m

onth

, w

ages

shal

l be

pai

d at

inte

rval

s not

ex

ceed

ing o

ne m

onth

. H

owev

er,

whe

re a

per

son

is e

mpl

oyed

und

er a

con

trac

t of

fore

ign

serv

ice

whi

ch p

rovi

des

for t

he v

olun

tary

defe

rmen

t of a

po

rtio

n of

his

or

her

rem

uner

atio

n,

the

wag

es sh

all

be p

aid

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e co

ntra

ct a

nd a

ny

law

s in

forc

e in

res

pect

of t

he d

efer

men

t of

pay;

(c)

in t

he c

ase

of a

cont

ract

at p

iece

-wor

k ra

tes,

wag

es

shal

l be

pai

d at

the

exp

irat

ion

of e

ach

day'

s w

ork;

how

ever

,

(i)

an e

mpl

oyer

may

, at

the

wri

tten

requ

est o

f an

em

ploy

ee, a

ccum

ulat

e su

ch w

ages

and

mak

e pa

ymen

t on

pay-

days

at i

nter

vals

not

ex

ceed

ing

one

mon

th;

and

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(ii)

su

ch p

art o

f the

wag

es a

s co

nsis

ts o

f ove

rtim

e

pay

or a

llow

ance

s ad

ditio

nal t

o ba

sic

pay

may

be

pai

d on

the

imm

edia

tely

sub

sequ

ent

pay-

day;

(d)

in th

e cas

e of

a co

ntra

ct u

nder

whi

ch a

spe

cifi

c ta

sk

is t

o be

per

form

ed, o

r a

jour

ney

is to

be

unde

rtak

en, w

ithou

t re

fere

nce t

o tim

e, t

he w

ages

sh

all b

e pa

yabl

e on

the

com

plet

ion o

f the

task

. H

owev

er, i

f the

task

or j

ourn

ey c

ould

not

reas

onab

ly b

e ex

pect

ed to

be

com

plet

ed w

ithin

five

w

eeks

, the

empl

oyer

shal

t non

e th

e le

ss p

ay t

he

empl

oyee

a r

easo

nabl

e sum

, ac

cord

ing

to th

e am

ount

of

wor

k do

ne,

at in

terv

als

not

exce

edin

g on

e m

onth

.

84.

Paym

ent

of w

ages

whe

n co

ntra

ct te

rmin

ated

(1)

In e

very

cas

e in

whi

ch e

mpl

oym

ent

has

been

term

inat

ed

for

a re

ason

oth

er th

an d

ism

issa

l, al

l w

ages

, inc

ludi

ng

over

time

pay

and

allo

wan

ces

addi

tiona

l to

basi

c pa

y, s

hall

be d

ue o

n th

e la

st d

ay o

f em

ploy

men

t and

sha

ll be

paya

ble

not l

ater

than

the

follo

win

g wor

king

day

. If

the

empl

oyer

non

e th

e le

ss r

equi

res

the

empl

oyee

to a

ttend

on

a da

y ot

her t

han

the

last

day

of e

mpl

oym

ent f

or t

he

purp

ose o

f bei

ng p

aid

such

wag

es, t

he e

mpl

oyer

shal

l pa

y to

the

empl

oyee

any

trav

ellin

g ex

pens

es o

r sub

sist

ence

re

ason

ably

in

curr

ed fo

r th

is p

urpo

se.

(2)

In e

very

cas

e in

whi

ch e

mpl

oym

ent

has

been

term

inat

ed

by d

ism

issa

l of

the

empl

oyee

, all

wag

es,

incl

udin

g ov

ertim

e pa

y an

d al

low

ance

s add

ition

al to

bas

ic p

ay, d

ue

to th

e em

ploy

ee,

up to

and

inc

ludi

ng th

e da

te o

f the

oc

curr

ence

whi

ch o

ccas

ione

d th

e di

smis

sal,

shal

l be

paid

on

the

day

of d

ism

issa

l.

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in i.

... ul

ar

(a)

the

prov

isio

n an

d m

aint

enan

ce o

f a w

orki

ng

envi

ronm

ent f

or h

is o

r he

r em

ploy

ees t

hat

is, s

o fa

r

as is

reas

onab

ly pr

actic

able

, cle

an, s

afe,

with

out

risk

s to

hea

lth a

nd a

dequ

ate a

s re

gard

s san

itary

fa

cilit

ies a

nd a

rran

gem

ents

for

the

ir w

elfa

re a

t

wor

k;

_(b)

thep

rovi

siof

l an

d m

aint

enan

ce of

' pla

nt a

nd s

yste

ms

of w

ork

that

are

, so

far

as is

re

ason

ably

prac

ticab

le, s

afe

and

with

out r

isks

to h

ealth

;

(c)

arra

ngem

ents

for

ensu

ring

, so

far

as i

s re

ason

ably

prac

ticab

le, s

afet

y an

d ab

senc

e of r

isks

to h

ealth

in

conn

ectio

n w

ith t

he u

se,

hand

ling,

stor

age

and

tran

spor

t of

artic

les

and

subs

tanc

es;

(d)

the

prov

isio

n of

such

inf

orm

atio

n, in

stru

ctio

n,

trai

ning

and

sup

ervi

sion

as is

nec

essa

ry t

o en

sure

, so

far

as

is re

ason

ably

pra

ctic

able

, the

safe

ty a

nd

heal

th a

t wor

k of

his

or h

er e

mpl

oyee

s;

(e)

the

mai

nten

ance

of an

y pl

ace

of w

ork

unde

r th

e

empl

oyer

's c

ontr

ol, i

nclu

ding

the

mea

ns o

f acc

es

to a

nd e

gres

s fr

om i

t, in

a co

nditi

on t

hat

is s

afe

and

with

out r

isks

to h

ealth

, so

far

as i

s re

ason

ably

pr

actic

able

;

(t)

the

prov

isio

n of

cond

ition

s w

hich

com

ply

with

the

stan

dard

s se

t for

th in

the S

ixth

Sch

edul

e to

th

is

Cod

e, w

here

suc

h st

anda

rds a

re a

pplic

able

.

(3)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

sha

ll co

nduc

t his

or

her

unde

rtak

ing

in

such

a w

ay a

s to

ens

ure,

so

far

as is

rea

sona

bly

prac

ticab

le, t

hat p

erso

ns n

ot i

n hi

s or

her

em

ploy

men

t

I ,

.. ...

. w

ith th

e su

bsta

nce ar

e pr

ovid

ed w

ith a

dequ

ate

info

rmat

ion

abou

t:-

(a)

any

risk

s to

hea

lth o

r sa

fety

to w

hich

the

inhe

rent

prop

ertie

s of

the

subs

tanc

e may

giv

e ri

se;

( E

ve ii

ploy

iall

Cuw

,ut

repi

e ot

ath

u hi

s or

lIti

empl

oyee

s w

ho s

it on

the

saf

ety

and

heal

th c

omm

ittee

as

prov

ided

by

sect

ion

98,

with

a v

iew

to t

he m

akin

g an

d m

aint

enan

ce of

arr

ange

men

ts w

hich

will

eff

ectiv

ely

prom

ote

mea

sure

s to

ens

ure

the

safe

ty a

nd h

ealth

at w

ork

of th

e em

ploy

ees,

and

in c

heck

ing

the

effe

ctiv

enes

s of

su

ch m

easu

res.

(5)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

shal

l at

his

or

her o

wn

expe

nse

furn

ish

and

mai

ntai

n at t

he p

lace

fem

pkym

ente

quip

1nen

Lan

d fa

cilit

ies f

or th

e re

nder

ing

of fi

rst a

id t

o hi

s or

her

em

ploy

ees a

ccor

ding

to s

uch

scal

e as

the

Min

iste

r may

by

reg

ulat

ion

requ

ire

for e

mpl

oyer

s of

the p

artic

ular

cla

ss

or o

f the

par

ticul

ar in

dust

ry to

whi

ch t

he e

mpl

oyer

be

long

s.

(6)

No

empl

oyer

shal

l lev

y or

per

mit

to b

e le

vied

on

any

of

his

or h

er e

mpl

oyee

s any

cha

rge

in r

espe

ct o

f any

thin

g do

ne o

r pr

ovid

ed in

pur

suan

ce o

f th

is P

art.

94.

Dut

ies

of e

mpl

oyee

s

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyee

shal

l, w

hile

at w

ork

-

(a)

take

reas

onab

le ca

re f

or th

e sa

fety

and

hea

lth o

f him

self

or

her

self

and

of o

ther

per

sons

who

may

be

affe

cted

by

his

or h

er a

cts

or o

mis

sion

s at w

ork;

(b)

co-o

pera

te w

ith h

is o

r her

empl

oyer

in th

e dis

char

ge o

f an

y du

ty o

r re

quir

emen

t pla

ced

upon

the

empl

oyer

und

er

the C

ode;

(c)

wea

r an

y pr

otec

tive

equi

pmen

t or

clot

hing

pro

vide

d by

th

e em

ploy

er in

pur

suan

ce o

f thi

s Pa

rt a

t all

times

whe

n th

ere

is a

ris

k of

bod

ily in

jury

aga

inst

whi

ch t

he

equi

pmen

t or

clot

hing

aff

ords

pro

tect

ion;

(1)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

of m

ore

than

100

per

sons

at a

ny p

lace

of

wor

k sh

all a

ppoi

nt a

reg

iste

red

safe

ty a

nd h

ealth

off

icer

fo

r the

pur

pose

of e

xerc

isin

g ge

nera

l sup

ervi

sion

re

gard

ing

com

plia

nce w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his

Part

and

gene

rally

to p

rom

ote

the

safe

con

duct

of t

he w

ork.

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em

ploy

er sh

all a

lloca

te o

r allo

w s

uffi

cien

t tim

e

and

adeq

uate

reso

urce

s to

the

regi

ster

ed sa

fety

and

heal

th o

ffic

er to

ach

ieve

the p

urpo

se s

et o

ut in

su

bsec

tion

(1).

(b)

the

regi

ster

ed sa

fety

and

hea

lth o

ffic

er sh

all,

as a

nd

whe

n re

quir

ed o

r at

leas

t on

ce e

very

two

mon

ths,

carr

y ou

t an

insp

ectio

n of

the

plac

e of

wor

k an

d th

e

proc

esse

s, a

nd r

ecor

d th

e fi

ndin

gs in

a r

egis

ter

whi

ch s

hall

be p

rovi

ded

by th

e em

ploy

er fo

r th

at

purp

ose.

(4)

A r

egis

tere

d sa

fety

and

hea

lth o

ffic

er w

ho c

arri

es o

ut s

uch

dutie

s fo

r -

(a)

the

who

le o

f his

or

her

wor

king

tim

e sh

all

not

act

in s

uch

capa

city

for

mor

e th

an f

our

sepa

rate

pla

ces

of w

ork;

or

(b)

part

of h

is o

r he

r w

orki

ng ti

me

shal

l not

, w

ithou

t

the

wri

tten

perm

issi

on o

f the

Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er, a

ct in

such

cap

acity

for

mor

e th

an

one

plac

e of

wor

k.

(5)

The

Min

iste

r may

mak

e reg

ulat

ions

, setti

ng fo

rth

the

nece

ssar

y qu

alif

icat

ions

of sa

fety

and

hea

lth o

ffic

ers,

and

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

shal

l m

aint

ain

a re

gist

er o

f su

ch o

ffic

ers.

(2)

Not

with

stan

ding

subs

ectio

n (1

), w

here

the

Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er is

sat

isfi

ed th

at b

y re

ason

of t

he d

ange

rous

na

ture

of t

he p

lant

, pro

cess

or

subs

tanc

es us

ed b

y an

empl

oyer

of f

ewer

than

15

pers

ons

at a

ny p

lace

of w

ork

it

is e

xped

ient

to d

o so

, the

Com

mis

sion

er m

ay d

irec

t in

wri

ting

that

the

said

em

ploy

er sh

all

esta

blis

h a sa

fety

and

heal

th c

omm

ittee

.

(3)

The

em

ploy

er sh

all p

rovi

de th

e co

mm

ittee

with

suc

h

faci

litie

s an

d as

sist

ance

as a

re r

easo

nabl

y re

quir

ed fo

r th

e

purp

ose

of c

arry

ing

out

its fu

nctio

ns, i

nclu

ding

the

insp

ectio

n of

the w

ork

prem

ises

and

mac

hine

ry.

(4)

Eve

ry s

afet

y an

d he

alth

com

mitt

ee sh

all

-

(a)

cons

ist o

f an

equa

l num

ber o

f mem

bers

, not

less

th

an tw

o on

eac

h si

de, r

epre

sent

ing

the

empl

oyer

an

d th

e em

ploy

ees,

pr

ovid

ed th

at th

e re

pres

enta

tives

of

the e

mpl

oyee

s sha

ll be

cho

sen

by th

e

empl

oyee

s or

desi

gnat

ed b

y a

trad

e un

ion;

(b)

be c

hair

ed b

y th

e em

ploy

er o

r by

a s

enio

r m

embe

r

of th

e m

anag

emen

t sta

ff a

ppoi

nted

in

com

plia

nce

with

sub

sect

ion

(I);

and

(c)

be h

eld

duri

ng w

orki

ng h

ours

at l

east

onc

e ev

ery

thre

e m

onth

s or

at a

ny e

arlie

r tim

e at

the

requ

est

of

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UR

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ty a

nd h

ealth

com

mitt

ees

1283

(2)

Not

with

stan

ding

subs

ectio

n (1)

, w

here

the

Lab

our

98.

Com

mis

sion

er is

sat

isfi

ed th

at b

y re

ason

of t

he d

ange

rous

na

ture

of t

he p

lant

, pro

cess

or s

ubst

ance

s use

d by

an

(1)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

of m

ore

than

15

pers

ons

at a

ny p

lace

of

empl

oyer

of

few

er th

an 1

00 p

erso

ns it

is e

xped

ient

to d

o w

ork

shal

l est

ablis

h a

safe

ty a

nd h

ealth

com

mitt

ee in

-

empl

oyer

shal

l app

oint

a r

egis

tere

d saf

ety

and

heal

th

- -

- -

offic

er.

purp

ose

of pr

omot

ing

co-o

pera

tion b

etw

een

the

empl

oyer

an

d th

e em

ploy

ees

in a

chie

ving

and

mai

ntai

ning

safe

and

heal

thy

wor

king

con

ditio

ns, a

nd s

hall

appo

int a

sen

ior

mem

ber o

f the

man

agem

ent s

taff

to b

e re

spon

sibl

e for

safe

ty, h

ealth

and

wel

fare

at t

he p

lace

of w

ork,

if t

he

empl

oyer

is u

nabl

e to

per

(orm

suc

h du

ties

pers

onal

ly.

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) W

here

, in

the

opin

ion

of th

e Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

, any

pl

ace

of w

ork

or a

ny a

ctiv

ities

car

ried

on

ther

ein

or w

hiui

ar

e abo

ut to

be

carr

ied

on th

erei

n in

volv

e a

risk

of s

erio

us

bodi

ly in

jury

, the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

may

mak

e an

or

der

proh

ibiti

ng th

e us

e of

the p

lace

of w

ork

or th

e ca

rryi

ng o

ut o

f the

act

iviti

es u

ntil

the

risk

is

rem

oved

, and

se

rve

such

ord

er o

n th

e em

ploy

er or

his

or h

er

repr

esen

tativ

e or

the

pers

on in

con

trol

of t

he p

lace

of

wor

k or

act

iviti

es.

(2)

(a)

An

orde

r mad

e un

der s

ubse

ctio

n (I)

shal

l tak

e im

med

iate

eff

ect w

here

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

is

of th

e st

ated

opi

nion

that

the

risk

of s

erio

us b

odily

in

jury

is o

r, a

s th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, w

ill b

e im

min

ent,

and

shal

l hav

e ef

fect

at t

he en

d of

a p

erio

d sp

ecif

ied

in th

e ord

er i

n an

y ot

her c

ase.

(b)

Whe

re a

n or

der

mad

e un

der s

ubse

ctio

n (I

) w

hich

is

not

to ta

ke im

med

iate

effe

ct h

as b

een

serv

ed -

(i)

the

orde

r m

ay b

e w

ithdr

awn

by th

e L

abou

r C

omm

issi

oner

at a

ny t

ime

befo

re th

e en

d of

th

e pe

riod

spe

cifi

ed th

erei

n; o

r

(ii)

th

e per

iod

so s

peci

fied

may

be

exte

nded

by

the L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er at

any

tim

e w

hen

an a

ppea

l aga

inst

the

orde

r is

not

pen

ding

.

(2)

Whe

re it

app

ears

to th

e M

inis

ter -

(a)

that

in a

ny p

lace

of

wor

k -

(I)

case

s of

illne

ss h

ave

occu

rred

whi

ch h

e or

sh

e ha

s re

ason

to b

elie

ve

may

be

due

to th

e na

ture

of a

pro

cess

or

othe

r con

ditio

ns o

f w

ork;

(ii)

by

rea

son

of c

hang

es in

any

pro

cess

or

in th

e su

bsta

nces

use

d in

any

pro

cess

, or

by r

easo

n of

the

intr

oduc

tion

of an

y ne

w

proc

ess

or

new

sub

stan

ce fo

r us

e in

a p

roce

ss, t

here

may

be

risk

of b

odily

inju

ry to

per

sons

em

ploy

ed

in t

hat p

roce

ss; o

r

(iii)

yo

ung

pers

ons

are o

r ar

e ab

out

to b

e em

ploy

ed i

n w

ork

whi

ch m

ay c

ause

bod

ily

inju

ry; o

r

(b)

that

ther

e m

ay b

e ri

sk o

f bod

ily in

jury

to p

erso

ns

empl

oyed

in a

ny p

lace

of w

ork

-

(1)

from

any

sub

stan

ce o

r m

ater

ial

or p

lant

br

ough

t to

the

plac

e of

wor

k to

be

used

or

hand

led

ther

ein;

or

(ii)

fr

om a

ny c

hang

e in

the

con

ditio

ns o

f wor

k or

ot

her

cond

ition

s in

the

plac

e of w

ork;

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OU

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OD

E O

RD

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, 199

2

any

repr

esen

tativ

e of

the

empl

oyer

or

the

empl

oyee

s 10

0.

Reg

ulat

ions

on

that

com

mitt

ee, w

here

the

cir

cum

stan

ces s

o ju

stif

y.

(I)

The

Min

iste

r, a

fter

con

sulta

tion

with

the

Nat

iona

l A

dvis

ory

Cou

ncil

for

Occ

upat

iona

l Saf

ety,

Hea

lth an

d - -

on f

unct

ions

of a

hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y co

mm

ittee

. fi

t fo

r th

e pur

pose

s of

this

Par

t an

d an

y su

ch r

egul

atio

ns

may

pro

vide

for

thei

ssue

of p

erm

its a

nd t

he ta

king

of

99.

Proh

ibiti

on o

rder

s

4,

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In e

very

pla

ce o

f wor

k, a

suff

icie

nt n

umbe

r of e

mpl

oyee

s sh

all

be tr

aine

d in

the p

rope

r us

e of

the

mea

ns o

f ex

tingu

ishi

ng fi

re sp

ecif

ied

in s

ubse

ctio

n (1)

.

(3)

The

saf

ety

prov

isio

ns in

cas

e of

fire

set

out

in th

e Six

th

Sche

dule

of t

he C

ode

shal

l be

resp

ecte

d in

ever

y pl

ace

Of

wor

k.

105.

Pr

ohib

ited

and

toxi

c su

bsta

nces

(1)

No

subs

tanc

e pro

hibi

ted

unde

r re

gula

tions

mad

e by

the

Min

iste

r sha

ll be

han

dled

, sto

red

or u

sed

in a

ny p

lace

of

wor

k.

(2)

(a)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyee

who

may

dur

ing

the

cour

se o

f his

or

her

wor

k in

hale

, in

gest

or

othe

rwis

e abs

orb

any

subs

tanc

e spe

cifi

ed i

n th

e Six

th S

ched

ule

to th

e C

ode

shal

l be

med

ical

ly e

xam

ined

free

of c

harg

e at

in

terv

als o

f not

mor

e th

an s

ix m

onth

s or

at s

uch

inte

rval

s as

the L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er m

ay d

irec

t in

wri

ting.

(b)

A r

egis

ter s

hall

be k

ept a

t eac

h pl

ace

of w

ork

in

whi

ch s

hall

be e

nter

ed th

e na

me,

add

ress

, dat

e of

birt

h, d

ate

of e

mpl

oym

ent,

date

and

res

ult o

f ex

amin

atio

n of e

very

per

son

exam

ined

in

purs

uanc

e of

par

agra

ph (a

) as

wel

l as

any

actio

n ta

ken.

(3)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyee

who

may

dur

ing

the

cour

se o

f his

or

her

wor

k ha

ndle

or

use

any

toxi

c su

bsta

nce s

hall

be fu

lly

inst

ruct

ed a

s to

the

ris

ks a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith th

e tox

ic

subs

tanc

e and

the

nec

essa

ry p

reca

utio

nary

mea

sure

s to

be

obse

rved

for

prot

ectio

n ag

ains

t suc

h ri

sks.

106.

R

emov

al o

f dus

t or

fum

es

(I)

In e

very

pla

ce o

f wor

k in

whi

ch,

in c

onne

ctio

n w

ith a

ny

proc

ess

carr

ied

on, t

here

is g

iven

off

dust

, fum

e or

oth

er

impu

rity

of s

uch

a ch

arac

ter

and

to s

uch

exte

nt a

s to

be

likel

y to

be

inju

riou

s or

seri

ousl

y of

fens

ive t

o th

e

empl

oyee

s, o

r an

y su

bsta

ntia

l qua

ntity

of d

ust o

f any

kind

, all

reas

onab

ly p

ract

icab

le m

easu

res s

hall

be ta

ken

to

prot

ect s

uch

pers

ons

agai

nst i

nhal

atio

n or

inge

stio

n of

the

dust

, fum

e or

oth

er i

mpu

rity

and

to p

reve

nt it

s

accu

mul

atin

g in

any

wor

kroo

m,

and

in p

artic

ular

whe

re

the

natu

re o

f th

e pr

oces

s m

akes

it p

ract

icab

le, e

xhau

st

appl

ianc

es an

d ot

her d

evic

es s

hall

be p

rovi

ded

and

mai

ntai

ned,

as n

ear a

s po

ssib

le to

the p

oint

of o

rigi

n of

the

dust

, fum

e or

oth

er i

mpu

rity

, so a

s to

pre

vent

its

ente

ring

the a

ir o

f any

wor

kroo

m.

(2)

The

Min

iste

r may

by

regu

latio

ns sp

ecif

y th

e max

imum

perm

issi

ble

limits

of e

xpos

ure

to su

bsta

nce h

azar

dous

to

heal

th w

hich

may

be

pres

ent

in t

he a

tmos

pher

e of a

ny

plac

e of

wor

k.

107.

R

educ

tion o

f noi

se a

nd v

ibra

tion

Whe

re in

any

pla

ce o

f w

ork

pers

ons a

re em

ploy

ed i

n an

y

proc

ess

invo

lvin

g ex

posu

re to

noi

se o

r vi

brat

ion

whi

ch m

ay

cons

titut

e a d

ange

r to

thei

r he

alth

, ef

fect

ive

mea

ns s

hall,

so

far

as is

rea

sona

bly

prac

ticab

le, b

e pr

ovid

ed fo

r th

e red

uctio

n of

such

noi

se o

r vi

brat

ion

with

in th

e pla

ce o

f wor

k, a

s sp

ecif

ied

in

regu

latio

ns.

(2)

mea

ns o

f ext

ingu

ishi

ng fi

re,

whi

ch sh

all

be a

dequ

ate a

nd

(4)

Whe

re in

any

roo

m a

ny p

oiso

nous

subs

tanc

e whi

ch m

ay

suita

ble

havi

ng re

gard

to th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces o

f the

co

ntam

inat

e foo

d or

dri

nk is

sto

red,

han

dled

or u

sed,

no

prem

sesa

ndan

ypro

cess

or p

roce

sses

in u

se.

empl

oyee

shal

l be

perm

itted

to p

arta

ke o

f foo

d or

dri

nk in

conv

eyed

thro

ugh

that

roo

m a

t any

tim

e.

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iftin

g of

wei

ghts

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-No-

empl

oyer

-sha

I-

requ

ire-

an e

mpl

oyee

-to-

lift-

earr

y-or

----

--

mov

e an

y lo

ad s

o he

avy

or o

f suc

h ch

arac

teris

tics

as to

be

likel

y to

cau

se b

odily

inju

ry.

(2)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

shal

l pro

vide

suf

ficie

nt tr

aini

ng in

the

safe

tech

niqu

es o

r m

etho

ds of

man

ual

liftin

g an

d ha

ndlin

g to

any

em

ploy

ee w

ho is

req

uire

d in

the

nor

mal

cou

rse

of

his

or h

er w

ork

regu

larly

to li

ft, ca

rry

or m

ove

load

s ex

ceed

ing

50 k

ilogr

ams

for

a m

ale

empl

oyee

and

25

kilo

gram

s fo

r a

fem

ale

empl

oyee

.

109.

Pe

rson

al p

rote

ctiv

e eq

uipm

ent

and

clot

hing

(1)

Whe

re a

ny p

roce

ss c

arri

ed o

ut a

t a p

lace

of w

ork

or

whe

re th

e na

ture

of t

he w

orke

r's e

mpl

oym

ent,

or a

ny

subs

tanc

e use

d th

erei

n is

like

ly to

cau

se a

per

son

bodi

ly

inju

ry, o

r im

pair

men

t of h

ealth

and

the

se o

ccur

renc

es

cann

ot b

e pr

even

ted

by o

ther

mea

ns, h

e or

sbe

sha

ll be

pr

ovid

ed w

ith s

uch

suita

ble

and

appr

opri

ate p

erso

nal

prot

ectiv

e eq

uipm

ent,

prot

ectiv

e clo

thin

g an

d ac

cess

orie

s (i

nclu

ding

, whe

re a

ppro

pria

te, c

aps,

glo

ves,

legg

ings

, eye

an

d ea

r pro

tect

ion,

foo

twea

r and

pro

tect

ive

oint

men

t) as

w

ill p

rote

ct h

im o

r he

r fr

om r

isk

of h

arm

or

inju

ry.

(2)

Such

per

sona

l pro

tect

ive

equi

pmen

t, pr

otec

tive

clot

hing

, 4

and

acce

ssor

ies s

hall

be p

rovi

ded

at n

o ch

arge

to th

e em

ploy

ee an

d sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d an

d re

new

ed b

y th

e em

ploy

er a

s ne

cess

ary.

The

em

ploy

er m

ay n

one

the

less

re

quir

e th

e em

ploy

ee, a

t the

latte

r's ow

n ex

pens

e, t

o w

ash

(but

not

to d

ry-c

lean

) pro

tect

ive c

loth

ing

that

doe

s no

t ca

rry

a re

sidu

e of

a h

azar

dous

subs

tanc

e.

(3)

The

Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er m

ay in

wri

ting

spec

ify

the

prot

ectiv

e eq

uipm

ent o

r pr

otec

tive c

loth

ing

whi

ch s

hall

be

prov

ided

for

the

pur

pose

s of s

ubse

ctio

ns (1

) an

d (2

).

I!)

rwer

y em

pioy

er sn

an en

sure

tna

wer

e s a

vatia

we

& w

e

plac

e of

empl

oym

ent a

n ad

equa

te su

pply

of p

otab

le

drin

king

wat

er f

or t

he u

se o

f the

em

ploy

ees.

(2)

Whe

reve

r, i

n th

e op

inio

n of

a m

edic

al o

ffic

er, t

he s

uppl

y 'o

f pot

able

dri

nkin

g w

ater

is

inad

equa

te, o

r no

t rea

sona

bly

prot

ecte

d or

acc

essi

ble

for

use,

a l

abou

r off

icer

may

cau

se

to b

e se

rved

on

the

empl

oyer

an o

rder

in

wri

ting

requ

irin

g th

e em

ploy

er to

rem

edy

the

defe

ct w

ithin

suc

h re

ason

able

tim

e as

may

be

spec

ifie

d in

such

ord

er.

(3)

Any

per

son

who

fails

to c

ompl

y w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

this

sec

tion

or w

ith a

n or

der

serv

ed u

nder

sub

sect

ion

(2)

shal

l be

guilt

y of

an

offe

nce

and

shal

l be

liab

le o

n co

nvic

tion t

o a

fine

of t

hree

hun

dred

mal

oti o

r to

impr

ison

men

t for

thre

e m

onth

s or

both

.

(4)

In th

is s

ectio

n N

plac

e of e

mpl

oym

ent"

m

eans

the

pla

ce a

t w

hich

an

empl

oyee

carr

ies

out h

is o

r her

dut

y ea

ch d

ay.

ill.

Reg

istr

atio

n of

fact

orie

s

(1)

No

pers

on sh

all o

pera

te a

fac

tory

unl

ess

it is

reg

iste

red

purs

uant

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode.

(2)

The

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

shal

l kee

p a

regi

ster

of

fact

orie

s in

whi

ch h

e or

she

sha

ll ca

use

to b

e en

tere

d su

ch

part

icul

ars

as th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er m

ay c

onsi

der,

su

bjec

t to

any

dire

ctio

ns o

f the

Min

iste

r, n

eces

sary

or

desi

rabl

e.

(3)

Eve

ry p

erso

n w

ho, a

t the

com

ing

into

for

ce o

f thi

s se

ctio

n, o

ccup

ies a

fac

tory

shal

l, w

ithin

thr

ee m

onth

s aft

er

such

com

ing

into

for

ce,

appl

y fo

r th

e re

gist

ratio

n of

such

fact

ory

by s

endi

ng to

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

an

ap

plic

atio

n co

ntai

ning

the

info

rmat

ion

indi

cate

d in

the

form

set

out

in th

e Se

vent

h Sc

hedu

le.

110.

W

ater

Sup

ply LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

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OU

R C

OD

E O

RD

ER

, 199

2

(4)

Bef

ore

any

pers

on o

ccup

ies o

r us

es a

s a

fact

ory

any

prem

ises

whi

ch w

ere

not

so o

ccup

ied

or u

sed

as s

uch

at

the

com

ing

into

for

ce o

f thi

s se

ctio

n, h

e or

she

sha

ll, n

ot

less

than

six

ty d

ays

befo

re th

e int

ende

d op

erat

ion

of th

e fa

ctor

y, s

ubm

it an

app

licat

ion

for

the

regi

stra

tion

of th

e fa

ctor

y, t

oget

her w

ith a

lay

out p

lan

of th

e fa

ctor

y an

d an

y ot

her p

artic

ular

s as

the L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er m

ay

requ

ire.

T

he a

pplic

atio

n sh

all p

rovi

de th

e in

form

atio

n in

dica

ted

in th

e fo

rm s

et o

ut in

the

Sev

enth

Sch

edul

e.

(5)

Any

per

son w

ho w

ishe

s to

rene

w a

cert

ific

ate o

f re

gist

ratio

n of

a f

acto

ry s

hall

appl

y to

the

Lab

our

com

mis

sion

er fo

r th

e re

new

al n

ot la

ter t

han

thir

ty d

ays

(30)

bef

ore

the

expi

ry o

f the

cer

tific

ate,

by

prov

idin

g th

e in

form

atio

n in

dica

ted

in t

he f

orm

set

out

in th

e Se

vent

h Sc

hedu

le.

(6)

On

rece

ipt o

f an

appl

icat

ion u

nder

sub

sect

ion (

3),

(4)

or

(5),

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

shal

l, af

ter

mak

ing

such

in

quir

ies a

s he

or

she

thin

ks fi

t -

(a)

regi

ster

the

fact

ory

and

issu

e a c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

to th

e ap

plic

ant

or re

new

the

cert

ific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n, a

s th

e cas

e m

ay b

e, o

n pa

ymen

t of

the

pres

crib

ed fe

e an

d su

bjec

t to

suc

h co

nditi

ons a

s th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er th

inks

fit

to im

pose

; or

(b)

refu

se to

regi

ster

the

fact

ory

or to

ren

ew t

he

cert

itica

te o

f reg

istr

atio

n an

d sp

ecif

y in

wri

ting

the

grou

nd o

f re

fusa

l.

(7)

Whe

re a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r re

new

al o

f a c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

is r

ecei

ved

outs

ide t

he ti

me-

limit

spec

ifie

d in

su

bsec

tion

(4),

a s

urch

arge

of f

ifty

per

cen

t of

the

pres

crib

ed f

ee s

hall

be p

ayab

le.

(8)

A c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

issu

ed o

r re

new

ed u

nder

su

bsec

tion

(5)

shal

l be

val

id fo

r a

peri

od n

ot e

xcee

ding

tw

elve

mon

ths.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(9)

The

em

ploy

er sh

all

caus

e th

e la

st-i

ssue

d ce

rtif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

to b

e at

all

times

exh

ibite

d in

a c

onsp

icuo

us

plac

e in

the

fac

tory

in r

espe

ct o

f w

hich

such

cer

tific

ate i

s is

sued

.

(10)

A

ny p

erso

n w

ho o

ccup

ies o

r us

es a

ny p

rem

ises

as

an

unre

gist

ered

fact

ory

shal

l com

mit

an o

ffen

ce.

Can

cella

tion

of r

egis

trat

ion

(1)

Whe

re th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er is

sat

isfi

ed th

at a

re

gist

ered

fact

ory

has

ceas

ed t

o op

erat

e or

a c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

has

been

obt

aine

d by

fra

ud o

r m

isre

pres

enta

tion,

he o

r sh

e m

ay c

ance

l the

reg

istr

atio

n of

the

fact

ory.

(2)

Whe

re th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er is

sat

isfi

ed th

at th

ere

has

been

a c

ontr

aven

tion o

f any

con

ditio

n su

bjec

t to

whi

ch a

cer

tific

ate o

f re

gist

ratio

n ha

s be

en is

sued

in

resp

ect o

f any

fac

tory

, he

or s

he m

ay,

by g

ivin

g to

the

empl

oyer

not

les

s th

an th

irty

(30

) da

ys' n

otic

e in

wri

ting

to c

ompl

y w

ith t

he c

ondi

tion,

can

cel t

he c

ertif

icat

e whe

re

the

cond

ition

is n

ot c

ompl

ied

with

.

113.

A

ppea

lIro

m d

ecis

ion

) (1

) A

ny p

erso

n agg

rieve

d by

the

deci

sion

of th

e L

abou

r C

omm

issi

oner

und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of S

ectio

n Il

l su

bsec

tion

(6)

may

, with

in th

irty

(3

0) d

ays

from

the

dat

e of

such

dec

isio

n, a

ppea

l in

wri

ting

to th

e M

inis

ter s

tatin

g th

e gr

ound

s of t

he a

ppea

l. T

he M

inis

ter,

on

hear

ing

the

appe

al, m

ay in

his

or h

er d

iscr

etio

n co

nfir

m, v

ary

or

reve

rse

the

deci

sion

of t

he L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er.

The

de

cisi

on of

the

Min

iste

r sha

ll be

fina

l; ho

wev

er, t

he

Min

iste

r may

app

oint

a F

acto

ries

App

eal

Com

mitt

ee o

f no

t les

s tha

n th

ree

pers

ons

(one

of

who

m s

hall

be

desi

gnat

ed as

cha

irm

an) a

nd m

ay d

eleg

ate

to s

uch

Com

mitt

ee hi

s or

her

pow

ers

to h

ear

any

such

app

eal.

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UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

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(2)

The

Min

iste

r may

mak

e ru

les

whi

ch s

hall

be p

ublis

hed

in

the

Gov

ernm

ent G

azeu

e fo

r re

gula

ting t

he p

roce

dure

for

appe

ais_

unde

rJiii

s_se

ctio

n in

the a

bsen

ce o

f an

y su

ch

rule

s, a

ny C

omm

ittee

whi

ch th

e M

inis

ter m

ay a

ppoi

nt

unde

r sub

sect

ion

(I) s

hall

regu

late

its

own

proc

edur

e.

114.

R

emov

al o

f nui

sanc

e in

or n

ear a

fact

ory

(I)

If in

any

fact

ory

or u

pon

prem

ises

nea

r a

fact

ory

ther

eQ

exis

ts a

nui

sanc

e or

def

ect o

f san

itatio

n w

hich

in t

he

opin

ion

of a

med

ical

off

icer

is li

kely

to re

nder

the

fact

ory

unsa

nita

ry o

r to

aff

ect i

njur

ious

ly th

e he

alth

of p

erso

ns

empl

oyed

ther

ein,

the L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er m

ay b

y no

tice

in w

ritin

g se

rved

on

the

pers

on re

spon

sibl

e fo

r su

ch n

uisa

nce

or d

efec

t, or

the o

wne

r or

occ

upie

r of s

uch

fact

ory

or p

rem

ises

, req

uire

such

per

son

effe

ctua

lly an

d w

ithin

suc

h pe

riod

as t

he n

otic

e m

ay s

peci

fy t

o ab

ate

the

nuis

ance

or re

med

y th

e def

ect.

(2)

Any

per

son

aggr

ieve

d by

the t

erm

s of

any

not

ice

serv

ed

on h

im o

r he

r un

der t

he p

rovi

sion

s of s

ubse

ctio

n (1

) m

ay,

with

in s

even

(7) d

ays

of th

e ser

vice

of s

uch

notic

e, a

ppea

l in

wri

ting

to th

e M

inis

ter.

The

Min

iste

r may

in h

is o

r he

r di

scre

tion

conf

irm

, res

cind

or v

ary

the

term

s of

such

notic

e, i

nclu

ding

the p

erio

d sp

ecif

ied

for

com

plia

nce

with

th

e ter

ms

ther

eof.

(3)

Any

per

son

who

fai

ls to

com

ply

in a

ll re

spec

ts w

ith th

e te

rms

of a

notic

e se

rved

on

him

or

her

unde

r th

e pr

ovis

ions

of su

bsec

tion (

1) a

nd a

s m

ay b

e va

ried

by

the

Min

iste

r und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ubse

ctio

n (2

) sh

all

be

guilt

y of

an o

ffen

ce a

nd s

hall

he li

able

on

conv

ictio

n to

a

fine

not

exc

eedi

ng si

x hu

ndre

d m

alot

i or t

o im

pris

onm

ent

for

a pe

riod

not

exc

eedi

ng s

ix m

onth

s or

bot

h.

115.

E

mpl

oyer

-pro

vide

d ho

usin

g

(I)

The

Min

iste

r may

, by

ord

er p

ublis

hed

in th

e G

over

nmen

t

Gaz

ette

, de

sign

ate

rem

ote

geog

raph

ical

area

s in

whi

ch a

n

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

1295

empl

oyer

sha

ll be

req

uire

d to

pro

vide

ade

quat

e hou

sing

an

d sa

nita

ry a

rran

gem

ents

fo

r hi

s or

her

em

ploy

ees a

nd

mem

bers

of t

heir

fam

ilies

liv

ing

with

the

m.

(2)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

who

em

ploy

s an

y em

ploy

ees

in a

n ar

ea

shal

l -

(a)

prov

ide

adeq

uate

hou

sing

for

such

of h

is o

r he

r em

ploy

ees w

ho a

re e

mpl

oyed

at s

uch

a di

stan

ce

from

thei

r hou

ses o

r nor

mal

pla

ces o

f res

iden

ce th

at

it w

ould

be

impr

actic

able

for

the

m to

retu

rn th

eret

o at

the

end

of t

he d

ay's

wor

k or

to o

btai

n su

itabl

e al

tern

ativ

e acc

omm

odat

ion;

an

d

(b)

prov

ide,

at t

he p

lace

whe

re su

ch e

mpl

oees

and

mem

bers

of t

heir

fam

ilies

liv

ing

with

them

are

ho

used

-

(i)

an a

dequ

ate an

d ea

sily

acc

essi

ble s

uppl

y of

w

hole

som

e, po

tabl

e w

ater

;

(ii)

ad

equa

te sa

nita

ry ar

rang

emen

ts;

(iii)

m

edic

al ai

d; a

nd

(iv)

da

ily r

atio

ns o

f sou

nd a

nd w

hole

som

e fo

od,

of s

uch

desc

ript

ion

and

on s

uch

scal

e as

the

M

inis

ter m

ay b

y re

gula

tion

pres

crib

e.

(4)

No

regu

latio

ns in

res

pect

of h

ousi

ng a

nd s

anita

ry

arra

ngem

ents

to b

e pr

ovid

ed u

nder

par

agra

phs

(a)

or (b

)

(ii)

of t

his

subs

ectio

n sha

ll im

pose

upo

n an

em

ploy

er a

ny

grea

ter o

blig

atio

n th

an w

ould

be

requ

ired

und

er a

ny

wri

tten

law

rel

atin

g to

hous

ing

and

sani

tary

arr

ange

men

ts

in a

ny t

own

area

.

(5)

The

obl

igat

ions

laid

dow

n un

der

this

sec

tion

shal

l be

w

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

thos

e la

id d

own

in r

espe

ct o

f fa

cilit

ies

for

empl

oyee

s at

thei

r pla

ce o

f wor

k.

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Pu

blic

hol

iday

s

(1)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyee

shal

l be

entit

led

to a

day

off

with

pay

on

ever

y pu

blic

hol

iday

dec

lare

d in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

-pro

visi

onsr

of th

e Pu

bIic

ifol

fday

TA

ct-1

-%7

(2)

If an

em

ploy

ee w

orks

on

a pu

blic

hol

iday

, he

or s

he s

hall

be en

title

d ei

ther

to b

e pa

id d

oubl

e th

e no

rmal

wag

e ra

te

for

an o

rdin

ary

wor

king

day

for

hav

ing

wor

ked

on th

e -

publ

ic h

olid

ay, o

r by

agr

eem

ent w

ith h

is o

r he

r em

ploy

ee)

he o

r sh

e sh

all b

e en

title

d, to

be

paid

the

norm

al d

aily

w

age

rate

for

hav

ing

wor

ked

on th

e pu

blic

hol

iday

and

, in

addi

tion,

be

entit

led

to t

ake

an o

rdin

ary

wor

king

day

off

w

ith p

ay a

t the

nor

mal

wag

e ra

te f

or t

hat,

in l

ieu

of th

e pu

blic

hol

iday

.

122.

E

duca

tiona

l le

ave.

(1)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyee

shal

l, w

ith t

he c

onse

nt o

f the

em

ploy

er,

be e

ntitl

ed t

o a

reas

onab

le a

mou

nt o

f tim

e of

f w

ork

with

pa

y, d

urin

g no

rmal

wor

king

hou

rs, f

or t

he p

urpo

se o

f re

ceiv

ing

educ

atio

n or

trai

ning

.

(2)

The

am

ount

of p

ay to

be

paid

by

the

empl

oyer

shou

ld

corr

espo

nd to

the a

mou

nt th

at n

orm

ally

wou

ld h

ave

been

ea

rned

dur

ing

the p

erio

d of

tim

e of

f.

(3)

"Edu

catio

n or

trai

ning

" sh

all

incl

ude

voca

tiona

l tr

aini

ng,

educ

atio

n de

sign

ed to

impr

ove

the

gene

ral

educ

atio

nal

leve

l of

the

empl

oyee

, an

d tr

aini

ng i

n la

bour

rela

tions

or

occu

patio

nal

heal

th a

nd s

afet

y.

123.

Si

ck l

eave

(I)

Dur

ing

the

firs

t si

x m

onth

s of

Con

tinuo

us e

mpl

oym

ent

with

th

e sa

me

empl

oyer

any

abse

nce o

win

g to

sic

knes

s m

ay b

e un

paid

.

(2)

Aft

er s

ix m

onth

s' c

ontin

uous

em

ploy

men

t w

ith th

e sa

me

empl

oyer

an

empl

oyee

shal

l be

ent

itled

, as

a m

inim

um,

to

sick

lea

ve o

n fu

ll pa

y fo

r up

to 1

2 da

ys i

n th

e se

cond

six

OiiT

hTiti

uüth

p1iy

men

c with

the

sanw

ernp

kYyT

er

(3)

Aft

er 1

2 m

onth

s' c

ontin

uous

empl

oym

ent

with

the

sam

e em

ploy

er a

n em

ploy

ee sh

all b

e en

title

d to

sic

k le

ave

on

full

pay

for

up to

12

days

and

the

reaf

ter t

o si

ck le

ave

on

half

pay

for

up

to 2

4 da

ys in

eac

h pe

riod

of

12 m

onth

s'

cont

inuo

us em

ploy

men

t.

(4)

Ent

itlem

ents

of si

ck le

ave

may

not

be

carr

ied

forw

ard

from

àne

yea

r to

anot

her.

(5)

An

empl

oyee

shal

l no

t be

entit

led

to p

aid

sick

leav

e un

der

this

sec

tion

unle

ss h

e or

she

pro

duce

s to

the e

mpl

oyer

a

cert

ific

ate

of in

capa

city

sign

ed b

y a

regi

ster

ed m

edic

al

prac

titio

ner o

r by

a p

erso

n in

cha

rge

of a

dis

pens

ary

or

med

ical

aid

cen

tre

actin

g on

beh

alf

of a

reg

iste

red

med

ical

prac

titio

ner.

In

the

case

of s

ick

leav

e ex

tend

ing

beyo

nd

six

wor

king

day

s,

the

empl

oyer

may

req

uire

the

empl

oyee

to b

e ex

amin

ed b

y an

othe

r reg

iste

red

med

ical

prac

titio

ner,

with

the

expe

nses

of t

he e

xam

inat

ion

and

any

trav

el e

xpen

ses t

o be

bor

ne b

y th

e em

ploy

er.

PAR

T I

X

EM

PLO

YM

EN

T O

F W

OM

EN

, Y

OU

NG

PE

RSO

NS

AN

D C

HIL

DR

EN

(I)

No

child

sha

ll be

em

ploy

ed o

r w

ork

in a

ny c

omm

erci

al or

in

dust

rial

und

erta

king

othe

r tha

n a

priv

ate

unde

rtak

ing

in

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BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

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BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

1303

)

(6)

An

empl

oyee

shal

l not

be

entit

led

to s

ick

leav

e un

der

this

'I

sect

ion

whe

re h

is o

r he

r in

capa

city

for

wor

k ha

s be

en

delib

erat

ely

self

-inf

licte

d.

124.

M

inim

um a

ge f

or e

mpl

oym

ent

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UR

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OR

DE

R, 1

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whi

ch o

nly

mem

bers

of t

he c

hild

's o

wn

fam

ily, u

p to

fiv

e in

tot

al n

umbe

r, a

re e

mpl

oyed

.

(2)

The

pro

visi

ons o

f sub

sect

ion (

1) s

hall

not a

ppjy

jo iig

ht

wor

k do

ne b

y ch

ildre

n be

twee

n th

e ag

es o

f 13

and

15

in

tech

nica

l sch

ools

or s

imila

r in

stitu

tions

whe

re th

e w

ork

has

been

app

rove

d by

the D

epar

tmen

t of

Edu

catio

n.

(3)

If a

can

dida

te fo

r em

ploy

men

t st

ates

his

or

her

age

as 2

1 ye

ars o

r un

der,

he

or s

he s

hall

pres

ent p

roof

of a

ge to

thti

empl

oyer

.

(4)

Any

per

son

who

em

ploy

s a c

hild

con

trar

y to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f thi

s se

ctio

n sh

all b

e gu

ilty

of a

n of

fenc

e an

d sh

all b

e lia

ble

on c

onvi

ctio

n to

a fi

ne o

f thr

ee h

undr

ed

mal

oti

or t

o im

pris

onm

ent f

or t

hree

mon

ths o

r bo

th.

125.

G

ener

al r

estr

ictio

ns on

em

ploy

men

t of

child

ren

and

youn

g pe

rson

s

(I)

No

pers

on s

hall

empl

oy a

chi

ld o

r yo

ung

pers

on o

n an

y w

ork

whi

ch i

s in

juri

ous t

o he

alth

or

mor

als,

dan

gero

us

or o

ther

wis

e un

suita

ble,

or

on a

ny w

ork

whi

ch t

he

Min

iste

r, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Gaz

ette

, or

the

Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er, a

ctin

g in

acc

orda

nce w

ith a

ny

dire

ctio

ns

of th

e M

inis

ter,

has

dec

lare

d, b

y no

tice

in w

ritin

g, t

o be

of

a k

ind

whi

ch i

s in

juri

ous

to t

he h

ealth

or

mor

als

of a

ch

ild o

r yo

ung

pers

on.

(2)

No

pers

ons

shal

l, af

ter r

ecei

ving

not

ice

eith

er o

rally

or

in

wri

ting

from

the

pare

nt o

r gua

rdia

n th

at h

e or

she

is

empl

oyin

g a

child

or y

oung

per

son

agai

nst t

he w

ishe

s of

su

ch p

aren

t or

guar

dian

, con

tinue

to e

mpl

oy su

ch c

hild

or

youn

g pe

rson

.

(3)

Whe

re, u

nder

the

prov

isio

n of

subs

ectio

n (1)

or(

2),

it be

com

es n

eces

sary

to d

isco

ntin

ue th

e em

ploy

men

t of a

ny

child

or

youn

g pe

rson

, suc

h di

scon

tinua

nce s

hall

be

with

out p

reju

dice

to th

e ri

ght o

f the

chi

ld o

r yo

ung

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BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

pers

on to

he

paid

such

wag

es a

s he

or

she

may

hav

e ea

rned

up

to th

e tim

e of

such

dis

cont

inua

nce.

(4)

No

pers

on u

nder

the

age

of 1

6 ye

ars

shal

l be

req

uire

d or

pe

rmitt

ed to

wor

k fo

r m

ore

than

fou

r co

nsec

utiv

e hou

rs

with

out a

bre

ak o

f at

lea

st o

ne h

our,

or

for

mor

e th

an

eigh

t hou

rs i

n an

y on

e da

y.

(5)

No

pers

on u

nder

the a

ge o

f 16

yea

rs s

hall

be e

mpl

oyed

un

der

cond

ition

s pre

vent

ing

him

or h

er fr

om r

etur

ning

ea

ch n

ight

to th

e pla

ce o

f res

iden

ce o

f his

or

her

pare

nt o

r gu

ardi

an.

Thi

s pr

ovis

ion

shal

l no

t app

ly to

dom

estic

se

rvan

ts.

(6)

Any

per

son

who

em

ploy

s a

child

or

youn

g pe

rson

in

cont

rave

ntio

n of a

ny o

f the

pro

visi

ons o

f thi

s se

ctio

n sh

all

be g

uilty

of a

n of

fenc

e an

d sh

all b

e lia

ble

on c

onvi

ctio

n th

eref

or to

a f

ine

of si

x hu

ndre

d m

alot

i or

to

impr

ison

men

t fo

r si

x m

onth

s or

both

.

126.

R

estr

ictio

n on

em

ploy

men

t of

chi

ldre

n an

d yo

ung

pers

ons

on

nigh

t w

ork

(I)

No

child

or

youn

g pe

rson

sha

ll be

em

ploy

ed a

t nig

ht in

an

y co

mm

erci

al or

indu

stri

al u

nder

taki

ng o

r in

any

bra

nch

ther

eof.

H

owev

er, t

his

proh

ibiti

on sh

all

not

appl

y in

re

spec

t of m

ale

youn

g pe

rson

s w

ho h

ave

atta

ined

the a

ge

of 1

6 ye

ars

and

who

per

form

wor

k du

ring

the

nigh

t in

the

case

of a

n em

erge

ncy

that

cou

ld n

ot h

ave

been

con

trol

led

or

fore

seen

, and

whi

ch i

nter

fere

s with

the

norm

al

wor

king

of t

he u

nder

taki

ng.

In a

dditi

on, t

he L

abou

r C

omm

issi

oner

may

, fo

r th

e pu

rpos

es o

f app

rent

ices

hip o

r tr

aini

ng in

suc

h in

dust

ries

or

occu

patio

ns w

hich

nee

d to

be

car

ried

on

cont

inuo

usly

(as

the

Min

iste

r may

by

regu

latio

n pr

escr

ibe)

, aut

hori

se th

e em

ploy

men

t du

ring

th

e ni

ght o

f mal

e yo

ung

pers

ons w

ho h

ave a

ttain

ed th

e ag

e of

16

year

s, p

rovi

ded

that

they

are

gra

nted

a r

est

peri

od o

f at

leas

t 13

con

secu

tive h

ours

bet

wee

n tw

o pe

riod

s of

wor

k.

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OU

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OD

E O

RD

ER

, 19

92

(2)

Any

per

son

who

em

ploy

s a c

hild

or y

oung

per

son

in

cont

rave

ntio

n of s

ubse

ctio

n (1

) sh

all h

e gu

ilty

of a

n of

fenc

e an

d sh

all b

e lia

ble

on c

onvi

ctio

n to

a fi

ne o

Lsi

x_

- -

- hu

ndre

d m

alof

i oft

O li

npiis

önm

ent f

or s

ix m

onth

s or

both

.

(1)

No

child

or

youn

g pe

rson

shal

l be

empl

oyed

in

any

min

e or

in a

ny q

uarr

y or

ope

ncas

t wor

king

exc

ept a

youn

g m

ale

pers

on o

ver t

he a

ge o

f 16

w

ho is

empl

oyed

ot

herw

ise

than

und

ergr

ound

in t

erm

s of a

n ap

pren

tices

hip

agre

emen

t app

rove

d by

the L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er an

d in

re

spec

t of w

hom

a m

edic

al o

ffic

er h

as c

ertif

ied

that

he

is

fit

for s

uch

wor

k.

(2)

Any

per

son

who

em

ploy

s a ch

ild o

r yo

ung

pers

on in

co

ntra

vent

ion o

f any

pro

visi

on o

f thi

s se

ctio

n sh

all b

e gu

ilty

of an

off

ence

and

sha

ll be

liab

le o

n co

nvic

tion

to a

fi

ne o

f six

hun

dred

mal

oti

or to

impr

ison

men

t for

six

m

onth

s or

both

.

128.

E

mpl

oyer

s of

child

ren

and

youn

g pe

rson

s to

kee

p re

gist

er

(1)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

in a

n in

dust

rial

und

erta

king

shal

l ke

ep a

re

gist

er o

f all

child

ren

and

youn

g pe

rson

s em

ploy

ed an

d w

orki

ng th

erei

n an

d sh

all

incl

ude

in s

uch

regi

ster

pa

rtic

ular

s of t

heir

ages

or

appa

rent

age

s, t

he d

ates

of

com

men

cem

ent a

nd t

erm

inat

ion

of em

ploy

men

t an

d su

ch

othe

r par

ticul

ars

as th

e M

inis

ter m

ay b

y re

gula

tion

pres

crib

e. T

he em

ploy

er s

hall

prod

uce

the

regi

ster

for

insp

ectio

n w

hene

ver s

o re

quir

ed b

y a

labo

ur o

ffic

er.

(2)

Any

per

son

who

fai

ls to

com

ply

with

any

pro

visi

on o

f th

is s

ectio

n sh

all b

e gu

ilty

of an

off

ence

and

sha

ll be

lia

ble

on C

onvi

ctio

n to

a f

ine

of th

ree

hund

red

mal

oti

or

to i

mpr

ison

men

t for

thr

ee m

onth

s or

both

.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

129.

O

ffen

ces

by P

aren

t or

guar

dian

such

chi

ld o

r yo

ung

pers

on to

be

empl

oyed

in

cont

rave

ntio

n of

th

is P

art

shal

l be

guilt

y of

an

offe

nce

and

shal

l be

liabl

e on

co

nvic

tion

to a

fin

e of

thre

e hu

ndre

d in

alO

ti or

to im

pris

onm

ent

for t

hree

mon

ths o

r bo

th.

). R

estr

ictio

ns o

n ni

ght w

ork

(I)

Em

ploy

men

t of a

ny p

erso

n at

nig

ht,

as d

efin

ed i

n se

ctio

n 3

of th

e C

ode,

sha

ll be

subj

ect t

o th

e fo

llow

ing

cond

ition

s:

(a)

No

wor

ker

shal

l he

requ

ired

to ta

ke up

an

assi

gnm

ent a

s a

nigh

t wor

ker

unle

ss h

e or

she

is

fit

ther

efor

. T

o de

term

ine

his

or h

er fi

tnes

s fo

r ni

ght-

w

ork,

a w

orke

r m

ay re

ques

t a h

ealth

ass

essm

ent

with

out c

harg

e. A

ny m

edic

al fi

ndin

gs w

hich

co

ncer

n a

wor

ker

shal

l not

be

tran

smitt

ed to

oth

ers

with

out h

is o

r he

r co

nsen

t an

shal

l not

he

used

to

his

or h

er d

etri

men

t. Sa

fegu

ards

sha

ll be

es

tabl

ishe

d fo

r ni

ght w

orke

rs r

ecog

nise

d, fo

r re

ason

s of

hea

lth, a

s un

fit f

or t

his

type

of w

ork

for

a gi

ven

peri

od.

(h)

Mea

sure

s sha

ll be

take

n to

ens

ure

that

an

alte

rnat

ive

to n

ight

wor

k is

ava

ilabl

e to

wom

en w

orke

rs w

ho

wou

ld o

ther

wis

e be

calle

d up

on to

per

form

suc

h w

ork

for

a pe

riod

of a

t lea

st th

ree

mon

ths

befo

re

the

expe

cted

(lat

e of

chi

ldbi

rth

and

at le

ast t

hree

m

onth

s af

ter

child

birt

h. T

hese

pro

visi

ons s

hall

not

have

the e

ffec

t of r

educ

ing

the p

rote

ctio

n an

d he

netit

s con

nect

ed w

ith m

ater

nity

leav

e.

(c)

Nig

ht w

orke

rs s

hall

he g

rant

ed r

educ

ed w

orki

ng

time

with

out l

oss of

earn

ings

or

shal

l rec

eive

ext

ra

pay

for p

erfo

rmin

g ni

ght

wor

k, i

n an

am

ount

(l

eter

nune

rl b

y co

llect

ive a

gree

men

t or,

in it

s

127.

R

estr

ictio

ns o

n em

ploy

men

t of

chi

ldre

n an

d yo

ung

pers

ons

In m

ines

and

qua

rrie

s

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abse

nce,

by

the

Min

iste

r af

ter

cons

ulta

tion w

ith

repr

esen

tativ

e or

gani

satio

ns of

em

ploy

ers

and

empl

oyee

s.

- -

(2)

The

con

ditio

ns se

t for

th in

this

sec

tion

shal

l be

with

out

prej

udic

e to

the r

estr

ictio

ns o

n th

e em

ploy

men

t of

child

ren

and

youn

g pe

rson

s.

131.

Pr

ovis

ion o

f tr

ansp

ort

(

(1)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyee

who

se w

ork

is su

ch a

s to

requ

ire

him

or

her

to c

ome

to w

ork

or to

retu

rn h

ome

from

wor

k du

ring

th

e ho

urs

of 8

p.m

. to

5 a

.m.

shal

l be

prov

ided

by

his

or

her

empl

oyer

with

tran

spor

t to

the

near

est p

ract

icab

le

plac

e to

his

or

her

hom

e, w

ithin

a 1

0 ki

lom

etre

radi

us o

f th

e em

ploy

ee's

pla

ce o

f em

ploy

men

t.

(2)

Whe

re th

e em

ploy

er d

oes

not h

ave

a ve

hicl

e ap

prop

riat

e fo

r th

e tra

nspo

rt o

f em

ploy

ees,

he

or s

he m

ay a

rran

ge fo

r su

ch tr

ansp

ort a

nd m

ay c

harg

e th

e em

ploy

ees,

the

fair

m

arke

t rat

e fo

r th

e tri

p.

132.

R

estr

ictio

n on

the

empl

oym

ent o

f wom

en in

min

es

(1)

No

wom

an sh

all b

e em

ploy

ed o

n un

derg

roun

d w

ork

in

any

min

e ex

cept

with

the w

ritte

n ap

prov

al o

f the

Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er in

such

cir

cum

stan

ces a

s th

e M

inis

ter

ma!

v by

regu

latio

n pr

escr

ibe

in a

ccor

danc

e with

the

Und

ergr

ound

Wor

k (W

omen

) C

onve

ntio

n, 1

935

(No.

45)

, of

the

Inte

rnat

iona

l Lab

our O

rgan

isat

ion,

as

follo

ws:

(a)

wom

en h

oldi

ng m

anag

eria

l po

sitio

ns w

ho d

o no

t pe

rfor

m m

anua

l wor

k;

(b)

wom

en e

mpl

oyed

in

heal

th a

nd w

elfa

re se

rvic

e;

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(c)

wom

en w

ho,

in t

he c

ours

e of

thei

r st

udie

s, s

pend

a

peri

od o

f tra

inin

g in

the

und

ergr

ound

par

ts o

f a

(d)

any

othe

r w

omen

who

may

occ

asio

nally

hav

e to

en

ter

the

unde

rgro

und

part

of a

min

e fo

r the

pu

rpos

e of

a n

on-m

anua

l occ

upat

ion.

(2)

Any

per

son

who

em

ploy

s a w

oman

in c

ontr

aven

tion o

f th

e pro

visi

ons

of su

bsec

tion

(1)

shal

l be

guilt

y of

an

offe

nce.

133.

A

bsen

ce f

rom

wor

k in

con

nect

ion

with

con

fine

men

t

(I)

A p

regn

ant f

emal

e em

ploy

ee sh

all g

ive

notic

e of

her

an

ticip

ated

conf

inem

ent b

y de

liver

ing

to h

er e

mpl

oyer

a

wri

tten

cert

ific

ate s

igne

d by

a m

edic

al o

ffic

er o

r a

regi

ster

ed n

urse

or

mid

wif

e ce

rtif

ying

that

the

empl

oyee

's

conf

inem

ent w

ill p

roba

bly

take

pla

ce w

ithin

six

wee

ks

from

the d

ate

of th

e cer

tific

ate.

(2)

On

rece

ipt o

f no

tice u

nder

sub

sect

ion (

I), t

he em

ploy

er

shal

l im

med

iate

ly p

erm

it th

e fe

mal

e em

ploy

ee in

que

stio

n to

abs

ent h

erse

lf f

rom

wor

k un

til h

er c

onfi

nem

ent,

and

ther

eaft

er th

e em

ploy

er sh

all n

ot p

erm

it or

req

uire

her

to

retu

rn to

wor

k un

til th

e ex

piry

of s

ix w

eeks

imm

edia

tely

af

ter

her

conf

inem

ent.

Thi

s pe

riod

of a

bsen

ce s

hall

be

know

n as

sta

tuto

ry m

ater

nity

.

(3)

With

in 2

1 da

ys i

mm

edia

tely

aft

er h

er c

onfi

nem

ent,

a fe

mal

e em

ploy

ee sh

all d

eliv

er to

her

em

ploy

er a

wri

tten

cert

ific

ate s

igne

d by

a m

edic

al o

ffic

er o

r a

regi

ster

ed

nurs

e an

d m

idw

ife

cert

ifyi

ng th

e dat

e of

con

fine

men

t.

(4)

Not

with

stan

ding

subs

ectio

n (2

), w

here

a f

emal

e em

ploy

ee

deliv

ers

to h

er e

mpl

oyer

a w

ritte

n ce

rtif

icat

e sig

ned

by a

m

edic

al o

ffic

er o

r a

regi

ster

ed n

urse

or

mid

wif

e cer

tifyi

ng

his

or h

er o

pini

on th

at th

e em

ploy

ee i

s su

ffer

ing

from

an

illne

ss a

risi

ng o

ut o

f her

con

fine

men

t and

is

cons

eque

ntly

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unfi

t to

retu

rn to

wor

k, t

he e

mpl

oyer

shal

l no

t pe

rmit

or

requ

ire

her

to re

turn

to w

ork

until

the

exp

iry

of e

ight

w

eeks

imm

edia

tely

aft

er h

er c

onfi

nem

ent. -

-_

____

____

__

(5)

The

leav

e bef

ore t

he a

ntic

ipat

ed da

te of

con

fine

men

t sha

ll•

be e

xten

ded

by a

ny p

erio

d el

apsi

ng b

etw

een

the

antic

ipat

ed d

ate

of c

onfi

nem

ent a

nd t

he a

ctua

l co

nfin

emen

t; th

e pe

riod

of s

tatu

tory

mat

erni

ty le

ave

to h

e ta

ken

afte

r co

nfin

emen

t sha

ll no

t be

redu

ced

on th

at

acco

unt.

(6)

Any

abs

ence

from

wor

k in

pur

suan

ce o

f sub

sect

ion

(2)

or

(4)

shal

l be

dee

med

, for

the

pur

pose

s of t

he C

ode,

not

to

inte

rrup

t the

con

tinui

ty of

em

ploy

men

t of t

he fe

mal

e em

ploy

ee co

ncer

ned.

134.

N

o ob

ligat

ion

on E

mpl

oyer

to p

ay V

ag

Not

hing

in t

his

law

sha

ll be

dee

med

to

impo

se a

ny l

iabi

lity

on

an e

mpl

oyer

to p

ay w

ages

to a

fem

ale

empl

oyee

in r

espe

ct o

f th

e pe

riod

of h

er a

bsen

ce fr

om w

ork

but

noth

ing

shal

l pre

vent

an

em

ploy

er fr

om m

akin

g an

y pa

ymen

t on

acc

ount

of w

ages

in

resp

ect o

f suc

h pe

riod

if th

e em

ploy

er so

wis

hes

or th

e te

rms

of

the

cont

ract

oth

erw

ise

requ

ire.

135.

O

ffen

ce

Any

em

ploy

er w

ho:

(a)

cont

rave

nes t

he p

rovi

sion

s of s

ectio

n 13

3 sh

all

be g

uilty

of

an

offe

nce

and

liabl

e to

a t

ine

of th

ree

hund

red

mal

oti;

or

(h)

know

ingl

y pe

rmits

or

requ

ires

any

fem

ale

empl

oyee

to

perf

orm

any

wor

k du

ring

her

per

iod

of st

atut

ory

mat

erni

ty le

ave

shal

l be

gui

lty o

f an

offe

nce

and

liabl

e to

a

fine

of t

hree

hun

dred

mal

oti

or to

thre

e m

onth

s'

impr

ison

men

t or b

oth.

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136.

M

ater

nity

leav

e an

d no

tice

of te

nnin

atio

n

1311

(1)

Any

_dis

mis

sal

of a

ny e

mpl

oyee

that

take

s ef

fect

dur

ing

her s

tatu

tory

mat

erni

ty le

ave

shal

l aut

omat

ical

ly be

an

unfa

ir d

ism

issa

l.

(2)

Whe

re a

fem

ale

empl

oyee

is a

bsen

t fro

m w

ork

in

purs

uanc

e of

subs

ectio

n (2

) or

(4)

of se

ctio

n 13

3, o

r )

rem

ains

abs

ent f

rom

wor

k fo

r a

long

er p

erio

d as

a r

esul

t of

an

illne

ss w

hich

a

med

ical

off

icer

or

a re

gist

ered

nur

se

or m

idw

ife

has

cert

ifie

d in

wri

ting

to a

rise

in h

is o

r he

r op

inio

n ou

t of

the

empl

oyee

's p

regn

ancy

or

conf

inem

ent

and

to r

ende

r her

unf

it to

ret

urn

to w

ork,

no

empl

oyer

sh

all,

duri

ng th

e pe

riod

of h

er a

bsen

ce fr

om w

ork

in

purs

uanc

e of

subs

ectio

n (2

) or

(4)

of se

ctio

n 1:

33,

give

no

tice

to d

ism

iss

her

or te

rmin

ate

her

cont

ract

of

empl

oym

ent.

(3)

Any

em

ploy

er w

ho c

ontr

aven

es su

bsec

tion

(I)

or (

2)

shal

l he

guilt

y of

an o

ffen

ce a

nd li

able

to

a fi

ne o

f fo

ur

hund

red

mal

oti,.

137.

Fe

mal

e em

ploy

ee to

he

perm

itted

to

nurs

e ch

ild

(1)

whe

re a

fem

ale

empl

oyee

wis

hes

to s

uckl

e he

r in

fant

or

othe

rwis

e fe

ed th

e in

fant

her

self

, the

em

ploy

er sh

all

perm

it he

r to

do

so f

or u

p to

one

ho

ur in

a d

ay d

urin

g th

e ho

urs

of w

ork

for s

ix

mon

ths

imm

edia

tely

aft

er h

er r

etur

n to

wor

k,

purs

uant

to t

he p

rovi

sion

s of

this

Par

t, fo

llow

ing

her

conf

inem

ent;

the

empl

oyer

shal

l pa

y th

e em

ploy

ee h

er b

asic

pay

in r

espe

ct o

f eac

h su

ch

daily

per

iod

as i

f it

wer

e or

dina

ry w

orki

ng ti

rn&

(2)

The

arr

ange

men

ts fo

r ta

king

tim

e of

f for

nur

sing

as,

pr

ovid

ed in

sub

sect

ion (

I) s

hall

be a

gree

d up

on b

y th

e em

ploy

er a

nd t

he e

mpl

oyee

in q

uetio

n.

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(3)

Any

em

ploy

er w

ho c

ontr

aven

es su

bsec

tion

(I)

shal

l be

gui

lty o

f an

offe

nce

and

liabl

e to

a f

ine

of fo

ur

hund

red

mal

oti.

138.

La

bour

age

nts

PAR

T X

L

AB

OU

R A

GE

NT

S

(1)

Thi

s Pa

rt s

hall

appl

y to

the

recr

uitin

g, p

rocu

ring

, hir

ing,

en

gagi

ng, s

uppl

ying

and

forw

ardi

ng o

f per

sons

who

are

to

be e

mpl

oyed

who

lly o

r pa

rtly

out

side

Les

otho

.

(2)

For

the

purp

oses

of t

his

Part

:

"lab

our a

gent

" m

eans

a p

erso

n w

ho e

ngag

es i

n th

e bu

sine

ss o

f pr

ocur

ing,

rec

ruiti

ng, h

irin

g, e

ngag

ing,

sup

plyi

ng or

forw

ardi

ng

of p

erso

ns to

be

empl

oyed

who

lly o

r pa

rtly

out

side

Les

otho

.

139.

N

o en

gage

men

t in

recr

uitin

g w

ithou

t lic

ence

(I)

Subj

ect

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his

Part

no

pers

on s

hall

enga

ge in

or

carr

y on

the b

usin

ess o

f a l

abou

r ag

ent

unle

ss h

e or

she

is

the

hold

er o

f a v

alid

lice

nce.

(2)

Any

per

son

who

eng

ages

in o

r ca

rrie

s on

the

busi

ness

of

a la

bour

age

nt c

ontr

ary

to t

he p

rovi

sion

s of s

ubse

ctio

n (

shal

l be

guilt

y of

an

offe

nce

and

liabl

e on

con

vict

ion t

o a

fine

not

exc

eedi

ng t

wo

thou

sand

mal

oti

or i

mpr

ison

men

t fo

r a

peri

od n

ot e

xcee

ding

one

yea

r or

both

.

140.

L

abou

r age

nt's

lIc

ence

and

con

ditio

ns

(1)

Eve

ry a

pplic

atio

n fo

r a

licen

ce t

o en

gage

in o

r ca

rry

on

busi

ness

as

a la

bour

age

nt (h

erei

naft

er ca

lled

a "l

abou

r ag

ent's

lic

ence

" sh

all b

e m

ade

to t

he L

abou

r C

omm

issi

oner

.

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(2)

A l

abou

r ag

ent's

lice

nce

shal

l be

iss

ued

by th

e L

abou

r C

omm

issi

oner

in a

ccor

danc

e with

any

reg

ulat

ions

pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Min

iste

r. B

efor

e is

suin

g an

y su

ch

licen

ce th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er sh

all

-

(a)

satis

fy h

imse

lf th

at th

e ap

plic

ant i

s a

fit

and

prop

er

pers

on to

hol

d a

licen

ce a

nd i

s in

a p

ositi

on to

fulf

il th

e ob

ligat

ions

ther

eund

er;

4 (b

) re

quire

the

appl

ican

t to f

urni

sh su

ch s

ecur

ity a

s th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er d

eem

s ne

cess

ary

for

the

appl

ican

t's p

rope

r co

nduc

t as

a la

bour

age

nt;

(c)

requ

ire

the

appl

ican

t, if

an

empl

oyer

, to

furn

ish

such

sec

urity

as

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

dee

ms

nece

ssar

y fo

r th

e pa

ymen

t of w

ages

and

oth

er

oblig

atio

ns w

hich

may

bec

ome

due;

(d)

satis

fy h

imse

lf o

r he

rsel

f tha

t ade

quat

e pr

ovis

ion

has

been

or

will

be

mad

e fo

r sa

fegu

ardi

ng th

e he

alth

and

wel

fare

of t

he p

erso

ns to

be

recr

uite

d;

and

(e)

have

rega

rd to

the

pro

visi

ons o

f th

e re

leva

nt

Con

vent

ions

and

Rec

omm

enda

tions

on m

igra

nt

wor

kers

of t

he I

nter

natio

nal

Lab

our O

rgan

isat

ion

and,

in

part

icul

ar, t

ake

into

acc

ount

the

poss

ible

un

tow

ard

effe

ct o

f the

w

ithdr

awal

of

the

pers

ons

prop

osed

for

recr

uitm

ent u

pon

the

popu

latio

n of

L

esot

ho an

d th

eir

heal

th, w

elfa

re, m

oral

ity a

nd

deve

lopm

ent i

n re

latio

n to

recr

uitm

ent f

or

empl

oym

ent

who

lly o

r pa

rtly

out

side

Les

otho

.

(3)

Eve

ry l

abou

r age

nt's

lic

ence

shal

l he

issu

ed s

ubje

ct tp

the

pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode,

inc

ludi

ng an

y re

gula

tions

mad

e by

th

e M

inis

ter t

here

unde

r, a

nd s

uch

cond

ition

s as

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

may

, in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith a

ny

dire

ctio

ns o

f the

Min

iste

r, sp

ecif

y th

erei

n.

In a

dditi

on,

the

Lab

our t

iom

mis

sion

er m

ay, i

n or

der

to s

afeg

uard

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popu

latio

n of

any

are

a ag

ains

t an

y un

tow

ard

cons

eque

nces

of

the

with

draw

al of

the

pers

ons p

ropo

sed

for

recr

uitm

ent

from

suc

h ar

ea,

or f

or a

ny o

ther

goo

d an

d su

ffic

ient

re

ason

, spe

cify

in t

he li

cenc

es c

ondi

tions

as to

all

or a

ny

of th

e fo

llow

ing

mat

ters

:

(a)

the

rest

rict

ion

of th

e nu

mbe

r of p

erso

ns w

ho m

ay

be r

ecru

ited

in a

ny a

rea;

(b)

the

clos

ing

of an

y ar

ea to

recr

uitin

g;

¼;

(c)

the

empl

oym

ent

of p

erso

ns in

a p

artic

ular

are

a on

ly

with

in a

spe

cifi

ed a

rea;

(d)

the

amou

nt o

f the

adv

ance

of w

ages

whi

ch m

ay b

e pa

id to

an

empl

oyee

or

recr

uite

d pe

rson

and

the

cond

ition

s un

der w

hich

suc

h an

adv

ance

may

he

mad

e or

rec

over

ed.

(4)

Any

hol

der o

f a l

abou

r age

nt's

lice

nce

who

fai

ls to

co

mpl

y w

ith a

ny c

ondi

tion

of th

e lic

ence

shal

l be

guilt

y of

an

off

ence

and

sha

ll be

liab

le m

con

vict

ion

to a

fin

e of

tw

o th

ousa

nd m

alot

i or

to i

mpr

ison

men

t for

one

yea

r or

bo

th.

In a

dditi

on, t

he L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er m

ay c

ance

l or

sus

pend

the

licen

ce f

orth

with

.

141.

Pe

riod

of

licen

ce; f

ee;

tran

sfer

(I)

A l

abou

r age

nt's

lic

ence

sha

ll be

val

id, u

nles

s pr

evio

usly

ca

ncel

led

or s

uspe

nded

, for

suc

h pe

riod

not

exc

eedi

ng

12

mon

ths

from

the

dat

e of

issu

e th

ereo

f as

may

he

spec

ifie

d th

erei

n.

The

Min

iste

r m

ay p

resc

ribe

the

fee

to b

e pa

id

for

such

a l

icen

ce a

nd m

ay p

resc

ribe

dif

fere

nt fe

es fo

r di

ffer

ent I

icen

ces.

(2)

A l

abou

r age

nt's

lic

ence

sha

ll no

t be

tran

sfer

able

hut

the

Min

iste

r may

mak

e re

gula

tions

to p

rovi

de fo

r th

e ho

lder

of

a p

ower

of

atto

rney

giv

en b

y a

licen

sed

labo

ur a

gent

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law

fully

to e

ngag

e in

rec

ruiti

ng o

r in

ope

ratio

ns as

a

labo

ur a

gent

. -

142.

M

inis

ter m

ay p

rohi

bit

recr

uitin

g

(I)

The

Min

iste

r m

ay,

by n

otic

e in

the

Gov

ernm

ent

Gaz

ette

, pr

ohib

it re

crui

ting

in a

ny d

istr

ict o

r ot

her a

rea

of L

esot

ho

eith

er in

defi

nite

ly or

for

such

per

iod

as m

ay b

e sp

ecif

ied

in t

he n

otic

e.

(2)

Any

per

son

who

eng

ages

or

assi

sts

in r

ecru

iting

in s

uch

dist

rict

or

area

sha

ll be

gui

lty o

f an

offe

nce

and

shal

l be

liabl

e an

con

vict

ion t

o a

fine

of

two

thou

sand

mal

oti

or

to i

mpr

ison

men

t for

one

yea

r or

bot

h.

143.

R

ecor

ds t

o be

kep

t by

labo

ur a

gent

s

(1)

Eve

ry la

bour

age

nt sh

all

keep

reco

rds,

boo

ks, a

ccou

nts

and

stat

istic

s fro

m w

hich

eve

ry r

ecru

iting

ope

ratio

n ca

n be

ver

ifie

d an

d ev

ery

pers

on r

ecru

ited

or f

orw

arde

d to

a

plac

e of

empl

oym

ent

outs

ide

Les

otho

can

he id

entif

ied.

(2)

The

Min

iste

r may

by

regu

latio

n pr

escr

ibe

the

reco

rds,

bO

oks,

acc

ount

s an

d st

atis

tics w

hich

lab

our a

gent

s ar

e re

quir

ed to

kee

p an

d th

e re

turn

s whi

ch th

ey a

re r

equi

red

to r

ende

r.

(3)

Eve

ry la

bour

age

nt s

hall,

whe

neve

r so

requ

ired

by

an

atte

stin

g of

fice

r, p

rodu

ce fo

r ex

amin

atio

n and

rem

oval

su

ch r

ecor

ds, b

ooks

, acc

ount

s and

sta

tistic

s rel

atin

g to

re

crui

ting

oper

atio

ns a

nd t

he f

orw

ardi

ng o

f per

sons

to

plac

es o

f em

ploy

men

t ou

tsid

e L

esot

ho.

The

atte

stin

g of

fice

r sha

ll is

sue

to t

he la

bour

age

nt a

rec

eipt

in

resp

ect

of al

l re

cord

s, b

ooks

, acc

ount

s and

sta

tistic

s re

mov

ed.

(4)

The

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

may

, by

notic

e in

wri

ting

whe

neve

r he

or s

he c

onsi

ders

it p

ract

icab

le an

d ne

cess

ary

requ

ire

a la

bour

age

nt to

iss

ue to

eac

h re

crui

ted

pers

on, a

do

cum

ent

in w

ritin

g co

ntai

ning

such

par

ticul

ars o

f the

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recr

uite

d pe

rson

's i

dent

ity, p

rosp

ectiv

e co

nditi

ons o

f em

ploy

men

t an

d ot

her p

artic

ular

s as

the

notic

e m

ay

requ

ire.

(a)

fails

to k

eep

such

rec

ords

, acc

ount

s an

d st

atis

tics o

r to

rend

er s

uch

retu

rns a

s re

quir

ed b

y th

is s

ectio

n;

or

(b)

fails

to c

ompl

y w

ith a

ny r

equi

rem

ent o

f an

atte

stin

of

fice

r un

der s

ubse

ctio

n (3

); o

r

(c)

fails

to c

ompl

y w

ith a

ny r

equi

rem

ent o

f the

Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er u

nder

sub

sect

ion (

4);

or

(d)

wilf

ully

mak

es a

ny e

ntry

or

furn

ishe

s any

in

form

atio

n w

hich

is f

alse

in a

ny m

ater

ial

part

icul

ar,

shal

l be

guilt

y of

an o

ffen

ce a

nd s

hall

be li

able

on

conv

ictio

n to

a fi

ne o

f one

thou

sand

mal

oti o

r to

im

pris

onm

ent f

or s

ix m

onth

s or

bot

h.

144.

R

enew

als

of li

cenc

es; c

ance

llatio

ns a

nd a

ppea

ls

(1)

A li

cenc

e is

sued

und

er th

is P

art m

ay b

e re

new

ed a

t the

di

scre

tion

of th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er up

on b

eing

sa

tisfi

ed th

at th

e co

nditi

ons a

ttach

ed t

here

to h

ave

been

sa

tisfa

ctor

ily o

bser

ved.

The

sam

e pr

ovis

ions

shal

l app

ly

to th

e re

new

al o

f any

lic

ence

as

appl

y to

the

iss

ue th

ereo

f.

(2)

Whe

re,

afte

r du

e in

quir

y, t

he L

abou

r C

omm

issi

oner

is

satis

fied

that

the

hold

er o

f a l

icen

ce is

sued

und

er th

is P

art

has

been

gui

lty o

f con

duct

whi

ch m

anif

ests

unf

itnes

s to

enga

ge o

r as

sist

in o

pera

tions

as a

lab

our a

gent

, or

has

be

en c

onvi

cted

of a

n of

fenc

e ag

ains

t th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

the

Cod

e or

any

reg

ulat

ions

mad

e th

ereu

nder

, or

has

faile

d to

co

mpl

y w

ith t

he c

ondi

tions

of th

e lic

ence

, th

e L

abou

r

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mis

sion

er m

ay, f

or r

easo

ns to

be

stat

ed i

n w

ritin

g an

d co

mm

unic

ated

to

the

hol

der,

can

cel

or s

uspe

nd th

e lic

ence

or

perm

it.

aggr

ieve

d by

any

dec

isio

n of

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

to

refu

se to

iss

ue o

r re

new

suc

h lic

ence

or

to is

sue s

uch

licen

ce su

bjec

t to

any

cond

ition

, or

to c

ance

l or

sus

pend

th

e sam

e, m

ay a

ppea

l to

the

Min

iste

r in

wri

ting

(del

iver

ed

not l

ater

than

30

days

fro

m th

e da

te o

n w

hich

the

dec

isio

n co

mpl

aine

d of

was

com

mun

icat

ed

to th

e ap

plic

ant)

, and

th

e M

inis

ter

may

uph

old,

res

cind

or

vary

the

deci

sion

.

145.

O

ffer

to i

nduc

e pe

rson

to

proc

eed

abro

ad

unde

r inf

orm

al c

ontr

act

Any

per

son

who

:

(a)

empl

oys

or e

ngag

es o

r kn

owin

gly

assi

sts

in th

e em

ploy

men

t or

eng

agem

ent o

f any

per

son

with

the

inte

ntio

n th

at,

whe

n so

em

ploy

ed o

r en

gage

d, s

uch

pers

on

shal

l pr

ocee

d ou

tsid

e th

e lim

its o

f Les

otho

; or

(b)

indu

ces o

r at

tem

pts t

o in

duce

any

em

ploy

ee to

pro

ceed

ou

tsid

e th

e lim

its o

f L

esot

ho fo

r th

e pu

rpos

es o

f em

ploy

men

t; sh

all,

unle

ss h

e or

she

has

, und

er th

e C

ode,

du

ly e

nter

ed in

to a

cont

ract

of f

orei

gn s

ervi

ce w

ith s

uch

pers

on o

r em

ploy

ee, a

s th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, b

e gu

ilty

of a

n of

fenc

e an

d lia

ble

to a

tin

e of

one

thou

sand

mal

oti o

r to

im

pris

onm

ent

for

a pe

riod

not

exc

eedi

ng s

ix m

onth

s or

both

: Pr

ovid

ed t

hat t

his

sect

ion

shal

l no

t ap

ply

to c

ases

w

here

the

empl

oyee

is r

equi

red

to p

erfo

rm a

jour

ney

to o

r fr

om a

ny p

lace

out

side

Les

otho

, if s

uch

jour

ney

may

re

ason

ably

he

expe

cted

to b

e co

mpl

eted

with

in t

wo

mon

ths o

f its

sta

rt.

1316

(5)

Any

labo

ur a

gent

who

:

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146.

C

hief

, et

c., n

ot to

rec

ruit

(I)

No

chie

f, h

eadm

an o

r per

son

empl

oyed

in

the

publ

ic

serv

ice

or b

y an

y ch

ief o

r he

adm

an sh

all:

(a)

enga

ge in

rec

ruiti

ng; o

r

(b)

brin

g pr

essu

re to

bea

r upo

n an

y pe

rson

with

a v

iew

to

his

or

her

recr

uitm

ent;

or

(c)

rece

ive

from

any

sou

rce

wha

tsoe

ver a

ny

rem

uner

atio

n or

oth

er i

nduc

emen

t fo

r en

gagi

ng in

re

crui

ting.

(2)

Any

per

son

who

:

(a)

cont

rave

nes t

he p

rovi

sion

s of s

ubse

ctio

n (I)

; or

(b)

offe

rs a

ny r

emun

erat

ion o

r ot

her i

nduc

emen

t for

en

gagi

ng o

r re

crui

ting

to a

ny c

hief

or

head

man

, or

any

pers

on e

mpl

oyed

by

any

chie

f or h

eadm

an;

shal

l be

gui

lty o

f an

offe

nce

and

shal

l he

liabl

e on

co

nvic

tion

to a

fin

e of

one

tho

usan

d m

alot

i or

to

impr

ison

men

t for

six

mon

ths o

r bo

th.

147.

R

ecru

iting

of

head

of f

amily

(1)

The

recr

uitin

g of

the

head

of a

fam

ily s

hall

not b

e de

emed

to

incl

ude

the

recr

uitin

g of

any

mem

ber

of th

e fa

mily

.

(2)

A r

ecru

ited

pers

on s

hall

not

with

out

his

or h

er c

onse

nt b

e se

para

ted

from

his

wif

e or

hus

band

and

his

or

her

min

or

child

ren

who

hav

e be

en a

utho

rize

d to

acco

mpa

ny h

im o

r he

r to

, an

d re

mai

n w

ith h

im o

r he

r at

, the

pla

ce o

f em

ploy

men

t.

(3)

An

auth

oriz

atio

n to

acco

mpa

ny a

rec

ruite

d pe

rson

sha

ll,

in d

efau

lt of

agr

eem

ent t

o (h

e co

ntra

ry b

efor

e th

e

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depa

rtur

e of

the

recr

uite

d pe

rson

from

the

pla

ce o

f re

crui

ting,

he

deem

ed t

o au

thor

ise

the

husb

and

or w

ife

andi

hmin

orch

ik1r

enoL

such

_per

sont

o_re

mai

n-w

ith-t

hat-

pe

rson

for

the

ful

l dur

atio

n of

his

or

her

term

of s

ervi

ce.

148.

A

ge a

t rec

ruitm

ent

(1)

No

pers

on u

nder

the

age

of ei

ghte

en (

18)

year

s sh

all be

re

crui

ted

for

empl

oym

ent

who

lly o

r in

par

t out

side

L

esot

ho.

(2)

Any

per

son

who

wilf

ully

or

with

out r

easo

nabl

e cau

se

recr

uits

or

proc

ures

the

recr

uitm

ent o

f any

per

son

cont

rary

to t

he p

rovi

sion

s of t

his

sect

ion

shal

l he

gui

lty o

f an

off

ence

and

sha

ll be

liab

le o

n co

nvic

tion t

o a

fine

of

two

thou

sand

mal

oti o

r to

im

pris

onm

ent f

or o

ne y

ear o

r bo

th.

149.

R

ecru

ited

pers

ons

to b

e br

ough

t bef

ore

near

est a

ttest

ing

offi

cer

(1)

Eve

ry r

ecru

ited

pers

on sh

all h

e br

ough

t by

the

recr

uite

r as

soo

n as

rea

sona

bly

poss

ible

bef

ore

an a

ttest

ing

offi

cer

who

, whe

reve

r pra

ctic

able

, sha

ll he

the

atte

stin

g of

fice

r ne

ares

t the

pla

ce o

f rec

ruitm

ent.

The

off

icer

bef

ore

who

m t

he r

ecru

ited

pers

on is

bro

ught

shal

l sa

tisfy

him

self

or

her

self

that

the p

rovi

sion

s of

the C

ode

rela

ting t

o re

crui

tmen

t hav

e be

en c

ompl

ied

with

and

in

part

icul

ar th

at

the

recr

uite

d pe

rson

has

not

bee

n su

bjec

ted

to il

lega

l pr

essu

re o

r re

crui

ted

by m

isre

pres

enta

tion,

frau

d or

m

ista

ke.

(2)

Any

per

son

who

rec

ruits

or

assi

sts

to r

ecru

it an

y pe

rson

by

ille

gal

pres

sure

, m

isre

pres

enta

tion o

r fr

aud

shal

l be

gu

ilty

of a

n of

fenc

e.

(3)

Any

per

son

who

fails

to b

ring

a r

ecru

ited

pers

on b

efor

e an

atte

stin

g of

fice

r co

ntra

ry to

the

pro

visi

ons o

f su

bsec

tion

(I)

shal

l he

guilt

y of

an

offe

nce

and

shal

l he

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R C

OD

E O

RD

ER

, 19

92

(2)

A c

ontr

act o

f for

eign

ser

vice

sha

ll co

ntai

n al

l pa

rtic

ular

s as

may

he

nece

ssar

y to

def

ine

the

righ

ts a

nd o

blig

atio

ns

of th

e pa

rtie

s the

reto

. In

all

case

s a c

ontr

act o

f for

eign

se

rvic

e sh

all

at l

east

inc

lude

:

(a)

the n

ame

and

addr

ess

of th

e em

ploy

er o

r gr

oup

of

empl

oyer

s and

, whe

re p

ract

icab

le, o

f th

e un

dert

akin

g an

d tle

pla

ce o

f em

ploy

men

t;

(b)

the

nam

e of

the

empl

oyee

, hi

s or

her

add

ress

in

Les

otho

and

all

othe

r par

ticul

ars

nece

ssar

y fo

r hi

s or

her

iden

tific

atio

n;

(c)

the

natu

re o

f the

em

ploy

men

t;

(d)

the d

urat

ion

of th

e em

ploy

men

t and

the

met

hod

of

calc

ulat

ing

this

dur

atio

n;

(e)

the

rate

of w

ages

and

oth

er r

emun

erat

ion a

nd

met

hods

of c

alcu

latio

n th

ereo

f, t

he m

anne

r an

d

peri

odic

ity o

f pay

men

t of w

ages

and

othe

r re

mun

erat

ion,

adva

nces

of

wag

es, i

f any

and

the

m

anne

r an

d pe

riod

icity

of r

epay

men

t of a

ny s

uch

adva

nces

;

(f)

the

righ

t to

repa

tria

tion

at th

e em

ploy

er's

ex

pens

e on

term

inat

ion o

f the

con

trac

t; t

(g)

whe

re a

pplic

able

, a

prov

isio

n re

latin

g to

the

vo

lunt

ary

defe

rmen

t of w

ages

, inc

ludi

ng a

pro

visi

on

that

the

empl

oyer

sha

ll pr

ovid

e th

e em

ploy

ee w

ith

the

firs

t wri

tten

stat

emen

t of t

he d

efer

red

wag

es n

ot

late

r tha

n si

xty

two

days

aft

er t

he s

tart

of t

he

cont

ract

and

that

ther

eaft

er th

e em

ploy

er s

hall

prov

ide

the

empl

oyee

with

suc

h st

atem

ent a

t in

terv

als o

f no

t le

ss th

an s

ix w

eeks

unt

il th

e co

mpl

etio

n of t

he c

ontr

act;

(h)

any

spec

ial c

ondi

tions

of

the

cont

ract

;

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(i)

such

oth

er m

atte

rs a

s th

e M

inis

ter m

ay b

y re

gula

tion

pres

crib

e.

-i54

Fore

inon

trac

1sto

-he-

wiU

tcnn

itesU

,dir

nd-r

cgis

tere

d-

(I)

An

empl

oyer

who

is p

arty

to

a co

ntra

ct o

f for

eign

se

rvic

e, o

r an

y pe

rson

act

ing

on th

e em

ploy

er's

beh

alf,

sh

all b

e re

spon

sibl

e for

cau

sing

the c

ontr

act t

o he

dra

wn

up in

wri

ting

in q

uadr

uplic

ate a

nd p

rese

nted

to a

n

atte

stin

g of

fice

r fo

r at

test

atio

n an

d re

gist

ratio

n.

(2)

All

cont

ract

s of

fore

ign

serv

ice

shal

l be

pres

ente

d to

the

at

test

ing

offi

cer

in q

uadr

uplic

ate a

nd s

hall

he si

gned

by

the

empl

oyee

and

by

the

empl

oyer

or

the

empl

oyer

's

auth

oris

ed ag

ent

in t

he p

rese

nce

of th

e at

test

ing

offi

cer.

(3)

Bef

ore

atte

stin

g th

e si

gnat

ure

of an

y em

ploy

ee t

o a

cont

ract

, the

atte

stin

g of

fice

r sh

all

satis

fy h

imse

lf o

r he

rsel

f tha

t:

(a)

the

empl

oyee

has

ful

ly u

nder

stoo

d an

d fr

eely

co

nsen

ted

to th

e co

ntra

ct a

nd t

hat t

his

cons

ent

has

not

been

obt

aine

d by

coe

rcio

n or

und

ue in

flue

nce

or

as a

res

ult o

f m

isre

pres

enta

tion o

r m

ista

ke;

(b)

the

cont

ract

is i

n du

e le

gal

form

and

co

ntai

ns s

uch

part

icul

ars a

s m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

or u

nder

su

bsec

tion (

2) o

f se

ctio

n 15

3 an

d th

at it

s te

rms

are

not

in c

onfl

ict w

ith t

he C

ode

or a

ny o

ther

law

in

forc

e in

Les

otho

;

(c)

the

rele

vant

pro

visi

ons o

f sec

tion

157

of th

e C

ode

rela

ting

to m

edic

al e

xam

inat

ions

have

bee

n

com

plie

d w

ith;

(d)

the

cont

ract

con

tain

s pro

visi

ons

entit

ling

eith

er

part

y to

ter

min

ate

the

cont

ract

on

givi

ng d

ue n

otic

e

whi

ch,

in th

e op

inio

n of

the

atte

stin

g of

fice

r, is

.1

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OU

R C

OD

E O

RD

ER

, 19

92

(4)

A c

ontr

act o

f fui

reig

n se

rvic

e sh

all

not

be te

rmin

ated

on

the

deat

h of

the

empl

oyer

hut

sha

ll co

ntin

ue to

hav

e ef

fect

un

til th

e ex

pira

tion

of th

e pe

riod

afte

r w

hich

it w

ould

ha

ve t

erm

inat

ed h

ad d

ue n

otic

e of

term

inat

ion

been

giv

en

- - -

- on

the

day

o ik

e en

phye

r_di

edD

urg_

su -

- -

perio

d th

e em

ploy

ee (

and

whe

re a

pplic

able

his

or

her

depe

nden

t re

lativ

es) s

hall

be e

ntitl

ed to

all

bene

fits

prov

ided

for

in th

e co

ntra

ct h

ut th

e em

ploy

ee sh

all b

e bo

und,

if so

requ

ired,

to

perf

orm

the

ser

vice

s pr

ovid

ed

for

in th

e co

ntra

ct fo

r th

e pe

rson

lega

lly r

epre

sent

ing

dece

ased

em

ploy

er in

his

or

her

capa

city

as

an e

mpl

oyer

.

162.

M

axim

um p

erio

d of

con

trac

ts o

f for

eign

ser

vice

The

per

iod

of s

ervi

ce, e

xclu

ding

any

ext

ensi

on t

here

of p

erm

itted

un

der s

ubse

ctio

n (2

) of

sec

tion

163,

sha

ll he

one

yea

r.

How

ever

, th

e M

inis

ter m

ay,

by n

otic

e in

the

Gov

ernm

ent

Gaz

ette

and

alle

r con

sulta

tion

with

em

ploy

ers'

and

em

ploy

ees'

• or

gani

satio

ns w

hich

are

rep

rese

ntat

ive

of th

e in

tere

sts

conc

erne

d,.e

xem

pt fr

om th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his

sect

ion

cont

ract

s en

tere

d in

to b

y de

fined

cla

sses

of e

mpl

oyee

s w

hose

int

eres

ts

wou

ld b

e be

tter s

erve

d by

con

trac

ts o

f a lo

nger

dur

atio

n.

163.

T

rans

fer

and

exte

nsio

n of

con

trac

ts

(I)

Whe

re a

n em

ploy

er a

nd a

n em

ploy

ee m

utua

lly a

gree

tha

t th

e co

ntra

ct b

etw

een

them

sho

uld

he v

arie

d by

the

subs

titut

ion

of a

new

em

ploy

er fo

r th

e em

ploy

er n

amed

th

e co

ntra

ct, a

labo

ur re

pres

enta

tive

or a

n at

test

ing

offic

er

may

aut

horis

e su

ch v

aria

tion

by s

ubst

itutin

g th

e na

me,

ad

dres

s an

d de

scrip

tion

of th

e ne

w e

mpl

oyer

for

the

orig

inal

em

ploy

er a

nd e

ndor

sing

bot

h th

e em

ploy

er's

and

em

ploy

ee's

cop

y of

the

cont

ract

to t

hat

effe

ct.

(2)

Whe

re a

n em

ploy

er a

nd a

n em

ploy

ee m

utua

lly a

gree

tha

t th

e co

ntra

ct b

etw

een

them

sho

uld

he e

xten

ded

beyo

nd th

e ex

piry

date

of t

he c

ontr

act,

a la

bour

repr

esen

tativ

e or

an

atte

stin

g of

ficer

may

aut

huris

e suc

h ex

tens

ion

by

LAB

OU

R C

OD

E O

RD

ER

, 199

2

endo

rsin

g bo

th t

he e

mpl

oyer

's a

nd e

mpl

oyee

's

copy

of t

he

cont

ract

to th

at e

ffect

. H

owev

er:

mon

ths—

-_

____

____

____

__

b)

the

Labo

ur C

omm

issi

oner

may

per

mit

a lo

nger

pe

riod

of ex

tens

ion

whe

re h

e or

she

con

side

rs i

t in

th

e in

tere

sts

of th

e em

ploy

ee c

once

rned

to

do s

o.

(3)

Bef

ore

taki

ng a

ny a

ctio

n jte

rmitt

ed b

y su

bsec

tion

(1) or

su

bsec

tion (

2) o

f thi

s se

ctio

n,. t

he a

ttest

ing

offic

er o

r a

labo

ur re

pres

enta

tive s

hall:

(a)

satis

fy h

imse

lf or

hers

elf t

hat t

he e

mpl

oyee

ful

ly

unde

rsta

nds

the

natu

re o

f the

tra

nsac

tion a

nd th

at

his

or h

er c

onse

nt t

here

to h

as b

een

free

ly m

ade

and

not

as a

res

ult o

f coe

rcio

n, u

ndue

inf

luen

ce,

mis

repr

esen

tatio

n, fr

aud

or m

ista

ke;

b)

in a

ny c

ase

whe

re th

e of

ficer

or

repr

esen

tativ

e co

nsid

ers

that

a m

edic

al

exam

inat

ion

is n

eces

sary

be

fore

the

tran

sact

ion

is e

nter

ed in

to,

requ

ire th

at

the

empl

oyee

he g

iven

suc

h m

edic

al e

xam

inat

ion.

(4)

Whe

re a

n at

test

ing

offic

er o

r la

bour

repr

esen

tativ

e ha

s en

dors

ed a

co

ntra

ct b

etw

een

an e

mpl

oyer

and

em

ploy

ee i

n th

e m

anne

r pro

vide

d fo

r in

thi

s se

ctio

n, h

e or

she

sha

ll no

tify

the

atte

stin

g of

ficer

in L

esot

ho w

ho o

rigin

ally

at

test

ed th

e co

ntra

ct o

f the

act

ion

the

form

er h

as ta

ken.

(5)

The

Min

iste

r m

ay, by

regu

latio

n, p

resc

ribe

the

fees

and

char

ges

to b

e pa

id b

y em

ploy

ers fo

r en

dors

emen

t of

co

ntra

cts

as p

rovi

ded

for

in t

his

sect

ion.

In

the

abse

nce

of s

uch

regu

latio

ns th

e fe

es a

nd c

harg

es fo

r the

atte

stat

ion

of c

ontr

acts

pay

able

und

er s

ubse

ctio

n (3)

of s

ectio

n 15

5 sh

all a

pply

.

164.

M

inis

ter

may

req

uire

gua

rant

ee t

o co

ver

dere

rred

pay

(a)

the

perio

d of

the

exte

nsio

n sh

all

not

exce

ed si

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BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

Whe

re a

ny c

ontr

act o

f to

reig

n se

rvic

e pr

ovid

es fo

r th

e vo

lunt

ary

defe

rral

of a

po

rtio

n of

the

empl

oyee

's w

ages

, th

e M

inis

ter

may

, by

reg

ulat

ion,

requ

ire th

at th

e em

ploy

er e

nter

ing

into

suc

h a

cont

ract

sha

ll pr

ovid

e, i

n su

ch f

orm

as

may

he

pres

crib

ed, a

gu

aran

tee

cove

ring

the

rem

ittan

ce o

f suc

h w

ages

to a

han

k in

- em

ploy

ee.

- -

PA

RT

Xli

EM

I'LO

YM

EN

T O

F N

ON

-NA

TIO

NA

LS

165.

E

mpl

oym

ent

of p

erso

ns w

ho a

re n

ot c

itize

ns o

f L4o

tho

(I)

No

empl

oyer

shal

l em

ploy

any

per

son

in L

esot

ho w

ho is

no

t a

citiz

en o

f Les

otho

and

no

suc

h pe

rson

sha

ll ac

cept

em

ploy

men

t in

Leso

tho

unle

ss th

at p

erso

n is

in p

osse

ssio

n of

a v

alid

cer

tific

ate

of e

mpl

oym

ent (

wor

k pe

rmit)

iss

ued

by th

e La

bour

Com

mis

sion

er.

(2)

No

pers

on w

ho is

not

a c

itize

n of

Les

otho

ma'

wor

k as

a

part

ner

in L

esot

bo u

nles

s th

at p

erso

n is

in

poss

essi

on o

f a

valid

cer

tific

ate

of e

mpl

oym

ent (

wor

k pe

rmit)

iss

ued

by

the

Labo

ur C

omm

issi

oner

.

(3)

Any

em

ploy

er w

ho e

mpl

oys

any

pers

on a

nd a

ny p

erso

n w

ho a

ccep

ts e

mpl

oym

ent in

con

trav

entio

n of

sub

sect

ion

(1) o

r (2

) of

this

sec

tion

shal

l be

guilt

y of

an

offe

nce

and

liabl

e on

con

vict

ion

to a

fine

of o

ne th

ousa

nd m

alot

i or

six

mon

ths'

impr

ison

men

t or

both

.

(4)

An

appl

icat

ion

for

a ce

rtifi

cate

of e

mpl

oym

ent (

wor

k pe

rmit)

sha

ll he

mad

e in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

pro

visi

ons

of th

e F

ifth

Sch

edul

e.

166.

C

ondi

tions

for

cer

tific

ate

(1)

The

Min

iste

r m

ay,

in c

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith th

e L

abou

r C

omm

issi

oner

, the

Dire

ctor

of t

he N

atio

nal E

mpl

oym

ent

Ser

vice

, the

Com

mis

sion

er fo

r C

omm

erce

and

Indu

stry

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

and

the

Chi

ef P

assp

ort O

ffice

r, is

sue

regu

latio

ns s

ettin

g fo

rth

furt

her

cond

ition

s un

der

whi

ch a

cer

tific

ate

of

empl

oym

ent (

wor

k pe

rmit)

may

he

issu

ed.

- 2L

Bef

ore

the_

Labo

ur

mito

jier m

nay_

g[ill

t a

non-

citi

zen

of L

esot

ho a

cer

tific

ate

of e

mpl

oym

ent (

wor

k pe

rmit)

, th

e N

atio

nal E

mpl

oym

ent S

ervi

ce m

ust ce

rtify

that

no

citiz

en

of L

esot

ho is

at t

hat t

ime

qual

ified

and

ava

ilabl

e fo

r th

e

empl

oym

ent i

n qu

estio

n.

(3)

A c

ertif

icat

e of

em

ploy

men

t (w

ork

perm

it) i

ssue

d in

term

s of

this

sec

tion

shal

l be

valid

for

a pe

riod

not

exce

edin

g tw

enty

fou

r m

onth

s fr

om th

e da

te o

f iss

ue a

nd a

ny s

uch

cert

ifica

te m

ay h

e ca

ncel

led

or e

xten

ded

at t

he d

iscr

etio

n of

the

Labo

ur C

omm

issi

oner

.

(4)

The

form

s to

be

used

and

fee

s to

he

l)aid

in

rela

tion

to

this

sec

tion

are

spec

ified

in

the

Fift

h S

ched

ule.

167.

P

rodu

ctio

n of

cer

tific

ates

(1)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

of f

orei

gn la

bour

sha

ll w

ithin

four

day

s of

bei

ng re

ques

ted

to (

In s

o by

the

Labo

ur C

omm

issi

oner

prdd

uce

evid

ence

to

the

satis

fact

ion of

the

Labo

ur

Com

mis

sion

er th

at e

very

non

- citi

zen

of L

esot

ho

empl

oyed

by

that

em

ploy

er is

in

poss

essi

on o

f a v

alid

ce

rtifi

cate

of e

mpl

oym

ent (

wor

k pe

rmit.

)

(2)

Eve

ry n

on-c

itize

n of

Les

otho

who

is p

erfo

rmin

g w

ork

that

mig

ht o

ther

wis

e he

per

form

ed b

y an

em

ploy

ee w

ho i

s a

citiz

en o

f Les

otho

sha

ll w

ithin

four

day

s of

bei

ng

requ

este

d to

do

so b

y th

e La

bour

Com

mis

sion

er pr

oduc

e an

d sh

ow to

the

Labo

ur C

omm

issi

oner

a va

lid c

ertif

icat

e of

em

ploy

men

t (w

ork

perm

it.)

(3)

Fai

lure

to

com

ply

with

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

sect

ion

(1)

or

(2) s

hall

cons

titut

e an

offe

nce.

,

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AD

E U

NIO

N O

RG

AN

ISA

TIO

NS

A N

D E

M P

LO

VE

RS'

O

RG

AN

ISA

TIO

NS:

EST

A IW

ISJ

IME

NT

AN

D R

EG

IST

RA

TIO

N

16L

_Fr

eedo

ni oL

asso

ciat

ion

(1)

Wor

kers

and

em

ploy

ers,

with

out

any

dist

inct

ion

wha

tsoe

ver,

sha

ll ha

ve t

he r

ight

to

esta

blis

h an

d, s

ubje

ct

only

to th

e ru

les

of th

e or

gani

satio

n co

ncer

ned,

to jo

in

orga

nisa

tions

of t

heir

own

choo

sing

with

out th

e pr

evio

u au

thor

izat

ion

of th

e G

over

nmen

t.

(2)

The

rig

ht o

f ass

ocia

tion

refe

rred

to in

sub

sect

ion (

1) i

s gu

aran

teed

to

wor

kers

and

em

ploy

ers in

all

sect

ors

of th

e ec

onom

y, in

clud

ing

agric

ultu

re.

All

pers

ons

enga

ged

in

agric

ultu

re, in

wha

teve

r man

ner,

sha

ll en

joy

the

sam

e rig

hts

of a

ssoc

iatio

n an

d co

mbi

natio

n as

wor

kers

in o

ther

se

ctor

s.

169.

A

ppoi

ntm

ent

of R

egis

trar

and

ass

ista

nts

(1)

The

Min

iste

r sh

all a

ppoi

nt a

Reg

istr

ar o

f Tra

de U

nion

s an

d E

mpl

oyer

s' O

rgan

isat

ions

who

sha

ll he

res

pons

ible

fo

r the

due

per

form

ance

of t

he d

utie

s an

d fu

nctio

ns

assi

gned

pur

suan

t to

this

Par

t of

the

Cod

e, in

clud

ing

the

pres

crib

ing

of fo

rms.

(2)

The

Reg

istr

ar o

f Tra

de U

nion

s sh

all a

nnua

lly s

ubm

it to

th

e M

inis

ter

a re

port

on

all

mat

ters

tra

nsac

ted

by th

e R

egis

trar

und

er th

e C

ode

durin

g ea

ch c

alen

dar

year

.

(3)

The

Min

iste

r m

ay a

ppoi

nt o

ne o

r m

ore

assi

stan

t reg

istr

ars

of tr

ade

unio

ns a

nd s

uch

othe

r offi

cers

as

may

from

tim

e to

tim

e be

req

uire

d br

the

purp

oses

of t

his

Par

t.

170.

R

egis

ter

(1)

The

Reg

istr

ar s

halt

keep

and

mai

ntai

n a

regi

ster

of t

rade

un

ions

and

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

ns in

whi

ch s

hall

he

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BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

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1335

cont

aine

d th

e P

resc

ribed

part

icul

ars

rela

ting

to th

em a

nd

any

alte

ratio

n or

cha

nge w

hich

may

hor

n tim

e to

tim

e he

effe

cted

ád

dfes

s or

loca

tion

of th

e re

gist

ered

offi

ce t

here

of, a

nd a

ll su

ch o

ther

mat

ters

as

may

be

requ

ired

to b

e co

ntai

ned

ther

ein

unde

r the

Cod

e, S

ched

ules

the

reto

or a

ny

regu

latio

n m

ade

ther

eund

er.

(2)

A c

opy of

any

entr

y in

the

Reg

iste

r cer

tifie

d un

der

the

hand

of t

he R

egis

trar

sha

ll, u

ntil

the

cont

rary

be

show

n,

he p

roof

of t

he f

acts

spe

cifie

d th

erei

n, a

s on

the

date

of

the

cert

ified

cop

y.

171.

R

egis

trat

ion r

equi

red

(I )

Eve

ry tr

ade

unio

n an

d em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n w

hich

is

in e

xist

ence

but

not

regi

ster

ed as

a tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

at io

n be

fore

the

date

of c

omm

ence

men

t of

the

Cod

e sh

all,

with

in t

hree

mon

ths

of th

at d

ate,

eith

er

appl

y to

be

regi

ster

ed o

r be

dee

med

(liS

Sul

Ved

.

(2)

Eve

ry t

rade

uni

on a

nd e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

whi

ch is

in

exi

sten

ce an

d is

reg

iste

red

as a

tra

de u

nion

or

empl

oyer

s' o

rgam

satio

n im

med

iate

ly b

efor

e th

e da

te o

f th

e co

mm

ence

men

t of

the

Cod

e sh

all w

ithin

six

mon

ths o

f th

at d

ate

eith

er a

pply

to

be r

egis

tere

d un

der

the

Cod

e or

he

dee

med

dis

solv

ed.

(3)

Eve

ry t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n w

hich

co

mes

int

o ex

iste

nce

afte

r th

e da

te o

f com

men

cem

ent of

th

e C

ode

shal

l, w

ithin

thre

e m

onth

s of i

ts c

omin

g in

to

exis

tenc

e, ei

ther

app

ly to

be

regi

ster

ed o

r he

dee

med

di

ssol

ved.

Whi

le a

tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

satio

n is

in t

he pr

oces

s of

bei

ng in

itial

ly

esta

blis

hed,

it sh

all h

ave

lega

l per

sona

lity

unde

r su

bsec

tion (

2) o

f sec

tion

222

and

its m

embe

rs s

hall

enjo

y fr

eedo

m o

f ass

ocia

tion

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith se

ctio

ns

168

and

216.

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The

Reg

istr

ar m

ay g

rant

an

exte

nsio

n of

the

peri

ods

spec

ifie

d in

sub

sect

ions

(I),

(2)

and

(3)

of t

his

sect

ion

for

any

furt

her

peri

od o

r pe

riod

s no

t exc

eedi

ng n

ine

m)n

ths

- -in

-the

agg

rega

te.

172.

A

pplic

atio

n fo

r re

gist

ratio

n

Eve

ry a

pplic

atio

n fo

r re

gist

ratio

n as

a t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

satio

n sha

lt he

mad

e to

the

Reg

istr

ar in

the

for

m

pres

crib

ed un

der

the

Thi

rd S

ched

ule

and

shal

l he

acc

ompa

nied

by

the

pres

crib

ed p

artic

ular

s.

The

app

licat

ion

shaH

—be

—si

gned

——

——

by

at l

east

ten

mem

bers

of t

he b

ody

appl

ying

for

reg

istr

atio

n,

any

of w

hich

mem

bers

m

ay b

e of

licer

s of

the

body

app

lyin

g fo

r re

gist

ratio

n.

173.

R

egis

trat

ion

(1)

The

Reg

istr

ar sh

all

take

a d

ecis

ion

on a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r re

gist

ratio

n w

ithin

30

days

of h

avin

g re

ceiv

ed it

and

sha

ll fo

rthw

ith n

otify

the

appl

ican

ts of

the

deci

sion

. S

ubje

ct

only

to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

174

and

175

of th

e C

ode,

the

Reg

istr

ar s

hall

regi

ster

the

trad

e un

ion

or

empl

oyer

s' or

gani

satio

n in

the p

resc

ribed

man

ner a

s a

regi

ster

ed tr

ade

unio

n or

a r

egis

tere

d em

ploy

ers'

ol

gani

satio

n.

Reg

istr

atio

n sh

all h

e ef

fect

ive

as f

rom

the

da

te o

f the

ent

ry in

the

Reg

iste

r.

(2)

Upo

n re

gist

ratio

n, th

e R

egis

trar

shal

l fo

rthw

ith is

sue t

o th

e tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n, a

cer

tific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion

whi

ch,

unle

ss p

rove

d to

hav

e be

en c

ance

lled

or w

ithdr

awn,

sh

all

he c

oncl

usiv

e ev

iden

ce f

or a

ll pu

rpos

es t

hat

the

trad

e U

nion

or

empl

oyer

s' o

rgam

satio

n ha

s be

en d

uly

regi

ster

ed u

nder

the

Cod

e.

(3)

The

Reg

istr

ar m

ay c

all

for

furt

her

info

rmat

ion

for

the

purp

ose

of b

eing

sat

isfi

ed t

hat a

ny a

pplic

atio

n fo

r re

gist

ratio

n m

ade

by a

tra

de u

nion

or

empl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tion c

ompl

ies

with

the

pro

visi

ons o

f the

Cod

e.

if th

e na

me-

unde

r-w

h-ic

h—a-

trad

e-ui

iiuii

or e

mpl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tion

is p

ropo

sed

to b

e re

gist

ered

is id

entk

al t

o th

at b

y w

hich

any

oth

er e

xist

ing

body

has

bee

n re

gist

ered

or,

in th

e op

inio

n of

the

Reg

istr

ar, s

o ne

atly

res

embl

es s

uch

nam

e as

to

be l

ikel

y to

dec

eive

or

mis

lead

the

pub

lic o

r th

e m

embe

rs o

f ei

ther

bod

y, o

r in

the

Reg

istr

ar's

opi

nion

is

itsel

f mis

lead

ing,

th

e R

egis

trar

shal

l re

quir

e th

e pe

rson

s ap

plyi

ng fo

r re

gist

ratio

n -

to a

lter

the

nam

e st

ated

onj

iI ph

catio

n,_a

nsi_

sbal

l re

fuse

to

regi

ster

the t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n un

til s

uch

alte

ratio

n ha

s be

en m

ade.

175.

R

efus

al o

f reg

istr

atio

n

(I)

The

Reg

istr

ar m

ay re

fuse

to r

egis

ter

any

trad

e un

ion,

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n or

amal

gam

atio

n on

ly i

f he

or s

he

is s

atis

fied

tha

t -

(a)

it ha

s no

t co

mpl

ied

with

the

prov

isio

ns o

f the

Cod

e or

any

reg

ulat

ions

mad

e th

ereu

nder

; or

(b)

any

of it

s ob

ject

s or

its c

onst

itutio

n is

unl

awfu

l or

conf

licts

with

the

prov

isio

ns o

f the

Cod

e; o

r

(c)

the

prin

cipa

l obj

ects

of t

he c

ombi

natio

n se

ekin

g re

gist

ratio

n ar

e no

t in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

ose

set ou

t in

the

def

initi

on o

f "t

rade

uni

on"

or "

empl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tion"

cont

aine

d in

sec

tion

3 of

the

Cod

e; o

r

(d)

it is

a b

ranc

h of

a tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

satio

n ot

her t

han

a re

gist

ered

trad

e un

ion

or

regi

ster

ed e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion.

(2)

Whe

n th

e R

egis

trar

ref

uses

to re

gist

er a

tra

de u

nion

, em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n or

amal

gam

atio

n, he

or

she

shal

l no

tify

the

appl

ican

ts in

wri

ting

of th

e gr

ound

s of

such

re

fusa

L T

he tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n co

ncer

ned

niay

app

eal

agai

nst s

uch

refu

sal

to t

he L

abou

r C

ourt

.

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OU

R C

OD

E O

RD

ER

, 19

92

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BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

174.

Po

wer

of

Reg

istr

ar to

requ

ire

alte

ratio

n of

nam

e

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Eve

ry r

egis

tere

d tra

de um

ou o

r re

gist

ered

em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

satio

n in

whi

ch a

bra

nch

has

been

est

ablis

hed

afte

r th

e com

men

cem

ent o

f the

Cod

e sh

all,

with

in th

ree

mon

ths

of th

e es

tabl

ishm

ent o

f the

bra

nch,

giv

e th

e R

egis

trar

no

tice

ther

eof

in w

ritin

g, i

ndic

atin

g th

e na

me

of th

e tr

ade

Uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n and

the

dat

e on

whi

ch

the

bran

ch w

as e

stab

lishe

d.

(3)

A r

egis

tere

d tr

ade

unio

n or

reg

iste

ted

empl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tion w

hich

fai

ls to

com

ply

with

any

of

the

requ

irem

ents

of t

his

sect

ion

shal

l hav

e co

mm

itted

an

offe

nce

and

he li

able

to a

fin

e no

t exc

eedi

ng tw

o hu

ndre

d m

alot

i.

177.

A

mal

gam

atio

n

Tw

o or

mor

e re

gist

ered

trad

e un

ions

or

regi

ster

ed e

mpl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tions

may

bec

ome

amal

gam

ated

as o

ne t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n, w

ith o

r w

ithou

t dis

solu

tion

or d

ivis

ion

of th

e fu

nds o

f eith

er o

r an

y of

them

, upo

n a

ballo

t bei

ng ta

ken

in e

ach

trad

e un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

in t

he m

anne

r pr

ovid

ed in

its

res

pect

ive

Lut

es.

178.

N

otic

e of

am

alga

mat

ion

(I)

The

sec

reta

ry a

nd a

t le

ast

six

mem

bers

of e

ach

regi

ster

ed

trad

e un

ion

or re

gist

ered

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n w

hich

is

a pa

rty

to a

ny a

mal

gam

atio

n eff

ecte

d af

ter

the

com

ing

into

for

ce o

f the

('o

de s

hall,

w

ithin

one

iio

nth

ut t

he

If th

e R

egis

trar

is s

atis

fied

that

the

prov

isio

ns o

f the

Cod

e in

res

pect

of am

alga

mat

ion h

ave

been

com

plie

d w

ith a

nd

that

the

trad

e un

ion

or em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n for

med

th

ereb

y w

ould

be

entit

led

to b

e re

gist

ered

und

er th

e C

ode,

he

or

she

shal

l re

gist

er th

e tr

ade

unio

n or

empl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tion i

n th

e pr

escr

ibed

man

ner a

nd t

he

amal

gam

atio

n sha

ll ha

ve e

ffec

t fro

m th

e da

te o

f re

gist

ratio

n.

179.

Fe

dera

tions

(I)

Tw

o or

mor

e re

gist

ered

tra

de u

nion

s or

regi

ster

ed

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ions

may

for

m o

r joi

n a

fede

ratio

n of

tr

ade

unio

ns o

r a f

eder

atio

n of

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ions

, as

app

licab

le, u

pon

a ba

llot b

eing

take

n in

eac

h tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n in

the

man

ner

prov

ided

in

its

res

pect

ive

rule

s.

(2)

Any

trad

e un

ion,

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n or

fede

ratio

n sh

all h

ave

the r

ight

to a

ffili

ate w

ith i

nter

natio

nal

orga

nisa

tions

of w

orke

rs o

r em

ploy

ers,

as

appl

icab

le.

(3)

The

sec

reta

ry o

f eac

h re

gist

ered

trad

e un

ion

or re

gist

ered

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n whi

ch b

ecom

es p

arty

to a

fe

dera

tion

afte

r th

e co

min

g in

to f

orce

of t

he C

ode

shal

l, w

ithin

one

mon

th o

f joi

ning

the

fede

ratio

n, p

rovi

de th

e R

egis

trar

with

not

ice

of th

e fe

dera

tion,

in w

ritin

g an

d si

gned

, in

the

for

m p

resc

ribe

d un

der

the T

hird

Sch

edul

e.

Such

fed

erat

ions

shal

l en

joy

the

sam

e pr

otec

tion

as i

s af

ford

ed to

regi

ster

ed tr

ade

unio

ns a

nd r

egis

tere

d em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

ns u

nder

the

Cod

e.

1338

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BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

176.

N

otic

e 1)

1 af

fiLia

tion

or e

tab1

ishm

en1

of a

bra

nch

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

1339

amal

gam

atio

n, pr

ovid

e th

e R

egis

trar

with

not

ice

in

wri

ting,

sig

ned

by th

em, i

n th

e fo

rm p

resc

ribe

d un

der t

he

Thi

rd S

ched

ule

and

cont

aini

ng su

ch p

artic

ular

s as

have

(1

) E

very

reg

iste

red

trad

e un

ion

or re

gist

ered

em

ploy

ers'

I

Cod

e, b

ecom

e af

filia

ted

to a

ny o

ther

tra

de u

nion

or

(2)

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion s

hall,

with

in th

ree

mon

ths

of th

e af

filia

tion,

giv

e th

e R

egis

trar

not

ice

in w

ritin

g, in

dica

ting

the

nam

es o

f the

affi

liate

d bo

dies

and

the

eff

ectiv

e da

te o

f th

e af

filia

tion.

t

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or t

he l)

Ur1

)SC

of d

efin

ding

or

bri

ngin

g le

gal

proc

eedi

ngs o

r di

ssol

ving

the

unio

n or

org

anis

atio

n and

dis

posi

ng o

f its

pro

perl

y or

fund

s in

acc

orda

nce

with

its

rul

es, t

ake

any

part

in

its

man

agem

ent

or o

rgan

isat

ion,

or

act

or p

urpo

rt

to a

ct o

n be

half

of t

he u

nion

or

orga

nisa

tion

or a

s an

off

icer

of t

he u

nion

or

orga

nisa

tion.

(2)

If an

y tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n w

hich

has

ha

d its

reg

istr

atio

n ca

ncel

led

is su

bseq

uent

ly n

ot

diss

olve

d, o

r if

its

cert

ific

ate o

f re

gist

ratio

n is

not

de

liver

ed to

the

Reg

istr

ar w

ithin

thre

e m

onth

s aft

er th

e da

te o

f ca

ncel

latio

n or

the

date

of

the

dism

issa

l of

an

appe

al a

gain

st s

uch

canc

ella

tion,

or w

ithin

suc

h ex

tend

ed

time

as t

he R

egis

trar

may

in a

ny p

artic

ular

cas

e al

low

, th

en th

e tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n, a

ny

offi

cer

ther

eof,

and

any

per

son

actin

g as

an

offi

cer t

here

cf

shal

l be

gui

lty o

f an

offe

nce

and

shal

l he

liabl

e to

a f

ine

not e

xcee

ding

two

hund

red

mal

oti.

Whe

n a

trad

e un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

is d

isso

lved

, at

leas

t si

x m

embe

rs an

d th

e se

cret

ary

of th

e tr

ade

unio

n or

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion s

hall,

with

in fo

urte

en d

ays

of th

e di

ssol

utio

n, se

nd a

sig

ned

notic

e in

wri

ting,

ind

icat

ing

the

man

ner a

nd t

he d

ate

of th

e di

ssol

utio

n, to

the

Reg

istr

ar, w

ho

shal

l re

gist

er th

e dis

solu

tion

upon

bei

ng s

atis

fied

that

it h

as b

ee1

effe

cted

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith t

he r

ules

of t

he tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n. T

he d

isso

lutio

n sh

all

have

eff

ect f

rom

th

e da

te o

f reg

istr

atio

n of

the

notic

e.

(I)

The

Reg

istr

ar s

hall

notif

y th

e fo

llow

ing

fact

s in

the

G

azet

te:

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

1345

(a)

the

fact

tha

t a tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

satio

n has

bee

n re

gist

ered

or

that

reg

istr

atio

n ha

s be

en re

fuse

d;

(b)

the

fact

that

the

regi

stra

tion

of a

tra

de u

nion

or

eflip

oye

rs

orga

nisa

tion

has

been

can

celI

ed

(c)

the

fact

that

a c

hang

e of

nam

e of

, or

an

amal

gam

atio

n aff

ectin

g, a

reg

iste

red

trad

e un

ion

or re

gist

ered

em

ploy

ers'

org

ànis

atio

n ha

s be

en

regi

ster

ed;

(d)

the

fact

that

a r

egis

tere

d tr

ade

unio

n or

regi

ster

ed

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion h

as b

een

diss

olve

d.

(2)

The

act

not

ifie

d in

the

Gov

ernm

ent G

azet

te s

hall

have

ef

fect

as

from

the

date

it w

as n

oted

in

the

regi

ster

m

aint

aine

d by

the

Reg

istr

ar.

PAR

T X

IV

RU

LE

S O

F T

RA

DE

UN

ION

S A

ND

EM

PLO

YE

RS'

O

RG

AN

ISA

TIO

NS:

ME

MB

ER

SHIP

, O

FFIC

ER

S

189.

M

embe

rshi

p ri

ghts

of

min

ors

(I)

A p

erso

n un

der

the

appa

rent

age

of 2

1 ye

ars

but a

bove

th

e ap

pare

nt a

ge o

f 15

yea

rs m

ay b

e a

mem

ber o

f a

regi

ster

ed tr

ade

unio

n or

a r

egis

tere

d em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

satio

n unl

ess

the

rule

s th

ereo

f pro

vide

to th

e co

ntra

ry.

(2)

A p

erso

n re

ferr

ed to

in

sub-

sect

ion

(1)

shal

l en

joy

all

the

righ

ts o

f a m

embe

r and

may

ex

ecut

e al

l in

stru

men

ts an

d m

ake

all

paym

ents

nec

essa

ry t

o be

mad

e un

der t

he ru

les,

bu

t he

or s

he m

ay n

ot b

e a

mem

ber o

f the

exe

cutiv

e co

mm

ittee

or a

tru

stee

unt

il at

tain

ing

the

appa

rent

age

of

21 y

ears

.

'344

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

187.

N

otif

icat

ion

of d

isso

lutio

n

188

Not

ific

atio

n in

Gaz

ette

by

Reg

istr

ar

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No

pers

on s

hall

be a

n of

fice

r of

a t

rade

uni

on o

r an

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n if

, w

ithin

five

yea

rs o

r le

ss o

f or

her

app

oint

men

t to

the

post

, he

or s

he h

as b

een

conv

icte

d of

a c

rim

e in

volv

ing

frau

d or

dis

hone

sty.

191.

R

eque

st b

y R

egis

trar

(1)

For

the p

urpo

se o

f bei

ng s

atis

fied

that

the

prov

isio

ns o

f se

ctio

n 19

0 ar

e be

ing

com

plie

d w

ith, t

he R

egis

trar

may

ca

ll fo

r in

form

atio

n fr

om th

e ex

ecut

ive c

omm

ittee

or a

ny

offi

cer o

f a

trad

e un

ion

or a

n em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n.

(2)

An

offi

cer o

f a t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n w

ho f

ails

to c

ompl

y w

ith a

per

tinen

t req

uest

mad

e by

the

Reg

istr

ar u

nder

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

sect

ion (

1) o

f thi

s se

ctio

n sh

all b

e lia

ble

to a

fin

e no

t ex

ceed

ing

thre

e hu

ndre

d m

alot

i.

192.

T

rust

ees

(1)

The

rul

es o

f a

trad

e un

ion

or a

n em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n sh

all p

rovi

de fo

r th

e ap

poin

tmen

t or

ele

ctio

n of

trus

tees

an

d fo

r th

e fi

lling

of a

ny v

acan

cy i

n th

e of

fice

of a

trus

tee

so t

hat,

as f

ar a

s m

ay b

e, th

ere

shal

l al

way

s he

at l

east

th

ree

trus

tees

.

(2)

No

offi

cer o

f a

trad

e un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

may

be

a tr

uste

e th

ereo

f.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(3)

No

pers

on w

ho h

as b

een

conv

icte

d of

a c

rim

e in

volv

ing

frau

d or

dis

hone

sty

shal

l he

a t

rust

ee o

r an

aud

itor o

f a

trad

e uni

on o

r an

em

ploy

ers'

org

amsa

tion.

(1)

A n

otic

e gi

ving

the n

ames

of a

ll of

fice

rs a

nd t

rust

ees

and

thei

r titl

es s

hall

be se

nt to

the

Reg

istr

ar w

ithin

fou

rtee

n da

ys o

f the

ir a

ppoi

ntm

ent a

nd a

true

copy

of t

he n

otic

e sh

all h

e pr

omin

ently

exhi

bite

d in

the

regi

ster

ed o

ffic

e of

th

e re

spec

tive

trad

e un

ion,

or

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

or

bran

ch th

ereo

f.

(2)

Not

ice

of al

l ch

ange

s of o

ffic

ers

and

trus

tees

shal

l, w

ithin

fo

urte

en d

ays

of th

e ch

ange

, be

sent

to th

e R

egis

trar

by

the t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n, an

d th

e R

egis

trar

shal

l th

ereu

pon

corr

ect t

he re

gist

er a

ccor

ding

ly.

194.

R

egis

tere

d of

fice

and

pos

tal a

ddre

ss

(I)

Eve

ry tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n sha

ll ha

ve a

re

gist

ered

off

ice

in L

esot

ho an

d a

regi

ster

ed p

osta

l ad

dres

s to

whi

ch a

ll co

mm

unic

atio

ns an

d no

tices

may

he

addr

esse

d, a

nd i

f a t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

amsa

tion

has

mor

e th

an o

ne o

ffic

e th

e re

gist

ered

off

ice

shal

l he

the

pr

inci

pal

offi

ce o

f the

trad

e un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tion.

(2)

Not

ice

of th

e lo

catio

n of

the r

egis

tere

d of

fice

and

re

gist

ered

pos

tal a

ddre

ss, a

nd o

f any

cha

nge

ther

ein

shal

l he

giv

en t

o th

e R

egis

trar

and

shal

l he

so

regi

ster

ed.

(3)

If a

reg

iste

red

trad

e un

ion

or a

reg

iste

red

empl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

t ion:

(a)

oper

ates

with

out

havi

ng a

reg

iste

red

offi

ce a

nd

regi

ster

ed p

osta

l add

ress

, or

with

out g

ivin

g no

tice

of th

e lo

catio

n of

its

regi

ster

ed o

ffic

e as

req

uire

d;

or

190.

O

ffic

ers

LA

BO

UR

CO

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OR

DE

R,

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(1)

No

pers

on s

hall

hold

the p

ost o

f sec

reta

ry o

r tr

easu

rer

of

a tr

ade

unio

n or

an

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

who

, in

the

ion

of o

ffic

ers,

tru

stee

s, e

tc

liter

acy

suff

icie

ntly

hig

h fo

r th

e ef

fect

ive

perf

orm

ance

of

his-

or h

er d

utie

s.

'C,

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195.

R

ules

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UR

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OR

DE

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992

(b)

oper

ates

at

a pl

ace

to w

hich

its

reg

iste

red

offi

ce

may

hav

e be

en r

emov

ed,

with

out

havi

ng g

iven

no

tice of

the

chan

ge in

the

loca

tion

ther

eof t

o th

e R

egis

trar

; or

(c)

fails

to g

ive

notic

e of

any

chan

ge o

f its

reg

iste

red

post

al a

ddre

ss, t

he tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

satio

n and

eve

ry o

ffic

er th

ereo

f sha

ll be

gu

ilty

of a

n of

fenc

e an

d lia

ble

to a

fin

e no

t ex

ceed

ing

one

hund

red

mal

oti

for

ever

y da

y du

rit\

whi

h it

so o

pera

tes.

(I)

The

rul

es o

f ev

ery

trad

e un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

shal

l pr

ovid

e fo

r al

l th

e m

atte

rs sp

ecif

ied

in t

he S

econ

d Sc

hedu

le t

o th

e C

ode,

and

sha

ll no

t he

alte

red

or a

men

ded

so a

s to

cea

se to

con

tain

pro

visi

on in

res

pect

of

all

thos

e m

atte

rs.

(2)

A c

opy

of e

very

new

rul

e an

d of

ever

y al

tera

tion

mad

e in

the

rul

es o

f a t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n sh

all

be s

ent t

o th

e R

egis

trar

with

in s

even

day

s of

the

mak

ing

of th

at r

ule

or a

ltera

tion,

and

sha

ll he

reg

iste

red

by th

e R

egis

trar

.

(3)

Eve

ry a

ltera

tion

of th

e ru

les

of a

tra

de u

nion

or

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion s

hall

take

eIi

ct fr

om t

he d

ate

of

regi

stra

tion

ther

eof b

y th

e R

egis

trar

unl

ess

som

e la

ter

date

is

spe

cifi

ed in

the

rul

es.

(4)

A c

opy

of th

e ru

les

of a

tra

de u

nion

or

empl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tion

shal

l he

del

iver

ed t

o an

y pe

rson

on

dem

and,

up

on p

aym

ent

of

a su

m n

ot e

xcee

ding

thr

ee m

alot

i.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

PAR

T X

V

UN

FAIR

LA

BO

UR

PR

AC

TIC

ES

196.

D

iscr

imin

atio

n ag

ains

t un

ion

mem

bers

and

off

lcia

ls

(1)

Any

per

son

who

dis

crim

inat

es, a

s re

spec

ts th

e em

ploy

men

t or

con

ditio

ns o

f em

ploy

men

t w

hich

he

or s

he

offe

rs to

ano

ther

per

son,

bec

ause

that

per

son

is a

m

embe

r, o

ffic

er o

r tr

uste

e of

a t

rade

uni

on sh

all

com

mit

an u

nfai

r la

bour

pra

ctic

e.

(2)

Any

per

son

who

see

ks, b

y in

timid

atio

n, th

reat

s,

dism

issa

l, im

posi

tion o

f a

pena

lty, g

ivin

g or

off

erin

g to

give

a w

age

incr

ease

, or

any

oth

er m

eans

, to

indu

ce a

n

empl

oyee

to r

efra

in fr

om b

ecom

ing

or to

ref

rain

from

cont

inui

ng to

be

a m

embe

r, o

ffic

er o

r tr

uste

e of

a tr

a(le

un

ion

shal

l co

mm

it an

unf

air

labo

ur p

ract

ice.

(3)

Any

per

son

who

com

mun

icat

es t

o an

othe

r det

ails

of t

he

nam

es o

f a w

orke

r as

bei

ng u

nsui

tabl

e for

em

ploy

men

t on

gr

ound

s of

the

latte

r's t

rade

uni

on m

embe

rshi

p or

ac

tiviti

es sh

all c

omm

it an

unf

air

labo

ur p

ract

ice.

197.

In

terf

eren

ce b

y em

ploy

ers

in t

rade

uni

on a

ffai

rs

Any

em

ploy

er w

ho ta

kes

part

in

the

form

atio

n of

an

empl

oyee

s'

trad

e un

ion

or,

with

the

inte

ntio

n of

infl

uenc

ing

a tr

ade

unio

n,

mak

es a

ny c

ontr

ibut

ion,

in m

oney

or

mon

ey's

wor

th, t

o th

at

trad

e uni

on s

hall

com

mit

an u

nfai

r la

bour

pra

ctic

e.

198.

R

easo

nabl

e fa

cilit

ies

for

conf

erri

ng

(I)

The

em

ploy

er sh

all a

llow

any

off

icer

of a

tra

de u

nion

w

hose

mem

bers

inc

lude

som

e of

his

or

her

empl

oyee

s re

ason

able

faci

litie

s for

con

ferr

ing

with

the

empl

oyer

an

d/or

his

or

her

empl

oyee

s on

mat

ters

affe

ctin

g th

e

empl

oyer

and

tho

se m

embe

rs.

Any

per

son

who

fails

to

give

suc

h re

ason

able

faci

litie

s sha

ll co

mm

it an

unf

air

labd

ur p

ract

ice.

'U

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L

AB

OU

R C

OD

E O

RD

FR,

1992

(2)

An

unre

gist

ered

trad

e un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

torl

co

nfor

mity

with

the

rule

s or

reso

lutio

ns o

f m

ay s

ue, b

e su

ed o

r pr

osec

uted

und

er th

e na

me

by w

hich

su

ch t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n;

has

been

ope

ratin

g or

is

gene

rally

kno

wn.

(c

) an

y bo

nd to

sec

ure

the

perf

orm

ance

of a

ny o

f the

(3

_A

ab

omen

tione

d—ag

rem

ents

- re

gist

ratio

n ha

s be

en c

ance

lled

may

sue

, be

sue

d or

be

pros

ecut

ed

unde

r the

nam

e by

whi

ch i

t was

reg

iste

red.

Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

othi

ng in

thi

s se

ctio

n sh

all b

e de

emed

to c

onst

itute

any

of th

e ab

ove-

men

tione

d (4

) E

xecu

tion

for

any

mon

ey re

cove

red

from

a t

rade

uni

on o

r ag

reem

ents

unl

awfu

l. em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n in

civ

il pr

ocee

ding

s may

issu

e ag

ains

t any

pro

pert

y be

long

ing

to o

r he

ld in

trus

t for

it,

220.

O

bjec

ts h

i res

trai

nt o

f tr

ade

not

unla

wfu

l ot

her

than

the p

rovi

dent

, ben

evol

ent o

r pen

sion

fund

of a

re

gist

ered

trad

e un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion.

T

he o

bjec

ts o

f a t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n sha

ll no

t, by

rea

son

only

that

they

are

in re

stra

int o

f tra

de -

223.

Se

rvic

e of

lega

l pr

oces

s (a

) be

dee

med

to

be u

nlaw

tuil

so a

s to

ren

der

any

mem

ber

of

Eve

ry s

umm

ons,

not

ice

or o

ther

doc

umen

t re

quir

ed to

be

serv

ed

such

tra

de u

nion

or

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

liabl

e to

on

a tr

ade u

nion

in c

ivil

or c

rim

inal

pro

ceed

ings

shal

l be

crim

inal

pro

secu

tion

for

cons

pira

cy o

r ot

herw

ise;

or

deem

ed t

o be

dul

y se

rved

if it

is d

eliv

ered

at t

he re

gist

ered

of

fice

of t

he tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n, o

r po

sted

(b

) he

unl

awfu

l so

as t

o re

nder

voi

d or

voi

dabl

e an

y by

cer

tifie

d m

ail to

its

regi

ster

ed o

ffic

e or

regi

ster

ed p

osta

l ag

reem

ent o

r tr

ust.

addr

ess,

or

if it

is se

rved

per

sona

lly o

n th

e pr

esid

ent,

the

trea

sure

r, th

e sec

reta

ry o

r an

y of

fice

r of

the t

rade

uni

on o

r 22

1.

No

effe

ct o

n ce

rtai

n ag

reem

ents

or

gani

satio

n, p

rovi

ded

that

the

serv

ice

is o

ther

wis

e in

com

plia

nce w

ith th

e req

uire

men

ts o

f an

y re

leva

nt la

w.

Not

hing

in

the C

ode

shal

l af

fect

-

224.

In

appl

icab

ility

of c

erta

in la

ws

(a)

any

agre

emen

t bet

wee

n pa

rtne

rs a

s to

thei

r ow

n bu

sine

r

The

Com

pani

es A

ct 1

967

and

the

Soci

etie

s Act

196

6 sh

all n

ot

b)

any

agre

emen

t in

cons

ider

atio

n of t

he sa

le o

f the

goo

dwill

of

a bu

sine

ss o

r of

inst

ruct

ions

in a

ny p

rofe

ssio

n, tr

ade

or

appl

y to

trad

e un

ions

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ions

. ha

ndic

raft

.

PAR

T X

VII

I 22

2.

Proc

eedi

ngs

by a

nd a

gain

st t

rade

uni

ons

SET

TL

EM

EN

T O

F T

RA

DE

DIS

PUT

ES

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ions

225.

Se

ttlem

ent

of tr

ade

disp

utes

(I

) A

reg

iste

red

trad

e un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

may

su

e, b

e su

ed o

r be

pro

secu

ted

unde

r its

reg

iste

red

nam

e.

(I)

Whe

re th

ere

is a

tra

de d

ispu

te a

nd t

he L

abou

r C

omm

issi

oner

is o

f the

opi

nion

that

sui

tabl

e m

eans

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settl

ing

the

disp

ute

alre

ady

exis

t by

virt

ue o

f the

prov

isio

ns o

f any

agr

eem

ent

reac

hed

betw

een

the

part

ies,

he

or s

he m

ay r

efer

the

disp

ute

for

settl

emen

t in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

ose

prov

isio

ns.

(2)

Whe

re th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er do

es n

ot r

efer

the

di

sput

e for

set

tlem

ent u

nder

sub

sect

ion

(1),

or

whe

re u

pon

such

ref

eren

ce th

ere

has

been

a f

ailu

re to

reac

h a

settl

emen

t, th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er sh

all

imm

edia

tely

-:

(a)

inqu

ire

into

the

caus

es a

nd c

ircu

mst

ance

s of t

he

disp

ute;

and

(b)

take

suc

h st

eps

as s

eem

exp

edie

nt to

pro

mot

e a

settl

emen

t of t

he d

ispu

te.

226.

U

nset

tled

disp

utes

: co

ncili

atio

n

(I)

whe

re, w

ithin

four

teen

day

s of

a p

arty

bri

ngin

g a

trad

e di

sput

e to

the

atte

ntio

n of

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

, the

di

sput

e has

not

bee

n se

ttled

as

prov

ided

und

er s

ubse

ctio

n (1

) or

(2) o

f sec

tion

225,

the L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er sh

all

imm

edin

tely

eith

er-

(a)

appo

int a

con

cilia

tor,

who

may

be

a la

bour

off

icer

, to

end

eavo

ur fu

rthe

r to

arri

ve a

t a s

ettle

men

t; or

(b)

refe

r th

e di

sput

e to

arb

itrat

ion

unde

r se

ctio

n 22

7.

(2)

Whe

re th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er h

as a

ppoi

nted

a

conc

iliat

or u

nder

sub

sect

ion

(1)(

a) a

nd a

set

tlem

ent h

as

not b

een

reac

hed

on a

ll m

atte

rs in

the

dis

pute

with

in

seve

n da

ys o

f tha

t app

oint

men

t, th

e co

ncili

ator

shal

l re

port

that

fac

t to

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

, who

sha

ll

imm

edia

tely

ref

er t

he m

atte

rs st

ill i

n di

sput

e to

arbi

trat

ion

unde

r se

ctio

n 22

7.

227.

R

erer

ence

to

arbi

trat

ion

(I)

Whe

re a

dis

pute

is r

efer

red

to a

rbitr

atio

n un

der s

ectio

n 22

6(l)

(b)

or (

2), t

he L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er sh

all

serv

e th

e pa

rtie

s with

a n

otic

e -

(a)

stat

ing

the

issu

es w

hich

in

his

or h

er o

pini

on a

re in

disp

ute

betw

een

the p

artie

s; a

nd

(b)

aski

ng th

e par

ties

whe

ther

they

con

sent

to t

hose

is

sues

bei

ng r

efer

red

to a

nd d

eter

min

ed b

y ar

bitr

atio

n.

(2)

Whe

re a

ll pa

rtie

s giv

e th

eir

cons

ent,

the

Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er sh

all

with

in fo

urte

en d

ays

refe

r th

e is

sues

spec

ifie

d fo

r det

erm

inat

ion

by n

otic

e to

an

arbi

trat

ion

trib

unal

. C

onse

nt t

o ar

bitr

atio

n m

ay n

ot b

e un

reas

onab

ly

with

held

.

(3)

The

arb

itrat

ion

shal

l be

hand

led

by a

n ar

bitr

ator

appo

inte

d by

the

Min

iste

r, w

ho m

ay b

e as

sist

ed b

y on

e or

mor

e as

sess

ors n

omin

ated

by th

e on

e pa

rty,

and

an

equa

l nu

mbe

r of a

sses

sors

nom

inat

ed by

the o

ther

par

ty, a

ll of

w

hom

sho

uld

be a

ppoi

nted

by

the

Min

iste

r.

(4)

The

Min

iste

r m

ay r

efer

to th

e L

abou

r Cou

rt th

e is

sue

whe

ther

con

sent

to a

rbitr

atio

n is

bei

ng u

nrea

sona

bly

with

held

by

any

part

y.

If th

e C

ourt

det

erm

ines

that

co

nsen

t was

unr

easo

nabl

y with

held

by

any

part

y, th

at

part

y w

ill b

e de

emed

to

have

giv

en i

ts c

onse

nt.

With

hold

ing o

f con

sent

to a

rbitr

atio

n of

dis

pute

s ar

isin

g ov

er t

he a

pplic

atio

n or

int

erpr

etat

ion o

f exi

stin

g pr

ovis

ions

of

law

, or

of a

col

lect

ive a

gree

men

t in

for

ce,

or a

con

trac

t of e

mpl

oym

ent d

urin

g its

term

may

be

deem

ed to

be

unre

ason

able

. W

ithho

ldin

g of c

onse

nt t

o ar

bitr

atio

n of

dis

pute

ari

sing

in t

he c

ours

e of

neg

otia

ting

or s

eeki

ng to

neg

otia

te n

ew te

rms

or c

ondi

tions

of

empl

oym

ent, o

ther

wis

e th

an w

hen

stri

kes

or lo

ck-o

uts

over

suc

h qu

estio

ns a

re p

rohi

bite

d by

the

term

s of

a

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colle

ctiv

e agr

eem

ent t

hen

in f

orce

, m

ay n

ot b

e de

emed

to

be u

nrea

sona

ble.

(6)

Whe

re a

sses

sors

ass

ist

the

arbi

trat

or u

nder

sub

sect

ion

(3)

of th

is s

ectio

n, th

e arb

itrat

or s

hall

act

alon

e in

mak

ing

the

awar

d.

(7)

An

arbi

trat

or a

ppoi

nted

und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ubse

ctio

n

(3) o

f thi

s se

ctio

n m

ay -

(a)

exam

ine t

he ec

onom

ic p

ositi

on o

f the

und

erta

king

in

whi

ch th

e dis

pute

exi

sts

and

any

acco

unt

book

s

and

othe

r doc

umen

ts

likel

y to

pro

vide

the a

rbitr

ator

w

ith m

ater

ial

for

the

inve

stig

atio

n of t

he d

ispu

te;

(b)

sum

mon

any

pers

on to

app

ear b

efor

e th

e ar

bitr

atio

n

trib

unal

in o

rder

to b

e ex

amin

ed th

ereo

n or

requ

ire

that

per

son

to p

rodu

ce a

ny d

ocum

ents

in h

is o

r he

r

poss

essi

on.

(8)

All

expe

nses

con

nect

ed w

ith th

e ar

bitr

atio

n, o

ther

than

atto

rney

fee

s, s

hall

be p

rovi

ded

out o

f pub

lic f

unds

. T

he

arbi

trat

or s

hall

have

re

gard

for

the

need

for

inf

orm

ality

, lo

w c

ost

and

expe

ditio

n in

the

arb

itrat

ion.

The

pro

visi

ot

of th

e C

ode

rega

rdin

g re

pres

enta

tion of

the

part

ies

(sec

tion

28)

shal

l ap

ply

mu:

ails

mut

andi

s.

'(9)

The

arbi

trat

ion

awar

d sh

all b

e fi

nal

and

bind

ing;

a p

arty

clai

min

g in

goo

d fa

ith t

hat t

he a

rbitr

ator

exc

eede

d hi

s or

her j

uris

dict

ion

may

non

e th

e les

s ap

ply

to th

e L

abou

r

Cou

rt f

or a

judg

men

t on

that

poi

nt o

nly.

If

the

Lab

our

Cou

rt ru

les

that

the a

rbitr

ator

did

not

exc

eed

his

or h

er

juri

sdic

tion,

the

arb

itrat

ion

awar

d sh

all h

ave

retr

oact

ive

effe

ct a

s fr

om th

e dat

e it

was

mad

e by

the

arbi

trat

or.

If

the L

abou

r C

ourt

rule

s th

at th

e arb

itrat

or e

xcee

ded

his

or

228.

V

acan

cy I

n ar

bitr

atio

n tr

ibun

al

(1)

Whe

neve

r the

arb

itrat

ion

trib

unal

con

sist

s of a

n ar

bitr

ator

assi

sted

by

asse

ssor

s and

any

vac

ancy

occ

urs

in t

he

num

ber o

f ass

esso

rs, t

he tr

ibun

al m

ay a

t the

dis

cret

ion o

f

the a

rbitr

ator

eith

er a

ct n

otw

ithst

andi

ng th

e va

canc

y, o

r

cons

ent t

o an

othe

r ass

esso

r bei

ng n

omin

ated

and

appo

inte

d to

fill

the

vaca

ncy.

(2)

No

act,

proc

eedi

ng, d

eter

min

atio

n or

aw

ard

of a

n

arbi

trat

ion

trib

unal

app

oint

ed u

nder

sec

tion

227

shal

l be

calle

d in

que

stio

n or

inva

lidat

ed b

y re

ason

of a

ny s

uch

vaca

ncy

so l

ong

as th

e req

uire

d co

nsen

t has

fir

st b

een

obta

ined

.

(I)

Whe

re th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er h

as s

erve

d a

notic

e on

the

part

ies

refe

rrin

g a

trad

e di

sput

e to

arb

itrat

ion,

any

part

y m

ay e

ither

con

sent

to a

rbitr

atio

n or

serv

e on

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

and

on th

e ot

her p

arty

or

part

ies

a

notic

e re

fusi

ng c

onse

nt to

arb

itrat

ion,

in a

ccor

danc

e with

sub-

sect

ion

(2).

(2)

A n

otic

e re

fusi

ng c

onse

nt to

arb

itrat

ion

may

als

o co

ntai

n a

stat

emen

t of i

nten

tion

to d

ecla

re a

str

ike

or, a

s th

e ca

se

may

be,

a l

ock-

out i

n fu

rthe

ranc

e of t

he d

ispu

te.

In n

o

LA

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UR

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DE

OR

DE

R,

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her j

uris

dict

ion,

the d

ispu

te s

hall

agai

n be

ref

erre

d to

arbi

trat

ion

unde

r sec

tion

227.

W

here

it i

s ap

prop

riat

e for

the

term

s of t

he a

war

d to

be

enfo

rced

as

indi

vidu

al t

erm

s

- an

d co

nditi

ons o

f em

ploy

men

t th

ey s

hall

be d

eem

ed t

o be

with

in f

ourt

een

days

of h

avin

g he

ard

part

ies

to th

e in

corp

orat

ed in

the

cont

ract

s

disp

ute.

em

ploy

ers

conc

erne

d.

PAR

T X

IX

STR

IKE

S,

LO

CK

-OU

TS

AN

D E

SSE

NT

IAL

SE

RV

ICE

S

229.

N

otIc

e of s

trik

es a

nd lo

ck-o

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may

a s

trik

e or

Loc

k-ou

t be

initi

ated

few

er th

an s

even

da

ys a

fter

this

not

ice

has

been

serv

ed o

n th

e ot

her p

arty

or

par

ties a

nd o

n th

e Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

.

(3)

Whe

re th

e tim

e-lim

its fo

r th

e se

ttlem

ent o

f dis

pute

s pr

escr

ibed

in s

ectio

ns 2

25,

226

or 2

27 h

ave

been

ex

ceed

ed,

a pa

rty

to a

labo

ur d

ispu

te m

ay d

ecla

re a

str

ike

or, a

s th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, a

loc

k-ou

t in

furt

hera

nce o

f the

di

sput

e.

In s

uch

a ca

se, t

he se

vep-

day

notic

e re

quir

ed

unde

r su

bsec

tion

(2)

shal

l be

deem

ed to

hav

e be

en gi

ven.

230.

W

hen

stri

ke o

r lo

ck-o

ut

law

ful

A s

trik

e or

lock

-out

car

ried

out

in a

ccor

danc

e with

the

pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 22

9 sh

all b

e la

wfu

l. A

ny o

ther

str

ike

or

lock

-out

sha

ll be

unl

awfu

l.

231.

O

ffen

ses

In c

onne

ctio

n w

ith s

trik

es a

nd l

ock-

outs

de

clar

ed u

nlaw

ful

A p

erso

n w

ho d

ecla

res,

ins

tigat

es or

inci

tes

othe

rs to

tak

e pa

rt

in o

r oth

erw

ise

acts

in

furt

hera

nce

of a

str

ike

or l

ock-

out t

hat i

s st

ipul

ated

to b

e un

law

ful b

y se

ctio

ns 23

0 or

232

(5)

sha

ll be

lia

ble

to a

fin

e of

one

tho

usan

d m

alot

i. T

he L

abou

r Cou

rt m

ay

mak

e an

ord

er f

orbi

ddin

g th

e co

ntin

uanc

e of s

uch

actio

n an

d fa

ilure

to c

ompl

y w

ith s

uch

an o

rder

may

be

puni

shed

as

if it

w

ere

cont

empt

of t

he H

igh

Cou

rt.

How

ever

, no

pers

on sh

all b

e de

emed

to h

ave

com

mitt

ed an

off

ence

und

er th

is s

ectio

n by

re

ason

of m

erel

y ha

ving

cea

sed

to w

ork

or h

avin

g re

fuse

d to

acce

pt e

mpl

oym

ent.

232.

T

hrea

t to

ess

entia

l se

rvic

es

(I)

For

the p

urpo

se o

f thi

s se

ctio

n of

the

Cod

e th

e te

rm

"ess

entia

l se

rvic

e" is

con

fine

d to

und

erta

king

s tha

t pr

ovid

e a

serv

ice

who

se in

terr

uptio

n w

ould

end

ange

r the

lif

e, p

erso

nal

safe

ty o

r hea

lth o

f all

or a

ny p

art o

f the

po

pula

tion o

f Les

otho

.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(2)

Whe

re in

the o

pini

on o

f the

Min

iste

r the

exi

sten

ce o

f ac

tion

in p

ursu

ance

of

a tr

ade

disp

ute

thre

aten

s th

e co

ntin

uanc

e of a

ny e

ssen

tial s

ervi

ce h

e or

she

may

cal

l

upon

the

Com

mis

Sion

er o

f Lab

our t

o in

vest

igat

e an

d to

re

port

upo

n th

e fa

cts

of su

ch d

ispu

te w

ithin

ten

day

s.

(3)

The

repo

rt o

f th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er sh

all

be m

ade

publ

ic w

ithin

one

wee

k of

its

subm

issi

on to

the

Min

iste

r.

(4)

If th

e di

sput

e ha

s no

t bee

n se

ttled

with

in o

ne w

eek

of th

e

repo

rt o

f the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

bein

g m

ade

publ

ic,

the

Min

iste

r sha

ll im

med

iate

ly a

pply

to

the

Lab

our

Cou

rt

for

a ru

ling

on th

e di

sput

e. T

he C

ourt

shal

l is

sue

its

rulin

g w

ithin

30

days

of t

he fi

ling

of th

e ap

plic

atio

n by

th

e M

inis

ter.

Its

aw

ard,

whi

ch s

hall

be m

ade

publ

ic,

shal

l be

fina

l and

bin

dIng

upo

n th

e pa

rtie

s. W

here

appr

opri

ate

tO i

ndiv

idua

l te

rms

and

cond

ition

s of

em

ploy

men

t, th

e aw

ard

shal

l be

deem

ed t

o be

in

corp

orat

ed in

the

cont

ract

s of e

mpl

oym

ent

of th

e em

ploy

ees t

o w

hom

it

appl

ies.

(5)

Any

act

ion

in p

ursu

ance

of

a tr

ade

disp

pte t

hat t

hrea

tens

th

e co

ntin

uanc

e of e

ssen

tial

serv

ices

and

pers

ists

aft

er t

he

disp

ute

has

been

ref

erre

d by

the

Min

iste

r to

the

Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er or

the L

abou

r Cou

rt s

hall

be u

nlaw

ful.

Thi

s sh

all

not a

pply

if t

he C

omm

issi

oner

of L

abou

r or

the

Lab

our C

ourt

has

faile

d to

act

with

in th

e tim

e-lim

its

spec

ifie

d.

PAR

T X

X

PIC

KE

TIN

G,

INT

IMID

AT

ION

AN

!) O

ThE

R M

AT

FER

S R

EL

AT

ING

TO

TR

AD

E D

ISPU

TE

S

233.

Pe

acef

ul p

icke

ting

and

prev

entio

n of

intim

idat

ion

(I)

Subj

ect t

o se

ctio

n 23

0, i

t sha

ll be

law

ful

for

one

or m

ore

pers

ons,

act

ing

on th

eir

own

beha

lf o

r on

beh

alf o

f a

trad

e un

ion

or o

f an

indi

vidu

al em

ploy

er o

r am

alga

mat

ion

ther

eof,

in

cont

empl

atio

n or

furt

hera

nce o

f a t

rade

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UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

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disp

ute,

to b

e pr

esen

t at

or

near

a p

lace

whe

re a

per

son

wor

ks o

r ca

rrie

s on

bus

ines

s or

happ

ens

to b

e if

they

are

-pre

sent

-mer

ely-

-for

-the

pur

pose

of-

peac

eful

l_ob

tain

ingo

t co

mm

unic

atin

g inf

orm

atio

n, o

r of

peac

eful

ly p

ersu

adin

g an

y pe

rson

to w

ork

or a

bsta

in fr

om w

orki

ng.

(2)

It sh

all b

e un

law

ful f

or o

ne o

r m

ore

pers

ons

(whe

ther

ac

ting

on th

eir o

wn

beha

lf o

r on

beh

alf o

f a

trad

e un

ion

or o

f an

indi

vidu

al e

mpl

oyer

or

amal

gam

atio

n the

reof

, .

even

whe

n th

ey m

ay b

e ac

ting

in c

onte

mpl

atio

n or

furt

hera

nce

of a

tra

de d

ispu

te)

to b

e pr

esen

t at o

r ne

ar a

plac

e w

here

a p

erso

n w

orks

or c

arri

es o

n bu

sine

ss o

r

happ

ens t

o be

for

the p

urpo

se o

f obt

aini

ng o

r

com

mun

icat

ing i

nfor

mat

ion o

r of

per

suad

ing

or in

duci

ng

any

pers

on to

wor

k or

to a

bsta

in f

rom

wor

king

if th

ey a

ct

in s

uch

man

ner

as to

be

likel

y to

int

imid

ate

any

reas

onab

le p

erso

n in

tha

t pla

ce, o

r to

obs

truc

t the

appr

oach

ther

eto

or e

gres

s th

eref

rom

, or t

o le

ad to

a

brea

ch o

f the

pea

ce.

(3)

It sh

all b

e un

law

ful f

or o

ne o

r m

ore

pers

ons

actin

g on

thei

r ow

n be

half

or

on b

ehal

f of

a tr

ade

unio

n or

of a

n

indi

vidu

al em

ploy

er o

r am

alga

mat

ion

ther

eof,

in

cont

empl

atio

n or

furt

hera

ncó o

f a t

rade

dis

pute

, to

be

pres

ent,

in a

men

acin

g or

thre

aten

ing

man

ner

at o

r ne

ar a

hous

e or

pla

ce w

here

a pe

rson

res

ides

for t

he p

urpo

se o

f ob

tain

ing o

r co

mm

unic

atin

g inf

orm

atio

n, or

of p

ersu

adin

g or

indu

cing

any

pers

on to

wor

k or

abs

tain

from

wor

king

.

(4)

Any

per

son

who

act

s in

con

trav

entio

n of s

ubse

ctio

n (2

) or

(3)

of th

is s

ectio

n sh

all b

e gu

ilty

of an

off

ence

and

lia

ble

to a

fin

e no

t exc

eedi

ng tw

o hu

ndre

d m

alot

i or

to

impr

ison

men

t for

a p

erio

d no

t exc

eedi

ng o

ne m

onth

.

234.

In

timid

atio

n

(1)

Eve

ry p

erso

n w

ho,

with

a v

iew

to co

mpe

lling

ano

ther

pers

on to

abs

tain

fro

m d

oing

or

to d

o an

act

whi

ch th

at

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othe

r pe

rson

has

a le

gal

righ

t to

do o

r ab

stai

n fr

om d

oing

, w

rong

fully

and

with

out l

egal

aut

hori

ty -

(a)

uses

vio

lenc

e to

or in

timid

ates

that

oth

er p

erso

n or

hi

s or

her

spo

use o

r ch

ildre

n, o

r in

jure

s hi

s or

her

prop

erty

; or

(b)

pers

iste

ntly

follo

ws

that

oth

er p

erso

n ab

out

from

) pl

ace

to p

lace

; or

(c)

hide

s an

y to

ols,

clo

thes

or

othe

r pro

pert

y ow

ned

or

used

by

that

oth

er p

erso

n or

dep

rive

s him

or h

er o

f or

hin

ders

him

or

her

in th

e us

e th

ereo

f; o

r

(ci)

w

atch

es o

r bes

ets

the h

ouse

or

othe

r pla

ce w

here

th

at p

erso

n re

side

s, o

r th

e app

roac

h to

that

hou

se o

r pl

ace;

or

(e)

follo

ws

that

oth

er p

erso

n in

a d

isor

derl

y m

anne

r in

or th

roug

h an

y st

reet

or

road

; sha

ll be

gui

lty o

f an

offe

nce

and

liabl

e to

a f

ine

not

exce

edin

g tw

o hu

ndre

d m

alot

i or

to im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

term

no

t

exce

edin

g one

mon

th.

(2)

Bei

ng p

rese

nt a

t or

near

any

hou

se o

r pl

ace

of re

side

nce

in s

uch

larg

e nu

mbe

rs o

r in

suc

h m

anne

r as

is b

y su

bsec

tion

(2)

of se

ctio

n 23

3 of

the

Cod

e de

clar

ed t

o be

un

law

ful s

hall

be d

eem

ed to

be

a w

atch

ing

and

bese

tting

of

that

hou

se o

r pl

ace

of re

side

nce

with

in th

e m

eani

ng of

th

is s

ectio

n.

235.

C

onsp

irac

y In

trad

e di

sput

es

(1)

Subj

ect

to se

ctio

n 23

0, a

n ag

reem

ent o

r co

mbi

natio

n by

tw

o or

mor

e pe

rson

s to

do o

r pr

ocur

e to

be

done

any

act

in

con

tem

plat

ion

or fu

rthe

ranc

e of

a t

rade

dis

pute

sha

ll no

t be

puni

shab

le as

a co

nspi

racy

if th

e act

, co

mm

itted

by

one

pers

on, w

ould

not

be

puni

shab

le a

s a

crim

e.

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(2)

Subj

ect t

o se

ctio

n 23

0, a

n ac

t do

ne in

pur

suan

ce o

f an

- _a

gree

mef

lt or

com

bina

tion

by tw

o or

mor

e pe

rson

s sh

all,

if do

ne in

con

tem

plat

ion o

r fu

rthe

ranc

e of a

trad

e di

spüt

è,

not b

e ac

tiona

ble

unle

ss t

he a

ct, if d

one

with

out

such

agre

emen

t or

com

bina

tion,

wou

ld b

e ac

tiona

ble.

(3)

Not

hing

in t

his

sect

ion

shal

l exe

mpt

fro

m p

unis

hmen

t any

pers

on g

uilty

of a

con

spira

cy fo

r w

hich

a p

unis

hmen

t is

prov

ided

by

law

.

(4)

Not

hing

in t

his

sect

ion ha

ll af

fect

the

law

rel

atin

g to

rio

t,

brea

ch o

f the

pea

ce o

r se

ditio

n, o

r an

y of

fenc

e ag

ains

t th

e

Gov

ernm

ent a

s es

tabl

ishe

d by

law

.

(5)

A c

rime,

for

the

purp

oses

of t

his

sect

ion,

mea

ns a

n

offe

nce

for

the

com

mis

sion

of w

hich

the

offe

nder

is

liabl

e, u

nder

a la

w o

ther

than

the

Cod

e, t

o be

impr

ison

ed,

eith

er a

bsol

utel

y or

at t

he d

iscr

etio

n of

the

Cou

rt, a

s an

alte

rnat

ive fo

r som

e ot

her p

unis

hmen

t.

PA

RT

XX

I

MIS

CE

LLA

NE

OU

S, R

EP

EA

L A

ND

AM

EN

DM

EN

TS

236.

Det

erm

inat

iOn

oI a

ge

Whe

neve

r any

que

stio

n ar

ises

as to

the

age

of a

n em

ploy

ee

no s

uffic

ient

evi

denc

e is

ava

ilabl

e as

to h

is o

r he

r ag

e, a

med

ical

offi

cer m

ay e

stim

ate

his

or h

er a

ppar

ent

age

by h

is o

r

her

appe

aran

ce o

r fr

om a

ny in

form

atio

n w

hich

is a

vaila

ble,

and

the

age

so e

stim

ated

sha

ll, fo

r the

pur

pose

s of t

he C

ode,

be

deem

ed t

o be

his

or

her

true

age

.

237.

P

ostin

g of

abs

trac

ts o

r no

tices

(I)

Eve

ry a

bstr

act,

notic

e or

doc

umen

t re

quire

d by

the

Cod

e

to b

e po

sted

in

any

plac

e of

wor

k sh

all b

e po

sted

in

such

char

acte

rs an

d in

suc

h po

sitio

n as

to h

e co

nven

ient

ly re

ad

and

unde

rsto

od b

y th

e em

ploy

ees.

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1371

(2)

Any

per

son

who

pul

ls d

own,

inju

res

or d

efac

es a

ny

abst

ract

, no

tice

or d

ocum

ent

post

ed i

n pu

rsua

nce

of th

e __

____

___

L.uu

C s

nail

com

mit

an o

ttenc

e.

238.

C

ourt

s w

hich

may

try

crim

inal

offe

nses

All

crim

inal

offe

nses

und

er t

he C

ode

may

be

trie

d by

a

Sub

ordi

nate

Cou

rt o

f the

firs

t cla

ss,

notw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

the

Sub

ordi

nate

Cou

rts

Ord

er 1

988.

239.

G

ener

al p

enal

ty

Any

per

son

conv

icte

d of

an

offe

nce

agai

nst

a pr

ovis

ion

of th

e C

ode

for

whi

ch o

ffenc

e no

spe

cific

pen

alty

has

bee

n pr

ovid

ed

shal

l be

liabl

e to

a fi

ne o

f six

hun

dred

mal

oti

or to

im

pris

onm

ent f

or th

ree

mon

ths

or b

oth.

240.

R

egul

atio

ns

(1)

The

Min

iste

r m

ay, a

fter

cons

ulta

tion

whe

reve

r app

ropr

iate

w

ith e

mpl

oyer

s' a

nd e

mpl

oyee

s' o

rgan

isat

ions

re

pres

enta

tive o

f the

inte

rest

s co

ncer

ned,

mak

e re

gula

tions

fo

r th

e pu

rpos

e of

giv

ing

effe

ct to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f the

C

ode.

(2)

The

Min

iste

r sh

all,

in c

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith th

e N

atio

nal

Adv

isor

y C

omm

ittee

on

Labo

ur,

at i

nter

vals

of n

o m

ore

than

two

year

s, r

evie

w th

e fin

es a

nd f

ees

prov

ided

by

the

Cod

e an

d ad

just

the

m if

deem

ed n

eces

sary

.

241.

R

epea

l of l

aws

(1)

The

follo

win

g A

cts

and

Reg

ulat

ions

and

Ord

ers

are

here

by re

peal

ed i

n th

eir

entir

ety:

the

Tra

de U

nion

s an

d T

rade

Dis

pute

s La

w 1

964

(No.

II o

f 196

4),

the

Em

ploy

men

t Act

196

7 (N

o.22

of

1967

), t

he T

rade

Uni

ons

and

Tra

de D

ispu

tes

(Am

endm

ent)

Act

197

4 (N

o.5

of

1974

), th

e E

ssen

tial

Ser

vice

s A

rbitr

atio

n A

ct 1

975

(No.

34

of 1

975)

, th

e E

mpl

oym

ent (

Am

endm

ent)

Act

197

7 (N

o.14

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of 1

977)

, the

Reg

ulat

ion o

f Wag

es a

nd C

ondi

tions

of

Em

ploy

men

t Act

196

9 (N

o.35

of

1969

), th

e E

mpl

oym

ent

Act

(Pr

oced

ure)

Rul

ei19

70 (L

N. 2

7of I

97O

)the

E

mpl

oym

ent A

ct N

o.22

of

1967

: A

pplic

atio

n to

Pub

lic

Off

icer

s (G

over

nmen

t Not

ice

88 o

f 19

67),

the T

rade

U

nion

and

Tra

de D

ispu

tes (

Am

endm

ent)

R

egul

atio

n 19

84

(L.N

. 94

of 1

984)

and

the

Tra

de U

nion

s an

d T

rade

Dis

pute

s Reg

ulat

ions

196

4. T

he W

ages

and

Con

ditio

ns o

f

Em

ploy

men

t Ord

er 1

918

(L.N

. 5

of 1

978)

is

here

by

¼

repe

aled

subj

ect t

o th

e pro

visi

ons

of su

bsec

tion (

6) o

f se

ctio

n 79

of t

he C

ode

rega

rdin

g ac

crue

d se

vera

nce

pay.

(2)

Not

with

stan

ding

the r

epea

ls s

o sp

ecif

ied,

any

ord

er n

ot

spec

ifie

d in

sub

sect

ion

(1),

dir

ectio

n, n

otic

e or

othe

r in

stru

men

t or

docu

men

t mad

e or

iss

ued

unde

r the

au

thor

ity o

f any

of t

he a

fore

said

Act

s or

Reg

ulat

ions

, ex

cept

in

so f

ar a

s th

e for

mer

are

inco

nsis

tent

with

the

prov

isio

ns o

f the

Cod

e, s

hall

rem

ain

in f

orce

unt

il su

ch

time

as th

ey s

hall

have

exp

ired

or

have

bee

n re

voke

d,

repl

aced

or c

ance

lled

unde

r th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode.

(1)

Whe

re a

ny r

ule o

f law

whi

ch w

as a

pplie

d pri

or t

o th

e

entr

y in

to f

orce

of t

he C

ode

conf

licts

with

the

app

licat

ion

of it

s pr

ovis

ions

, tha

t rul

e sh

all

not b

e ap

plie

d in

any

c

aris

ing

unde

r th

e C

ode.

(2)

In a

ny c

ase

whe

re b

oth

the

law

s of

Les

otho

and

the

law

s

of a

noth

er S

tate

cou

ld b

e ap

plie

d in

reg

ard

to th

e ri

ghts

or

entit

lem

ents

of e

mpl

oyee

s, th

eir

surv

ivor

s or

hei

rs,

a co

urt s

hall

be b

ound

to a

pply

the

law

s of

Les

otho

.

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SCH

ED

UL

ES

FTSC

iwIM

JLIL

wA

V A f

lVItT

hD V

RIi A

D VI

(Sec

tions

47-

52 o

f the

Cod

e)

1.

The

Wag

es A

dvis

ory

Boa

rd sh

all

cons

ist o

f -

() (a

) no

t mor

e th

an th

ree

pers

ons

appo

inte

d by

the

Min

iste

r w

ho s

hall

be k

now

n as

ind

epen

dent

mem

bers

;

(b)

such

num

ber o

f per

sons

as

the

Min

iste

r dee

ms

nece

ssar

y to

repr

esen

t em

ploy

ers;

(c)

such

num

ber o

f per

sons

as

the

Min

iste

r dee

ms

nece

ssar

y to

repr

esen

t em

ploy

ees.

2.

Of t

he p

erso

ns a

ppoi

nted

und

er s

ubpa

ragr

aph

(a)

of pa

ragr

aph

1, o

ne s

hall

be d

esig

nate

d by

the

Min

iste

r to

be a

cha

irm

an, a

nd

a se

cond

may

be

desi

gnat

ed by

the

Min

iste

r to

be d

eput

y ch

airm

an w

ho w

ill f

ill t

he c

hair

in th

e ab

senc

e of t

he c

hair

man

.

3.

Bef

ore

appo

intin

g per

sons

und

er s

ubpa

ragr

aph

(b)

or

subp

arag

raph

(c)

of p

arag

raph

1,

the

Min

iste

r sha

ll co

nsul

t, as

th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, r

epre

sent

ativ

e em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

ns or

tr

ade

unio

ns, a

nd t

he p

erso

ns a

ppoi

nted

und

er th

ose

suhp

arag

raph

s sha

ll be

equ

al i

n nu

mbe

r.

4.

(a)

The

Min

iste

r may

app

oint

suc

h nu

mbe

r of

pers

ons

as h

e or

she

dee

ms

nece

ssar

y to

act

as

asse

ssor

s on

the

Boa

rd,

bein

g pe

rson

s who

, in

his

or h

er o

pini

on, h

ave a

n ex

pert

kn

owle

dge o

f the

mat

ters

with

whi

ch th

e B

oard

's in

quir

y is

con

cern

ed.

(b)

An

asse

ssor

shal

l no

t vo

te o

r ot

herw

ise

he a

par

t to

any

repo

rt o

r re

com

men

datio

n of t

he B

oard

.

5.

The

Min

iste

r m

ay a

ppoi

nt t

o th

e B

oard

a s

ecre

tary

and

such

othe

r off

icer

s as

he

or s

he c

onsi

ders

nec

essa

ry.

242.

C

onfl

ict o

f law

rul

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6.

The

pro

ceed

ings

of t

he B

oard

sha

ll no

t be

inva

lidat

ed b

y re

ason

of

any

vac

ancy

the

reon

or

by d

efec

t in

the

appo

intm

ent o

f a

rner

nbe

-

7.

The

Min

iste

r may

mak

e re

gula

tions

as t

o th

e m

eetin

gs a

nd

proc

edur

e of

the B

oard

incl

udin

g re

gula

tions

as t

o th

e qu

orum

an

d th

e m

etho

d of

votin

g, b

ut s

ubje

ct to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f the

C

ode

and

to a

ny r

egul

atio

ns so

mad

e a

boar

d m

ay d

eter

min

e its

ow

n pr

oced

ure

and

the

cond

uct o

f its

bus

ines

s.

8.

With

out p

reju

dice

to h

is e

ligib

ility

for

reap

poin

tmen

t, a

mem

ber

of th

e B

oard

sha

ll ho

ld o

ffic

e fo

r a

peri

od o

f fou

r ye

ars

or s

uch

othe

r te

rm a

s m

ay b

e sp

ecif

ied

by th

e M

inis

ter a

t the

tim

e of

the

mem

ber's

app

oint

men

t, an

d th

e con

ditio

ns su

bjec

t to

whi

ch th

e m

embe

r is

to h

old

offi

ce s

hall

be s

uch

as t

he M

inis

ter m

ay

pres

crib

e.

9.

The

re s

hall

be p

aid

out o

f pub

lic fu

nds

in t

hat b

ehal

f to

the

mem

bers

of t

he B

oard

app

oint

ed u

nder

sub

-par

agra

ph (l

)(a)

su

ch r

ates

of r

emun

erat

ion

and

to a

ny m

embe

r an

d as

sess

or

such

rat

es o

f tra

velli

ng a

nd o

ther

allo

wan

ces

(inc

ludi

ng

com

pens

atio

n fo

r lo

ss o

f wor

king

tim

e) a

s m

ay b

e ap

prov

ed b

y th

e M

inis

ter.

10.

(a)

No

mem

ber o

f the

Boa

rd o

r oth

er p

erso

n pr

esen

t at o

r co

ncer

ned

in a

ny p

roce

edin

gs o

f the

Boa

rd s

hall

disc

losr

an

y in

form

atio

n, o

r th

e co

nten

ts o

f any

doc

umen

t, w

hich

ha

s be

en fu

rnis

hed

to t

he b

oard

, exc

ept

with

the

wri

tten

cons

ent o

f the

per

son

who

fur

nish

ed t

he in

form

atio

n or

th

e doc

umen

t and

of t

he B

oard

.

(b)

Any

per

son

who

con

trav

enes

the

prov

isio

ns o

f su

bpar

agra

ph (a

) sh

all b

e gu

ilty

of a

n of

fenc

e an

d sh

all b

e lia

ble

on c

onvi

ctio

n to

a fi

ne

not

exce

edin

g fo

ur

hund

red

mal

oti o

r to

im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

per

iod

not

exce

edin

g tw

o m

onth

s or

to b

oth

such

fin

e an

d

impr

ison

men

t.

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SEC

ON

D S

ChE

DU

LE

. MA

TT

ER

S FO

R W

HIC

H P

RO

VIS

ION

M

UST

BE

MA

DE

iN T

HE

RU

LE

S O

F A

TR

AD

E U

NIO

N

OR

EM

PLO

YE

RS'

OR

GA

NIS

AT

ION

(S

ectio

n19o

1the

Cfl

d4)

The

rul

es o

f a t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n sha

ll m

ake

prov

isio

n fo

r th

e fol

low

ing

mat

ters

:.

The

nam

e of

the t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n.

(a)

The

pri

ncip

al p

urpo

ses

for

whi

ch th

e tra

de u

nion

or

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

is to

be

esta

blis

hed;

(b)

all o

ther

pur

pose

s anc

illar

y to

the

prin

cipa

l pur

pose

s w

hich

may

be

purs

ued

by t

he tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

SatiO

fl

(c)

the

purp

oses

for

whi

ch th

e fu

nds

of th

e tr

ade

unio

n or

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion s

hall

be a

pplic

able

;

(d)

the

rate

s of

con

trib

utio

n an

d th

e co

nditi

ons u

nder

whi

ch

any

mem

ber o

f the

trad

e un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

may

bec

ome

entit

led

to a

ny b

enef

its as

sure

d th

ereb

y;

(e)

the

fine

s or

forf

eitu

res w

hich

may

be

impo

sed

on

any

mem

ber

of th

e tr

ade

unio

n or

the

empl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tion.

The

man

ner o

f m

akin

g, al

teri

ng, a

men

ding

and

resc

indi

ng ru

les.

4.

The

app

oint

men

t or

elec

tion

and

rem

oval

of a

gen

eral

com

mitt

ee

of m

anag

emen

t an

d of

trus

tees

, tre

asur

ers

and

othe

r off

icer

s of

the

trad

e un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion,

and

for

the

re

-ele

ctio

n of

thes

e of

fice

rs a

t int

erva

ls o

f no

t m

ore

than

thre

e

year

s.

5.

The

fix

ing

of a

quo

rum

for

com

mitt

ee an

d al

l ot

her

mee

tings

.

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The

taki

ng o

f dec

isio

ns b

y se

cret

bal

lot i

n re

spec

t of:

(i)

elec

tion

of o

ffic

ers;

(ii)

—am

endm

ent-

of-r

ules

; -

-

(iii)

stri

kes

or l?

Ck-

Out

s;

(iv)

fe

dera

tion

or a

ffili

atio

n;

(v)

amal

gam

atio

n or

dis

solu

tion;

and

the

proc

edur

e to

be

follo

wed

in ta

king

the

secr

et b

allo

t.

7.

The

kee

ping

of

full

and

accu

rate

acc

ount

s by

the t

reas

urer

.

8.

The

kee

ping

in a

sep

arat

e fu

nd o

f all

mon

eys r

ecei

ved

or p

aid

by th

e tra

de u

nion

or

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

in re

spec

t of a

ny

cont

ribu

tory

pro

vide

nt fu

nd o

r pe

nsio

n sc

hem

e.

9.

The

inve

stm

ent o

f the

fun

ds o

r th

eir

depo

sit i

n a

bank

and

for

au

dit o

f acc

ount

s at i

nter

vals

not

gre

ater

than

one

yea

r.

10.

The

insp

ectio

n of

the

book

s and

list

of

nam

es o

f m

embe

rs o

f the

un

ion

or e

mpl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion b

y an

y pe

rson

hav

ing

a le

gal

inte

rest

in th

e fu

nds

of th

e tr

ade

unio

n or

of t

he e

mpl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tion.

11.

The

man

ner o

f the

dis

solu

tion

of th

e tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

satio

n an

d th

e dis

posa

l of t

he fu

nds

ther

eof

avai

labl

e at

th

e tim

e of

such

dis

solu

tion.

12.

Qua

lific

atio

ns fo

r th

e ex

erci

se o

f vot

ing

righ

ts a

nd t

he ri

ght o

f an

y m

embe

r to

a r

easo

nabl

e op

port

unity

to v

ote.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

ThI

RD

SC

hED

UL

E.

TR

AD

E U

NIO

NS

AN

D E

MPL

OY

ER

S'

OR

GA

NIS

AT

ION

S' R

EG

IST

RA

TIO

N R

EQ

UIR

EM

EN

TS

(Sec

tions

169

-188

of

theC

ode)

The

-exp

ress

ion

s us

ediw

this

Sch

edu

shat

Iurr

Iess

-the

con

text

ot

herw

ise

requ

ires

, hav

e th

e m

eani

ngs r

espe

ctiv

ely

assi

gned

to

them

in s

ectio

n 3

of th

e C

ode;

ref

eren

ces t

o fo

rms

are

to th

e fo

rms

appe

nded

to a

nd t

o be

dee

med

par

t of t

his

Sche

dule

.

(1)

Eve

ry r

egis

ter,

cer

tific

ate,

ord

er,

appl

icat

ion

and

notic

e un

der t

he C

ode

shal

l be

kep

t, is

sued

, mad

e or

giv

en i

n ac

cord

ance

with

the

appr

opri

ate

form

in

Eng

lish o

r Se

soth

o, an

d sh

all

com

pris

e th

e pa

rtic

ular

s spe

cifi

ed.

(2)

The

num

ber o

f cop

ies

to b

e su

bmitt

ed o

f any

suc

h ap

plic

atio

n or

not

ice,

if m

ore

than

one

, sha

ll be

sta

ted

in

the

form

of s

uch

appl

icat

ion

or n

otic

e.

(3)

Any

aut

hori

ty o

r pe

rson

hav

ing

pow

er to

issu

e an

y ce

rtif

icat

e und

er th

e C

ode

shal

l, on

it b

eing

pro

ved

to h

is

or h

er s

atis

fact

ion

that

suc

h ce

rtif

icat

e ha

s be

en l

ost

or

dest

roye

d an

d on

pay

men

t of t

he p

resc

ribe

d fe

e, i

ssue

a du

plic

ate

of th

e ce

rtif

icat

e to

the p

erso

n en

title

d th

eret

o.

3.

The

par

ticul

ars

to b

e re

cord

ed i

n th

e re

gist

er o

f tra

de u

nion

s an

d em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

ns sh

all

be th

ose

spec

ifie

d in

For

m

A.

(I)

The

man

ner

of re

gist

erin

g sh

all

be b

y en

teri

ng in

the

re

gist

er th

e na

me

of th

e tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

satio

n, th

e lo

catio

n and

pos

tal a

ddre

ss o

f its

regi

ster

ed o

ffic

e, th

e tit

les

and

nam

es o

f its

off

icer

s, an

d th

e da

te o

f th

e re

gist

ratio

n.

(2)

The

man

ner

of re

gist

erin

g a

chan

ge o

f na

me

shal

l be

by

dele

ting

the

nam

e un

der

whi

ch su

ch t

rade

uni

on o

r em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n has

bee

n re

gist

ered

in t

he r

egis

ter

and

by s

ubst

itutin

g th

eref

or th

e ne

w n

ame.

I 4

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DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

5.

(1)

The

regi

ster

and

any

doc

umen

ts in

con

nect

ion

ther

ewith

sh

all

be o

pen

to i

nspe

ctio

n by

the

publ

ic d

urin

g th

e hou

rs

duri

ng w

hich

the

offi

ce o

f the

Reg

istr

ar is

ope

n to

the

- pu

ic

(2)

Cop

ies o

f or

extr

acts

from

the

regi

ster

or

docu

men

ts in

th

e cus

tody

of t

he R

egis

trar

may

be

obta

ined

by

any

pers

on g

ivin

g re

ason

able

not

ice a

nd u

pon

paym

ent o

f the

pr

escr

ibed

fees

.

6.

Eve

ry a

pplic

atio

n fo

r th

e re

gist

tatio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

in th

e for

se

t out

in

Form

A a

nd s

hall

be a

ccom

pani

ed b

y tw

o pr

inte

d or

ty

ped

copi

es o

f the

rule

s of t

he tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

or

gani

satio

n si

gned

as

spec

ifie

d in

tha

t fo

rm.

7.

The

cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n is

sued

by

the

Reg

istr

ar sh

all

be i

n th

e fo

rm a

s se

t out

in F

orm

E.

8.

A n

otic

e in

Eng

lish

and

Seso

tho

givi

ng -

(a)

the

reas

ons

for

any

prop

osed

am

alga

mat

ion

or fe

dera

tion;

(b)

the p

ropo

sed

cond

ition

s und

er w

hich

suc

h am

alga

mat

ion

or fe

dera

tion

will

take

pla

ce; a

nd

(c)

the

time

and

plac

e at

whi

ch t

he b

allo

t will

be

held

;

shal

l be

pos

ted

in th

e re

gist

ered

off

ice of

the

trad

e un

ion

or

'em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n an

d in

eve

ry b

ranc

h of

fice

ther

eof a

t le

ast t

wo

wee

ks b

efor

e a

ballo

t rel

atin

g to

am

alga

mat

ion o

r fe

dera

tion

is h

eld

and

shal

l re

mai

n so

pos

ted

until

the

ballo

t has

be

en c

oncl

uded

.

9.

Not

ice

of am

alga

mat

ion

or fe

dera

tion

shal

l be

sent

to th

e R

egis

trar

in p

ursu

ance

of s

ubse

ctio

n (I)

of s

ectio

n 17

8 or

su

b-se

ctio

n (3

) of

sect

ion

179

of th

e C

ode

whi

ch n

otic

e sh

all b

e in

the

for

m s

et o

ut in

For

m B

or

C,

as a

ppro

pria

te.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

10.

In th

e eve

nt o

f dis

agre

emen

t as

rega

rds

the

appl

icat

ion

of th

e

prov

isio

ns re

latin

g to

am

alga

mat

ion o

r fe

dera

tion

or th

e

proc

edur

e for

tak

ing

a ba

llot,

the

mat

ter

may

be

refe

rred

to t

he

Reg

istr

ar w

ho m

ay, i

f he

or sh

e th

inks

fit,

nom

inat

e an

ass

ista

nt

- - -

I L

Whe

neve

r a

regi

ster

ed tr

ade

unio

n or

regi

ster

ed e

mpl

oyer

s'

orga

nisa

tion

shal

l cha

nge

its r

ules

, no

tice

of su

ch c

hang

e sh

all

be s

ent t

o th

e R

egis

trar

.

.1.

The

ann

ual r

etur

n re

ferr

ed to

in s

ubse

ctio

n (1

) of

sect

ion

208

of

the

Cod

e sh

all

be in

the

form

of a

nd c

ompr

ise t

he p

artic

ular

s

spec

ifie

d in

For

tu D

and

sha

ll be

aud

ited

in th

e m

anne

r sho

wn

in t

he f

orm

of

a ba

lanc

e sh

eet c

onta

ined

in

that

for

m.

13.

(1)

Eve

ry r

egis

tere

d tr

ade

unio

n an

d ev

ery

regi

ster

ed

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion s

hall

keep

a r

egis

ter o

f its

mem

bers

in

whi

ch s

hall

be e

nter

ed -

(a)

the

nam

e, a

ddre

ss a

nd o

ccup

atio

n of

each

mem

ber;

(b)

the

date

on

whi

ch e

ach

mem

ber w

as a

dmitt

ed t

o

mem

bers

hip;

(c)

the

paym

ents

mad

e by

eac

h m

embe

r in

resp

ect o

f en

tran

ce fe

e, s

ubsc

ript

ions

or

any

othe

r m

atte

r, a

nd

the d

ates

of s

uch

paym

ents

; and

(d)

the

date

on

whi

ch a

ny m

embe

r ce

ases

to b

e a

mem

ber.

(2)

On

the

mak

ing

by a

mem

ber o

f a t

rade

uni

on o

r

empl

oyer

s' o

rgan

isat

ion

of a

ny p

aym

ent i

n re

spec

t of

whi

ch a

n en

try

in t

he r

egis

ter o

f mem

bers

is re

quir

ed to

be m

ade

unde

r sub

para

grap

h t)

) of t

his

para

grap

h, a

wri

tten

rece

ipt s

hall

be g

iven

by

an o

ffic

er o

f the

trad

e

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n to

suc

h m

embe

r.

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OR

DE

R,

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(3)

11 a

ny r

egis

tere

d tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n fa

ils to

kee

p a

regi

ster

of

its m

embe

rs i

n ac

cord

ance

with

subp

arag

raph

(I),

or

if th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ubpa

ragr

aph

(2)

of th

is p

arag

raph

are

not

cof

fiph

ed w

ith, t

he tr

ade

unio

n or

em

ploy

ers'

org

anis

atio

n an

d ev

ery

offi

cer

or p

erso

n ac

ting

or p

urpo

rtin

g to

act

as

an o

ffic

er th

ereo

f sha

ll be

guilt

y of

an

offe

nce a

nd s

hall

be li

able

on

conv

ictio

n to

a

fine

not

exc

eedi

ng

two

hund

red

mal

oti:

Prov

ided

that

no

such

off

icer

or

pers

on sh

all b

e gu

ilty

of an

off

ence

und

er

this

par

agra

ph if

he

or s

he p

rove

s to

the

Cou

rt th

at a

ny

cont

rave

ntio

n of t

he p

rovi

sion

of t

his

Sche

dule

was

oc

casi

oned

with

out t

he k

now

ledg

e or

conn

ivan

ce o

f su

ch

offi

cer

or p

erso

n, a

nd w

as n

ot f

acili

tate

d by

any

neg

lect

on

the

part

of s

uch

offi

cer o

r pe

rson

.

14.

The

fees

set

out

in t

he T

arif

f of F

ees

appe

nded

to a

nd t

o be

de

emed

par

t of t

his

Sche

dule

shal

l be

paya

ble

to th

e R

egis

trar

in

resp

ect o

f the

seve

ral m

atte

rs sp

ecif

ied

ther

ein.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

FOR

M A

. A

PPL

ICA

TIO

N F

OR

RE

GIS

TR

AT

ION

OF

A T

RA

DE

U

NIO

N O

R E

MPL

OY

ER

S' O

RG

AN

ISA

TIO

N

(Sec

tions

172

, 19

3, 1

94 a

nd 1

95 o

f the

Cod

e)

To:

T

he R

egis

trar

of T

rade

Uni

ons

and

Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

ns

1.

We,

the

sev

eral

per

sons

who

se n

ames

are

giv

en b

elow

, her

eby

mak

e ap

plic

atio

n fo

r the

regi

stra

tion

unde

r th

e C

ode,

of a

Tra

de

Uni

on/E

mpl

oyer

s' O

rgan

isat

ion

(cir

cle

as a

ppro

pria

te) t

o be

'

know

nas:

-

2.

(i)

The

loca

tion

of th

e re

gist

ered

off

ice

is a

t:

(ii)

T

he r

egis

tere

d po

stal

add

ress

is:-

(iii)

T

he a

fore

said

Tra

de U

nion

/Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atlo

n (c

ircl

e ap

prop

riat

e) w

as e

stab

lishe

d on

the

____

____

____

_

day

of

19

(iv)

T

he p

urpo

ses

of th

e Tra

de U

nion

/Em

ploy

ers'

O

rgan

isat

ion (

circ

le a

s ap

prop

riat

e) ar

e;

(v)

We

encl

ose

here

with

:-

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OR

DE

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(a)

Tw

o co

pies

of th

e R

ules

of t

he T

rade

U

nion

/Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

n.

(b)

Stat

emen

t I s

how

ing

the

nam

es, o

ccup

atio

ns an

d

Stat

emen

t I.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

1383

NA

ME

S O

F PE

RSO

NS

MA

KIN

G A

PPL

ICA

TIO

N

FOR

TH

E R

EG

IST

RA

TIO

N O

F A

TR

AD

E

UN

ION

OR

EM

PLO

YE

RS'

OR

GA

NIS

AT

ION

ad

dres

ses o

f the

mem

bers

mak

ing

this

app

licat

ion.

(c)

Stat

emen

t II

show

ing

the t

itles

, na

mes

, ag

es,

addr

esse

s and

occ

upat

ions

of t

he o

ffic

ers

and

trus

tees

of t

he T

rade

Uni

on/E

mpl

oyer

s'

Org

anis

atio

n.

3.

We h

ave

been

dul

y au

thor

ised

by

the T

rade

Uni

on/E

mpl

oyer

s'

Org

anis

atio

n to

mak

e th

is a

pplic

atio

n on

its

beha

lf b

y a

gene

ral

mee

ting

held

at

onth

e __

____

____

____

____

__ d

ayof

____

____

19_

l?at

ed th

is _

____

____

____

____

____

_ da

y of

___

____

___

19

1.

____

____

____

____

____

6. _

____

____

____

_ 2.

__

____

____

____

____

____

_ 7. _

____

____

____

____

3.

__

____

____

____

____

____

___ 8

. ___

____

____

____

___

4.

____

____

____

____

____

__ 9

. ___

____

____

____

_ 5.

__

____

____

____

____

____

10.

___

____

____

____

Not

e -

Thi

s ap

plic

atio

n m

ust b

e si

gned

by

at le

ast

ten

mem

bers

of

the

body

app

lyin

g fo

r re

gist

ratio

n.

NA

ME

O

CC

UPA

TIO

N

AD

DR

ESS

1.

)2. 3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

SEC

RE

TA

RY

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OR

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L

AB

OU

R C

OD

E O

RD

ER

, 19

92

Stat

emen

t II.

N

AM

E O

F O

FFIC

ER

S O

F T

HE

TR

AD

E U

NIO

N

FOR

M B

: N

OT

ICE

OF

AM

AL

GA

MA

TIO

N

OR

EM

PLO

YE

RS'

OR

GA

NIS

AT

ION

(Sec

tion4

78-o

f-th

e-C

ode)

T

itle o

f Off

ice

Nam

e A

ge

Add

ress

O

ccup

atio

n he

ld in

the

(A)

____

____

____

____

____

____

__ R

egis

tere

d N

o. _

____

____

____

____

T

rade

U

nion

or

Em

ploy

ers'

(B

) __

____

____

____

____

____

___ R

egis

tere

d N

o. _

____

____

____

___

Org

anis

atio

n __

___

____

__ _

____

____

__

____

____

____

T

he R

egis

trar

of T

rade

Uni

ons

and

Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

ns

Not

ice

is h

ereb

y gi

ven

that

the

abov

emen

tione

d Tra

de

Uni

ons/

Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

ns (c

ircl

e as

app

ropr

iate

) hav

e re

solv

ed to

bec

ome

amal

gam

ated

to

geth

er as

one

bod

y, a

bal

lot

havi

ng b

een

take

n in

the

cas

e of

each

or

ever

y of

the

said

Tra

de

Uni

ons/

Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

n (ci

rcle

as

appr

opri

ate)

, in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith it

s re

spec

tive

rule

s.

And

that

the

fol

low

ing

are

the

term

s of

the

amal

gam

atio

n:

And

that

it i

s in

tend

ed th

at th

e T

rade

Uni

on/E

mpl

oyer

s'

Org

anis

atio

n sh

all

henc

efor

th b

e ca

lled

the

(Sec

reta

ry)

Acc

ompa

nyin

g thi

s no

tice

is a

cop

y of

the

rule

s in

tend

ed to

be

henc

efor

th a

dopt

ed b

y th

e am

alga

mat

ed

Tra

de

Uni

on/E

mpl

oyer

s' O

rgan

isat

ion (

whi

ch a

re th

e ru

les

of th

e

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

T

rade

Uni

on/

Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

n

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1.

1.

2.

2.

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DE

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FOR

M C

. N

OT

ICE

OF

FED

ER

AT

ION

OF

TR

AD

E U

NIO

NS

OR

EM

PLO

YE

RS'

OR

GA

NIS

AT

LO

NS

3.

3.

4.

—--

4.

5.

5.

6.

6.

Dat

ed th

is

day

of _

____

____

_ 19

Not

e:-

Thi

s no

tice

mus

t be

sign

ed b

y th

e Se

cret

ary

and

at l

east

six

mem

bers

of e

ach

Tra

de U

nion

or

Em

ploy

ers'

O

rgan

isat

ion.

It s

hall

be m

ade

with

in o

ne m

onth

of t

he

amal

gam

atio

n (se

ctio

n 17

8 of

the

Cod

e).

(Sec

tion

179

of th

e C

ode)

To:

T

he R

egis

trar

of T

rade

Uni

ons

and

Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

ns

Not

ice

is h

ereb

y gi

ven

that

the

abo

vem

entio

ned T

rade

Uni

ons/

Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

ns (c

ircl

e as

app

ropr

iate

) hav

e re

solv

ed to

form

a f

eder

atio

n, a

ballo

t hav

ing

been

take

n in

the

case

of e

ach

or e

very

of t

he sa

id T

rade

Uni

ons/

Em

ploy

ers'

O

rgan

isat

ions

(cir

cle

as a

ppro

pria

te),

in a

ccor

danc

e with

its

resp

ectiv

e ru

les.

And

that

the

follo

win

g ar

e th

e te

rms

of th

e fe

dera

tion:

And

that

it i

s in

tend

ed th

at th

e Fe

dera

tion

shal

l be

calle

d th

e

And

tha

t the

purp

oses

of t

he F

eder

atio

n ar

e as

fol

low

s:

LA

BO

UR

CO

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OR

DE

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Secr

etar

y of

(A)

Secr

etar

y of

(B)

Nam

e an

d ad

dres

s to

whi

ch re

gist

ered

cop

y is

to b

e se

nt _

____

____

(A)

(.)

Reg

iste

red

No.

Reg

iste

red

No.

L '4

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cret

ary

of (B

)

Nam

e an

d ad

dçes

s to

whi

ch r

egis

tere

d co

py is

to b

e se

nt

Dat

ed th

is _

____

____

____

_ day

of

Not

e (1

) T

his

notic

e m

ust b

e si

gned

by

the

Secr

etar

y an

d at

lea

st

six

mem

bers

of

each

Tra

de U

nion

or

Em

ploy

ers'

O

rgan

isat

ion.

(2)

If m

ore

than

two

Tra

de U

nion

s or

Em

ploy

ers'

O

rgan

isat

ion h

ave

reso

lved

to fo

rm a

fed

erat

ion

a se

cond

(or t

hird

) fo

rm sh

ould

be

fille

d in

and

atta

ched

to th

is

form

.

(3)

Thi

s no

tice

shal

l be

mad

e w

ithin

one

mon

th o

f the

es

tabl

ishm

ent o

f the

Fed

erat

ion

(sec

tion

179

of th

e C

od,.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

FOR

M D

. A

NN

UA

L R

ET

UR

N O

F A

TR

AD

E U

NIO

N

OR

EM

PLO

YE

RS'

OR

GA

NIS

AT

1ON

(Sec

tion

208

of th

e C

ode)

I.

AN

NU

AL

RE

TU

RN

- G

EN

ER

AL

INF

OR

MA

TIO

N

ual R

etur

n of

the

(nam

e of

the T

rade

Uni

on/E

mpl

oyer

s'

Org

anis

atio

n (c

ircl

e as

app

ropr

iate

)) __

____

____

____

____

____

m

ade

up to

the 3

1st

Dec

embe

r 19_

. Reg

iste

red

No.

___

____

Ple

ase

stat

e -

1.

The

add

ress

of t

he re

gist

ered

offi

ce

and

its p

osta

l add

ress

2.

Are

ther

e an

y br

anch

es, i

f so,

how

man

y9

3.

Doe

s th

is r

etur

n in

clud

e the

inco

me

and

expe

nditu

re fu

nds

and

effe

cts o

f all

the b

ranc

hes

4.

If th

is r

etur

n do

es N

OT

inc

lude

the

inco

me

and

expe

nditu

re of

som

e of

the

bran

ches

sta

te th

e na

mes

of t

he

bran

ches

whi

ch a

re n

ot in

clud

ed

5.

In w

hat i

ndus

try

are

the

mem

bers

of

the

Tra

de U

nion

/Em

ploy

ers'

O

rgan

isat

ion

chie

fly

enga

ged'

)

6.

(a)

Num

ber o

f mem

bers

at t

he

begi

nnin

g of

the

year

(b)

Tot

al n

umbe

r of m

embe

rs a

t the

en

d of

the

year

(c)

Are

all

the

mem

bers

men

tione

d in

(h)

fully

pai

d up

? If

not

, st

ate

how

man

y ar

e fu

lly p

aid

up

1388

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BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

I.

I. 2.

2.

4.

____

____

____

4.

5.

-

5.

6.

____

___

6.

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BO

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OR

DE

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1992

H.

PAR

TiC

UL

AR

S O

F T

HE

OFF

ICE

RS

AN

D T

RU

STE

ES

OF

TH

E

(nam

e of

the

Tra

de U

nion

/Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

n

as a

t 31s

t Dec

embe

r, 1

9_

Titl

e of

O

ffic

e N

ame

Add

ress

t.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

HI.

SU

MM

AR

Y O

F T

HE

AC

CO

UN

TS

OF

TH

E (

nam

e of

the T

rade

Uni

on/E

mpl

oyer

s' O

rgan

isat

ion (

circ

le a

s ap

prop

riat

e))

Inco

me

Exp

endi

ture

• 0

Mem

bers

' co

ntri

butio

ns

(1)

Ben

efits

and

gra

nts

paid

to m

embe

rs

incl

udin

g th

ose

of

Bra

nch

mem

bers

(2

) W

orki

ng e

xpen

ses:

(a

) H

ead

Off

ice

(2)

Oth

er in

com

e (n

ot

(b)

Bra

nche

s fr

om m

embe

rs)

(a)

Div

iden

ds an

d (3

) O

ther

exp

endi

ture

in

tere

st re

ceiv

ed

(spe

cify

) (b

) M

isce

llane

ous

. (4

) B

alan

ce o

f ge

nera

l (3

) B

alan

ce b

roug

ht

fund

s at

the

end

of

forw

ard

from

th

e ye

ar

prev

ious

yea

r

(4)

Exc

ess

of

expe

nditu

re

: ov

er in

com

e (if

any)

1390

1391

as a

t 31s

t Dec

embe

r, 1

9_

INC

OM

E A

ND

EX

PEN

DIT

UR

E A

CC

OU

NT

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OR

DE

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L

AB

OU

R C

OD

E O

RD

ER

, 19

92

I

IV.

BA

LA

NC

E S

HE

ET

OF

TH

E (

nam

e of

the

Tra

de

Sign

atur

e of

Tre

asur

er _

____

____

____

____

Add

ress

___

____

____

_

Uni

on/E

mpl

oyer

s' O

rgan

isat

ion (

circ

le a

s ap

prop

riat

e))

Sign

atur

e of

Sec

reta

ry _

____

____

____

____

___ A

ddre

ss _

____

____

____

__

Sign

atur

e of

Tru

stee

___

____

____

____

____

_ Add

ress

___

____

____

__

as_a

t_31

st_D

ecem

ber.

_19

____

__

____

_ __

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

-

The

-und

ersi

gned

, hav

ing h

ad-a

cces

s-to

ne

nouk

sand

-acc

ount

s-of

----

LIA

BIL

ITIE

S A

SSE

TS

the

Tra

de U

nion

or

Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

n (i

nclu

ding

any

bra

nche

s),

and

havi

ng e

xam

ined

the

fore

goin

g A

nnua

l R

etur

n an

d ve

rifi

ed th

e

(1)

Am

ount

of a

ny

M L

(1

) C

ash

at b

ank

M L

sa

me

with

the

acc

ount

s and

vcw

cher

s re

latin

g th

eret

o, n

ow s

ign

the

sepa

rate

fun

ds

sam

e as

fou

nd to

be

corr

ect,

duly

vou

ched

, and

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith

mai

ntai

ned,

as

(2)

Cas

h in

han

d fo

llow

s i"

(a)

Fund

(3

) C

ash

with

Si

gnat

ure

of A

udito

r ___

____

____

____

____

__ A

ddre

ss

(b)

Fund

B

ranc

hes

Cal

ling

or p

rofe

ssio

n __

____

____

____

____

____

__ D

ate

of c

ompl

etio

n (2

) T

otal

am

ount

of

(4)

Val

ue o

f of

audi

t __

____

____

____

____

____

____

ge

nera

l fun

ds a

s in

vest

men

ts (i

f sh

own

in p

oint

(4)

an

y)

Dat

ed __

____

____

____

____

____

___

day

of _

____

____

____

___ 19

_ un

der

expe

nditu

res

in th

e In

com

e an

d (5

) V

alue

of i

nter

est

Exp

endi

ture

Acc

ount

in

use

of l

ands

and

II

. T

AR

IFF

OF

FEE

S fo

rm a

ppea

ring

bu

ildin

gs

dire

ctly

abo

ve.

M

L

(6)

Val

ue o

f fu

rnitu

re

(3)

Loa

ns re

ceiv

ed

and

fitti

ngs

The

fol

low

ing

fees

sha

ll be

pay

able

to th

e R

egis

trar

of

(spe

cify

) T

rade

Uni

ons

and

Em

ploy

ers'

Org

anis

atio

ns.

(7)

Oth

er a

sset

s

(4)

Oth

er l

iabi

litie

s O

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r re

gist

ratio

n..

(8)

Def

icie

ncy

in

gene

ral f

und

(j'

On

issu

e by

the

Reg

istr

ar o

f any

Cer

tific

ate o

f lia

bilit

ies e

xcee

d re

gist

ratio

n as

sets

) as

sho

wn

in p

oint

(4)

unde

r O

n re

gist

ratio

n of

cha

nge

of n

ame

expe

nditu

res i

n th

e In

com

e an

d Fo

r a

copy

of a

cer

tific

ate o

f re

gist

ratio

n or

for

E

xpen

ditu

re

auth

entic

atio

n no

t ot

herw

ise p

rovi

ded

Acc

ount

form

ap

pear

ing

dire

ctly

Fo

r a

copy

of o

r an

ext

ract

from

any

doc

umen

t in

the

abov

e cu

stod

y of t

he R

egis

trar

pe

r fo

lio o

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OR

DE

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FOU

RT

H S

CH

ED

UL

E.

RE

CO

RD

S, F

OR

MS,

ET

C.,

TO

BE

KE

I9' O

R U

SED

BY

EM

PLO

YE

RS

(Sec

tions

60,

77,

83,

91,

140

, 14

1, 1

43,

154

of th

e C

ode)

(1)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

who

em

ploy

s mor

e th

an o

ne e

mpl

oyee

sh

all m

aint

ain,

in E

nglis

h or

Ses

otho

, in

ink

or ty

pesc

ript

, a

regi

ster

of e

mpl

oyee

s in

whi

ch th

e fo

llow

ing

part

icul

ars

are

ente

red:

Nam

es o

f em

ploy

ees a

nd h

ome

addr

esse

s T

ax N

umbe

r or

othe

r id

entif

icat

ion (

if an

y)

Gen

eral

des

crip

tion

of em

ploy

men

t or

job

clas

sifi

catio

n N

atur

e of

cont

ract

W

age

rate

D

ate

of c

omm

ence

men

t of e

mpl

oym

ent

Hol

iday

ent

itlem

ent

Dat

e of

term

inat

ion

of e

mpl

oym

ent

Rea

son

for

term

inat

ion

Nex

t of

kin

and

addr

ess

(2)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

who

em

ploy

s mor

e th

an o

ne e

mpl

oyee

sh

all

prep

are a

reco

rd o

f wag

es in

resp

ect o

f ea

ch w

age

peri

od a

nd s

hall

ente

r th

erei

n th

e fo

llow

ing p

artic

ular

s in

resp

ect o

f eac

h em

ploy

ee -

Nam

e

Em

ploy

men

t num

ber o

r oth

er i

dent

ific

atio

n (if

any)

Ord

inar

y w

ages

ear

ned

duri

ng th

e pa

y pe

riod

T

he am

ount

s of o

vert

ime,

allo

wan

ces,

bon

uses

and

othe

r

paym

ents

due

in r

espe

ct o

f the

pay

per

iod

unde

r

appr

opri

ate

head

ings

T

otal

wag

es d

ue f

or t

he p

ay p

erio

d D

educ

tions

to b

e m

ade

from

wag

es in

res

pect

of t

he p

ay

peri

od u

nder

app

ropr

iate

hea

ding

s T

otal

of d

educ

tions

for

the

pay

peri

od

Net

wag

es p

ayab

le.

¼,

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

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2.

Cer

tilic

ate o

f ser

vice

The

cer

tific

ate o

f ser

vice

req

uire

d to

be

furn

ishe

d by

an

empl

oyer

in t

erm

s of

sect

ion

77 o

f th

e C

ode

shal

l be

-

3.

Def

erm

ent

of w

ages

(1)

With

the

volu

ntar

y co

nsen

t of t

he e

mpl

oyee

s and

the

co

ncur

renc

e of t

he a

ttest

ing

offi

cer,

a c

ontr

act m

ay m

ake

prov

isio

n fo

r the

def

erm

ent o

f the

wag

es d

ue to

the

empl

oyee

, with

in th

e lim

its s

et b

y th

e C

ode.

(2)

The

am

ount

of a

ny w

ages

defe

rred

und

er th

e ter

ms

of a

cont

ract

shal

l be

paid

to th

e em

ploy

ee o

n co

mpl

etio

n of

the

cont

ract

, or i

n th

e ca

se o

f a co

ntra

ct o

f for

eign

ser

vice

not l

ater

than

as s

oon

as is

rea

sona

bly

prac

ticab

le af

ter

the

retu

rn o

f the

em

ploy

ee to

Les

otho

.

4.

Atte

stat

ion

and

regi

stra

tion

(1)

Fees

for

the

atte

stat

ion of

cont

ract

s sha

ll be

:-

(a)

in r

espe

ct o

f a co

ntra

ct o

f em

ploy

men

t for

a p

erio

d no

t exc

eedi

ng si

x m

onth

s in

agr

icul

ture

(ot

her t

han

shee

p sh

eare

rs) t

he s

um o

f fiv

e (5

) M

alot

i;

(b)

in r

espe

ct o

f a

cont

ract

of e

mpl

oym

ent

as a

shee

p-sh

eare

r the

sum

of o

ne (

M1O

) M

alot

i

(c)

in re

spec

t of a

con

trac

t for

oth

er e

mpl

oym

ent

the

sum

of o

ne M

1O M

alot

i; an

d

(d)

for

each

cop

y of

a c

ontr

act w

hich

is

pres

ente

d to

the

atte

stin

g of

fice

r the

sum

of 5

lis

ente

;

(2)

(a)

Atte

stat

ion f

ees

shal

l be

pay

able

by

reve

nue s

tam

ps

whi

ch s

hall

be a

ffix

ed t

o th

e ori

gina

l cop

y of

a

cont

ract

bef

ore

pres

enta

tion

to t

he A

ttest

ing

Off

icer

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for

atte

stat

ion

and

such

fee

s sh

all

not be

(b

) in

the

case

of a

ny o

ther

lic

ence

the s

um o

f M

re

cove

rabl

e fr

om a

ny e

mpl

oyee

by

any

Lab

our

prov

ided

that

in th

e ca

se o

f lic

ence

s is

sued

for

the

Age

nt o

r E

mpl

oyer

and

the

stam

ps s

hall

be

firs

t of J

uly

in a

ny y

ear t

he fe

e sh

all be

canc

elle

d an

d pu

nche

d by

the

Atte

stin

g O

ffic

er a

t th

e tim

e of

the

atte

stat

ion.

7.

Fo

rm a

nd p

erio

d of v

alid

ity o

f lic

ence

(b)

The

use

of f

rank

ing

mac

hine

s in

stea

d of

sta

mps

, or

(1)

Eve

ry la

bour

age

nt's

lice

nce

shal

l bef

or a

peri

od n

ot

such

oth

er m

etho

d of

pay

men

t as m

ay b

e ap

prov

ed

exce

edin

g on

e ye

ar, a

nd s

hall

expi

re o

n th

e 31

st d

ay o

f by

the

Pri

ncip

al S

ecre

tary

of

the

Min

istr

y of

D

ecem

ber o

f the

yea

r in

whi

ch it

was

gra

nted

. Fi

nanc

e in

acc

orda

nce

with

sect

ion

6 (3

) of

the

Stam

p D

utie

s O

rder

19

72,

is p

erm

issi

ble.

(2

) T

he li

cenc

e sh

all b

e as

set

out

in F

orm

C o

f the

Sch

edul

e to

the

Reg

ulat

ions

. 5.

La

bour

age

nt's

lice

nce

(1)

Eve

ry a

pplic

atio

n fo

r a

labo

ur a

gent

's l

icen

ce, i

nclu

ding

an

app

licat

ion

for t

he re

new

al o

f suc

h a

licen

ce, s

hall

be

mad

e in

dup

licat

e, a

nd l

odge

d w

ith th

e L

abou

r C

omm

issi

oner

.

(2)

The

app

licat

ion

shal

l be

sub

stan

tially

in F

orm

B o

f the

Sc

hedu

le to

the

se re

gula

tions

and

shal

l co

ntai

n pa

rtic

ular

s no

ted

ther

ein.

In a

dditi

on th

e ap

plic

ant

shal

l dec

lare

that

the

part

icul

ars

furn

ishe

d ar

e co

rrec

t.

6.

Lic

ence

fee

s

The

fee

s pa

yabl

e in

res

pect

of a

lab

our a

gent

's l

icen

ce sh

all b

e-

(a)

in th

e ca

se o

f a l

icen

ce-

(i)

gran

ted

for

a pe

riod

not

exc

eedi

ng o

ne m

onth

; and

(ii)

fo

r th

e re

crui

tmen

t or

enga

gem

ent

of p

erso

ns n

ot

exce

edin

g fi

fty

duri

ng th

at p

erio

d, a

nd

(iii)

for e

mpl

oym

ent

in agriculture on

ly, t

he s

um o

f M

:

and

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992

FOR

M A

. C

ertif

icat

e of

Ser

vice

FO

RM

B.

App

licat

ion

for

Lab

our

Age

nts'

Lic

ence

Se

ctio

n 77

(1)

of t

he C

ode

(In

Dup

licat

e)

- S

ectio

n 14

0 of

the

Cod

e I,

___

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

he

reby

cer

tify

that

1.

N

ame

and

addr

ess

in f

ull (

Blo

ck L

ette

rs) _

____

____

____

____

__

(nam

e of

em

ploy

ee) _

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

__ w

as

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

empl

oyed

by

(nam

e of

em

ploy

er) _

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

_ •

Nam

e an

d ad

dres

s of

app

lican

t's e

mpl

oyer

or

styl

e of

his

or

her

busi

ness

if n

ot t

he s

ame

as a

bove

___

____

____

____

____

____

___

as a

(de

scri

ptio

n of

empl

oym

ent)

___

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

3.

D

istr

ict o

f ope

ratio

ns fo

r w

hich

labo

ur a

gent

's li

cenc

e is

re

quir

ed _

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

_

from

___

____

____

____

__ 19

to

____

____

____

____

____

__ 1

9_

4.

Est

imat

ed n

umbe

r of

empl

oyee

s to

be re

crui

ted

or e

ngag

ed b

y (p

erio

d of

serv

ice)

m

onth

/yea

r ___

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

_

5.

Nat

ure

of e

mpl

oym

ent f

or w

hich

em

ploy

ees a

re to

be

recr

uite

d D

ate

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

__

or e

ngag

ed

Sign

ed _

____

____

____

____

____

____

__

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

Des

igna

tion _

____

____

____

____

____

____

6.

P

revi

ous e

xper

ienc

e as a

labo

ur ag

ent: _

____

____

____

____

____

__

(a)

in L

esot

ho _

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

___

(b)

else

whe

re __

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

__

7.

Nam

e an

d ad

dres

s of

two

pers

ons

resi

dent

in L

esot

ho fr

om

who

m r

efer

ence

s may

be

soug

ht if

requ

ired

:

(I)

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

_

(2)

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

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Arr

ange

men

ts p

ropo

sed

for

safe

guar

ding

the

heal

th a

nd w

elfa

re

of p

erso

ns to

be

recr

uite

d or

eng

aged

____

____

____

____

____

_

Fee:

M

...

for o

ne ye

ar

M .

.. 5

for s

ix m

onth

s or

less

M

...

for

one

mon

th an

d no

t m

ore

than

SO e

mpl

oyee

s

Mr.

/Mis

s/M

rs.

10.

Lis

t of e

mpl

oyer

s out

side

Les

otho

for

who

m i

t is

prop

osed

to

recr

uit o

r en

gage

em

ploy

ees u

nder

the

licen

ce a

pplie

d fo

r:

Dat

e: I.

2.

3.

I so

lem

nly

decl

are

that

the

part

icul

ars s

et f

orth

in

this

appl

icat

ion

are

corr

ect a

nd t

rue

to th

e be

st o

f my

know

ledg

e.

Sign

atur

e of

appl

ican

t

The

per

son

mak

ing

this

sta

tem

ent a

ckno

wle

dges

that

he/

she

know

s an

d

unde

rsta

nds

the

cont

ents

of th

is d

ecla

ratio

n.

Swor

n or

/aff

irm

ed b

efor

e m

e at

da

y of

havi

ng p

aid

the

sum

of

Mal

oti

is h

ereb

y lic

ense

d to

eng

age

in r

ecru

iting

an

d/or

to c

arry

on

the

busi

ness

of a

lab

our a

gent

in t

he _

____

____

____

from

the

peri

od f

rom

___

____

____

19

to _

____

____

____

19_

(i

nclu

sive

) su

bjec

t to

the

cond

ition

s spe

cifi

ed b

elow

.

Con

ditio

ns o

f Lic

ence

I.

Thi

s lic

ence

may

he

canc

elle

d or

sus

pend

ed at

any

tim

e in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

ode

and

on c

ance

llatio

n

or s

uspe

nsio

n m

ust b

e su

rren

dere

d to

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

fo

rthw

ith.

2.

Thi

s lic

ence

is v

alid

onl

y fo

r th

e re

crui

tmen

t or

enga

gem

ent

of

pers

ons

in th

e are

a sp

ecif

ied

and

for

empl

oym

ent b

y th

e

empl

oyer

/em

ploy

ers s

peci

fied

on

the

back

of t

he li

cenc

e.

3.

Oth

er c

ondi

tions

(if a

ny).

9.

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OD

E O

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, 19

92

8.

Form

of s

ecur

ity to

be

furn

ishe

d fo

r:

FOR

M C

. L

abou

r Age

nts

Lic

ence

- (S

ectio

n 14

1 of

the

Cod

e)

(a)

prop

er

nduc

taii

- -

-

NO

T T

RA

NS

FE

RA

BLE

(b).

pa

ymen

t of w

ages

due

and

oth

er o

blig

atio

ns a

s a

labo

ur

agen

t ___

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

_

H

of

on th

is

19

Com

mis

sion

er o

f O

aths

D

ate:

L

AB

OU

R C

OM

MIS

SIO

NE

R

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FIFT

H S

CH

ED

UL

E.

CE

RT

IFIC

AT

ES

OF

EM

PLO

YM

EN

T

(Sec

tions

165

to 1

67 o

f th

e C

ode)

1.

Abi

kàtiö

i fa

cetif

tcat

eofe

nrnl

ovm

ent

1.

Eve

ry a

pplic

atio

n fo

r th

e gra

nt o

f a c

ertif

icat

e of

empl

oym

ent,

incl

udin

g an

appl

icat

ion

for

the

rene

wal

of

such

a c

ertif

icat

e, sh

all b

e m

ade

in d

uplic

ate,

and

lod

ged.

w

ith th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er to

geth

er w

ith tw

o re

cent

) pa

sspo

rt p

hoto

grap

hs of

the

appl

ican

t.

2.

The

app

licat

ion

shal

l be

in th

e for

m s

et o

ut in

For

m A

.

3.

Eve

ry a

pplic

atio

n sh

all b

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y a

reco

mm

enda

tion t

o th

e M

inis

ter a

nd s

hall

be m

ade

in

dupl

icat

e an

d lo

dged

with

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

by

the p

rosp

ectiv

e em

ploy

er.

'4.

The

reco

mm

enda

tion s

hall

be in

the f

orm

set

out

in F

orm

B

.

5.

A c

ertif

icat

e of e

mpl

oym

ent

and

any

exte

nsio

n th

ereo

f sh

all

be in

the

form

set

out

in F

orm

C.

2.

Fees

pay

able

1.

The

fee

pay

able

for

a ce

rtif

icat

e of e

mpl

oym

ent

shal

l be

M

2.

The

fee

pay

able

for

each

ren

ewal

of a

cer

tific

ate o

f em

ploy

men

t sha

ll be

M

3.

If th

e M

inis

ter

is s

atis

fied

that

a c

ertif

icat

e of e

mpl

oym

ent

has

been

lost

, des

troy

ed or

def

aced

a d

uplic

ate

cert

ific

ate

of em

ploy

men

t w

ill b

e is

sued

to

the p

erso

n en

title

d th

eret

o up

on p

aym

ent o

f M

LA

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OR

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FOR

M A

. A

pplic

atio

n fo

r C

ertif

icat

e of

Em

ploy

men

t

1.

Nam

e an

d ad

dres

s in

ful

l (b

lock

lette

rs) _

____

____

____

_

2.

Pass

port

No.

___

____

____

____

____

_ Per

mit

No.

3.

Dat

e of

Bir

th _

____

____

___ A

ge _

____

__ S

ex _

____

___

Pla

ce o

f Bir

th _

____

____

____

____

Citi

zen

of _

____

4.

Fath

er's

nam

e __

____

____

____

___ P

lace

of B

irth

5.

Mar

ried

, sin

gle,

wid

ower

or

wid

ow —

6.

Nam

e an

d na

tiona

lity o

f hus

band

/wif

e

1403

7.

Num

ber o

f chi

ldre

n __

____

____

____

____

____

____

_

8.

Scho

ols

atte

nded

, with

dat

e of e

ntry

and

lea

ving

and

exam

inat

ion p

asse

d.

Nam

e of

Sch

ool

I,

Dat

e of

Ent

ry

Dat

e of

L

eavi

ng

Exa

min

atio

n pa

ssed

a.

b.

C. d.

e.

f.

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L

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OU

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OD

E O

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, 19

92

FOR

M B

. R

ecom

men

datio

n to

the

Min

iste

r to

issu

e E

mpl

oym

ent

Cer

tific

ate

(To

be c

ompl

eted

in d

uplic

ate

by p

rosp

ectiv

e em

ploy

er)

1.

Nam

e an

d ad

dres

s of

the

pros

pect

ive

empl

oyer

in f

ull

(blo

ck

lette

rs)

3,

(a)

Nam

e of

empl

oyee

reco

mm

ende

d

(b)

Pass

port

No.

___

____

____

____

(c

) N

atio

nalit

y ___

____

____

____

____

_

4.

Nat

ure

of e

mpl

oym

ent t

o be

eng

aged

on

11.

Det

ails

of p

rese

nt a

nd p

revi

ous

empl

oym

ent.

Thi

s re

cord

sh

ould

con

tain

a r

ecor

d of

each

pos

ition

hel

d an

d co

ver

the

who

le p

erio

d af

ter

com

plet

ing s

choo

l, or

trai

ning

up

to th

e pr

esen

t. Fo

r ea

ch p

ositi

on h

eld,

ind

icat

e:

5.

Peri

od to

be

enga

ged

from

6.

Rea

sons

for

reco

mm

enda

tion

to

1.

Nam

e an

d ad

dres

s of

em

ploy

er

2.

Cap

acity

in w

hich

em

ploy

ed

3.

Nat

ure

of d

utie

s in

clud

ing

any

spec

ial r

espo

nsib

ilitie

s 4.

D

ate

of b

egin

ning

and

endi

ng o

f em

ploy

men

t 5.

S

alar

y 6.

R

easo

ns fo

r le

avin

g (w

here

app

licab

le)

7.

Peri

od o

f not

ice

you

wou

ld n

eed

to g

ive

your

pre

sent

em

ploy

er.

7.

With

this

rec

omm

enda

tion g

oes

my

cons

ent t

o th

e per

son

nam

ed

in p

arag

raph

3 a

bove

taki

ng u

p th

e em

ploy

men

t sp

ecif

ied,

su

bjec

t to

all

law

s an

d re

gula

tions

nor

mal

ly a

pplic

able

in

Les

otho

.

Dat

e __

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

Si

gnat

ure _

____

____

____

__

12.

Pers

onal

ref

eren

ces.

Giv

e na

mes

, ad

dres

ses a

nd o

ccup

atio

ns of

tw

o re

spon

sibl

e pe

rson

s to

who

m y

ou a

re w

ell k

now

n, e

ither

in

priv

ate

life

or in

bus

ines

s. D

o no

t se

nd t

estim

onia

ls fr

om th

ese

pers

ons.

Ind

icat

e th

e per

iod

each

per

son

is k

now

n to

you

.

Dat

e __

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natu

re__

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Uni

vers

ity (o

r ot

her p

ost-

Seco

ndar

y Ins

titut

ion)

Nam

e of

Inst

itutio

n D

ate

of

Dat

e of

Q

ualif

icat

ions

-

Ent

ry

Lea

ving

ob

tain

ed

a.

d.

b.

c.

e.

f.

Styl

e of

busi

ness

10.

Any

oth

er r

ecog

nise

d qu

alif

icat

ions

pos

sess

ed.

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M C

. C

ertif

icat

e of

Em

ploy

men

t

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UR

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DE

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SIX

Th

SCH

ED

UL

E.

HE

AL

TH

, SA

FET

Y A

ND

WE

LFA

RE

(S

ectio

n 92

to 1

16 o

f the

Cod

e)

S èm

eans

of a

cces

s an

d sa

fe p

laC

e of

em

ploy

men

t

Mr/

Mrs

/Mis

s/M

s __

____

____

____

____

___

Pas

spor

t N

o. _

____

____

____

____

is p

erm

itted

to w

ork

for

at _

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

__ as

___

____

___

Thi

s ai

thor

ity is

val

id f

or th

e per

iod

____

____

____

____

to

His

or

her

empl

oym

ent i

n L

esot

ho is

sub

ject

to a

ll la

ws

and

regu

latio

ns n

orm

ally

app

licab

le in

Les

otho

.

In c

ase

the

hold

er le

aves

this

em

ploy

men

t su

ch f

act s

hall

fort

hwith

be

repo

rted

by

the e

mpl

oyer

to th

e L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er.

Thi

s ce

rtif

icat

e sh

all a

t all

times

be

in th

e po

sses

sion

of t

he h

olde

r fo

r

prod

uctio

n w

hen

nece

ssar

y.

Phot

ogra

ph

of

Hol

der

(I)

The

re sh

all,

so f

ar a

s is

rea

sona

bly

prac

ticab

le, b

e

prov

ided

and

mai

ntai

ned

safe

mea

ns o

f acc

ess

to e

very

plac

e at

whi

ch a

ny p

erso

n ha

s at

any

tim

e to

wor

k.

i)

(2)

Eve

ry p

lace

of e

mpl

oym

ent s

hall,

so

far a

s is

rea

sona

bly

prac

ticab

le, b

e m

ade

and

kept

saf

e an

d he

alth

ful f

or a

ny

pers

on w

orki

ng th

ere.

2.

Safe

mea

ns o

f acc

ess

(1)

Whe

re a

ny p

erso

n is

to w

ork

at a

pla

ce f

rom

whi

ch h

e or

she

will

be

liabl

e to

fall

a di

stan

ce o

f mor

e th

an tw

o

met

res,

then

unl

ess

the p

lace

is n

e w

hich

aff

ords

sec

ure

foot

hold

and

, whe

re n

eces

sary

, sec

ure

hand

hold

, mea

ns

shal

l be

pro

vide

d so

far

as

is r

easo

nabl

y pr

actic

able

, by

fenc

ing

or o

ther

wis

e, f

or e

nsur

ing

his

or h

er sa

fety

.

(2)

All

floo

rs,

step

s, s

tair

s, p

assa

ges a

nd g

angw

ays

shal

l be

of so

und

cons

truc

tion a

nd p

rope

rly

mai

ntai

ned

and

shal

l

be k

ept f

ree

from

any

obs

truc

tion

and

from

any

sub

stan

ce

likel

y to

cau

se p

erso

ns to

slip

.

(3)

For e

very

stai

rcas

e in

a b

uild

ing,

a s

ubst

antia

l han

drai

l

shal

l be

prov

ided

and

mai

ntai

ned

whi

ch, i

f the

sta

irca

se

has

an o

pen

side

, sha

ll be

on

that

sid

e, a

nd i

f the

stai

rcas

e

has

two

open

sid

es sh

all b

e on

bot

h si

des.

(4)

Any

ope

n si

de o

f a s

tair

case

sha

ll al

so b

e fe

nced

by

the

prov

isio

n an

d m

aint

enan

ce of

a l

ower

rai

l or

oth

er

effe

ctiv

e m

eanS

.

(5)

All

open

ings

in f

loor

s sh

all b

e ef

fect

ivel

y fe

nced

exc

ept

in

so fa

r as

the

natu

re o

f the

wor

k re

nder

s su

ch f

enci

ng

impr

actic

able

.

No.

___

____

____

____

__

Giv

en a

t M

aser

u th

is _

____

____

___ d

ay o

f ___

____

____

__ 1

9_

Min

iste

r of E

mpl

oym

ent an

d So

cial

Wel

fare

,

Ext

ensi

on o

f per

iod

of v

alid

ity

Thi

s ce

rtif

icat

e of e

mpl

oym

ent

is e

xten

ded

to b

e va

lid f

or th

e per

iod

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

to

Ext

ensi

on g

rant

ed a

t Mas

eru

this

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___ d

ay o

f ___

____

__ 1

9

Min

iste

r of E

mpl

oym

ent a

nd S

ocia

l Wel

fare

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3.

Stru

ctur

e of

bui

ldin

g

(1)

Whe

n an

em

ploy

ee h

as to

wor

k in

, or

in th

e co

urse

of h

is

or h

er w

ork

pass

thro

ugh,

any

par

t of a

bui

ldin

g, su

ch

part

of t

he b

uild

ing

shal

l be

of so

und

cons

truc

tion a

nd

kept

in a

goo

d st

ate

of re

pair

.

(2)

Eve

ry b

uild

ing

used

as

a pl

ace

of w

ork

shal

l be

so

desi

gned

as

to p

rote

ct e

mpl

oyee

s fro

m th

e w

eath

er, h

ave

a w

ater

tight

roof

, and

be

free

fro

m a

ny s

igni

fica

nt a

mou

nt

of d

ampn

ess a

s is

liab

le to

aff

ect t

he s

afet

y of

the

build

ing

or th

e he

alth

of t

he e

mpl

oyee

s.

(3)

Whe

re a

ny p

roce

ss is

car

ried

on

whi

ch re

nder

s th

e flo

or

of a

bui

ldin

g lia

ble

to b

e w

et t

o su

ch a

n ex

tent

that

the

wet

ness

is c

apab

le o

f bei

ng re

mov

ed b

y dr

aina

ge,

effe

ctiv

e m

eans

sha

ll be

pro

vide

d an

d m

aint

aine

d fo

r

drai

ning

off

the

wet

ness

.

4.

Cle

anlin

ess

(I)

Eve

ry p

lace

of w

ork

shal

l be

kept

in a

cle

an st

ate

and

free

from

eff

luvi

a ar

isin

g fr

om a

ny d

rain

, sa

nita

ry c

onve

nien

ce

or o

ther

nui

sanc

e.

(2)

With

out p

reju

dice

to th

e ge

nera

lity

of s

ubse

ctio

n (1

) -

(a)

accu

mul

atio

n of d

irt,

refu

se o

r tr

ade

was

te s

hall

be

rem

oved

dai

ly b

y a

suita

ble

met

hod

from

the

flo

or

LA

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UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

and

benc

hes o

f wor

kroo

ms

and

from

the

stai

rcas

e

and

pass

ages

;

(c)

all

insi

de w

alls

and

par

titio

ns a

nd a

ll ce

iling

s or

tops

of r

oom

s, a

nd a

ll w

alls

, sid

es a

nd t

ops

of

pass

ages

and

stai

rcas

es sh

all b

e ke

pt c

lean

, and

unle

ss th

ey h

ave

a sm

ooth

impe

rvio

us s

urfa

ce th

ey

shal

l be

prop

erly

pai

nted

or

othe

rwis

e kep

t pro

perl

y de

cora

ted.

(1)

All

good

s, a

rtic

les

and

subs

tanc

es sh

all b

e st

ored

or

stac

ked:

(a)

in s

uch

man

ner a

s w

ill e

nsur

e th

eir s

tabi

lity

and

prev

ent a

ny fa

ll or

col

laps

e;

(b)

in s

uch

man

ner a

s no

t to

inte

rfer

e w

ith th

e ad

equa

te

dist

ribu

tion o

f nat

ural

or

artif

icia

l lig

ht, t

he p

rope

r

oper

atio

n of

mac

hine

s or

oth

er e

quip

men

t, th

e

unob

stru

cted

use

of p

assa

gew

ays o

r tr

affi

c la

nes,

and

the

effi

cien

t fun

ctio

ning

of sp

rink

ler s

yste

ms

and

the

use

of o

ther

fir

e ex

tingu

ishi

ng

equi

pmen

t;

(c)

on f

irm

fou

ndat

ions

not

liab

le to

set

tle a

nd i

n su

ch

man

ner a

s no

t to

over

load

any

flo

or.

(2)

No

good

s, a

rtic

les o

r su

bsta

nces

shal

l be

stor

ed o

r st

acke

d

agai

nst a

wal

l or

part

ition

unl

ess

the

wal

l or

par

titio

n is

of

suff

icie

nt st

reng

th to

with

stan

d an

y pr

essu

re c

ause

d

ther

eby.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R, 1

992

(6)

Eve

ry o

peni

ng in

a w

all u

sed

for

rais

ing

or lo

wer

ing

good

s or

mat

eria

ls, w

heth

er b

y m

echa

nica

l po

wer

or

othe

rwis

e, s

hall

be ef

fect

ivel

y fe

nced

and

sha

ll be

-

— pr

ovid

edith

cure

hand

boId

onea

chsk

JeoL

the

open

ing,

and

the

fenc

ing

shal

l be

prop

erly

mai

ntai

ned

and

at

shal

l, ex

cept

whe

n th

e ra

isin

g or

low

erin

g of

goo

ds o

r le

ast o

nce

ever

y w

eek

by a

n ef

fect

ive

and su

itabl

e m

ater

ials

Is b

eing

car

ried

on

at th

e ope

ning

, be

kept

in

met

hod;

and

posi

tion.

5.

Stor

age

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6.

Safe

ty p

rovi

sion

s in

cas

e of

fire

fflE

veT

ybui

lilT

hgsh

all-

bepr

ovid

ed-w

ith-s

ueh-

mea

ns-o

f-

- -

esca

pe

in c

ase

of fi

re f

or t

he e

mpl

oyee

s as

may

re

ason

ably

be

requ

ired

in th

e cir

cum

stan

ces o

f ea

ch c

ase.

(2)

With

out p

reju

dice

to th

e ge

nera

lity

of su

bsec

tion

(I),

th

ere

shal

l be

pro

vide

d at

leas

t tw

o se

para

te m

eans

of

esca

pe in

dif

fere

nt d

irec

tions

in ca

se o

f fir

e fro

m e

ach

floo

r of

eve

ry s

uch

build

ing.

Spi

ral s

tair

case

s sha

ll no

t

be d

eem

ed to

mee

t th

e re

juir

emen

ts o

f thi

s se

ctio

n.

(3)

All

mea

ns o

f esc

ape

as a

fore

said

shal

l be

prop

erly

m

aint

aine

d an

d ke

pt fr

ee f

rom

obs

truc

tion.

(4)

All

door

s af

ford

ing

mea

ns o

f exi

t fro

m a

bui

ldin

g fo

r th

e

empl

oyee

s sha

ll, e

xcep

t in

the c

ase

of sl

idin

g do

ors,

be

cons

truc

ted

to o

pen

outw

ards

.

(5)

In e

very

build

ing e

ffect

ive s

teps

shal

l be

take

n to

ens

ure

that

all

empl

oyee

s are

fam

iliar

with

the

mea

ns o

f esc

ape

and

with

the p

roce

dure

to b

e fo

llow

ed in

cas

e of

fire

.

(6)

Whi

le a

ny e

mpl

oyee

is w

ithin

a b

uild

ing,

any

doo

r w

hich

affo

rds

a m

eans

of e

xit f

or s

uch

an em

ploy

ee fr

om th

e

build

ing

or f

rom

any

enc

losu

re in

whi

ch th

e bui

ldin

g is

situ

ated

shal

l no

t be

lock

ed o

r fa

sten

ed i

n su

ch m

anne

r th

at it

can

not b

e ea

sily

and

im

med

iate

ly op

ened

from

th'

insi

de.

(7)

Eve

ry w

indo

w, d

oor

or o

ther

exi

t aff

ordi

ng m

eans

of

esca

pe in

cas

e of

fire

or

givi

ng a

cces

s th

eret

o, o

ther

than

the

mea

ns o

f exi

t in

ordi

nary

use

, sha

ll be

dis

tinct

ivel

y an

d co

nspi

cuou

sly m

arke

d by

a n

otic

e pr

inte

d in

red

lette

rs o

f an

adeq

uate

size

in

lang

uage

s und

erst

ood

by th

e

empl

oyee

s.

(8)

The

con

tent

s of a

ny r

oom

sha

ll be

so

arra

nged

or

disp

osed

that

ther

e is

a f

ree

pass

agew

ay fo

r all

empl

oyee

s in

tha

t roo

m to

a m

eans

of e

scap

e in

cas

e of

fire

.

(9)

In e

very

bui

ldin

g in

whi

ch m

ore

than

50

per

iii ar

e

empl

oyed

or

in w

hich

hig

hly

flam

mab

le m

ater

ials

are

st

ored

, han

dled

or

used

, the

re s

hall

be p

rovi

ded

and

mai

ntai

ned

effe

ctiv

e de

vice

s fo

r giv

ing

war

ning

in c

ase

of

fire

, whi

ch s

hall

be c

lear

ly a

udib

le th

roug

hout

the

build

ing

and

capa

ble o

f bei

ng o

pera

ted

with

out e

xpos

ing

any

pers

on to

und

ue ri

sks.

Su

ch d

evic

es s

hall

be te

sted

by a

com

pete

nt p

erso

n at

leas

t on

ce a

mon

th to

ens

ure

thei

r con

tinue

d op

erat

ion.

7.

Lig

htin

g

(I)

Eff

ectiv

e pr

ovis

ion

shal

l be

mad

e fo

r se

curi

ng a

nd

mai

ntai

ning

suff

icie

nt an

d su

itabl

e lig

htin

g, w

heth

er

natu

ral o

r ar

tific

ial,

in e

very

par

t of a

pla

ce o

f wor

k in

w

hich

per

sons

are

wor

king

or

pass

ing.

(2)

All

glaz

ed w

indo

ws a

nd s

kylig

hts u

sed

for

the

light

ing

of

wor

kroo

ms

shal

l, so

far

as

is p

ract

icab

le, b

e ke

pt c

lean

on

both

the

inne

r and

out

er s

urfa

ces

and

free

fro

m

obst

ruct

ion,

but

this

sub

sect

ion s

hall

not a

ffec

t the

whi

tew

ashi

ng or

shad

ing

of w

indo

ws a

nd s

kylig

hts

for t

he

purp

ose

of m

itiga

ting

heat

or

glar

e.

Sani

tary

con

veni

ence

s

(I)

In a

ny b

uild

ing

whe

re w

ork

is c

arri

ed o

ut,

suff

icie

nt an

d su

itabl

e sa

nita

ry c

onve

nien

ces f

or th

e m

ploy

ees s

hall

be

prov

ided

, mai

ntai

ned

and

kept

cle

an a

t all

times

.

Eff

ectiv

e pr

ovis

ion

shal

l be

mad

e fo

r lig

htin

g th

e co

nven

ienc

es an

d, w

here

per

sons

of b

oth

sexe

s ar

e or

are

in

tend

ed to

be

empl

oyed

, exc

ept

in th

e cas

e of

build

ings

w

here

the

onl

y em

ploy

ees

are

mem

bers

of t

he s

ame

fam

ily, s

uch

conv

enie

nces

sha

ll af

ford

pro

per

sepa

rate

ac

com

mod

atio

n fo

r per

sons

of e

ach

sex,

the

appr

oach

es

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

0 8.

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shal

l be

sepa

rate

and

the

conv

enie

nces

for

each

sex

sha

ll be

indi

cate

d by

a s

uita

ble

notic

e.

(2)

Eve

ry sa

nita

ry c

onve

nien

ce sh

all

be s

uffi

cien

tly ve

ntila

ted

and-

sha

not-

conu

nuni

cat

with

any

-wor

kroo

m ,-re

st-r

oom

- or

mes

s ro

om e

xcep

t th

roug

h th

e op

en o

r th

roug

h an

in

terv

enin

g ven

tilat

ed sp

ace.

(3)

Eve

ry s

anita

ry c

onve

nien

ce, o

ther

than

a u

rina

l, sh

all b

e un

der

cove

r, h

ave

a pr

oper

doo

r an

d fa

sten

ings

and

be s

i).

part

ition

ed o

ff as

to s

ecur

e pr

ivac

y.

(4)

Eve

ry u

rina

l sha

ll be

so

plac

ed o

r so

scre

ened

as

not to

be

visi

ble

from

oth

er p

arts

of t

he b

uild

ing

whe

re p

erso

ns

wor

k or

pas

s.

(5)

The

san

itary

con

veni

ence

s sh

all

be s

o ar

rang

ed a

s to

be

conv

enie

ntly

acce

ssib

le t

o th

e em

ploy

ees a

t all

times

whi

le

they

are

at t

he p

lace

of

wor

k.

(6)

With

out p

reju

dice

to th

e ge

nera

lity

of su

bsec

tion

(I)-

(a)

at le

ast o

ne s

anita

ry c

onve

nien

ce sh

all b

e pr

ovid

ed

for

ever

y 25

fem

ales

;

(b)

at le

ast o

ne s

anita

ry c

onve

nien

ce (n

ot b

eing

a

conv

enie

nce s

uita

ble

only

as

a ur

inal

) sh

all

be

prov

ided

for

ever

y 25

mal

es;

(c)

whe

re th

e nu

mbe

r of m

ales

em

ploy

ed i

n a

build

ing

exce

eds

100

and

enou

gh u

rina

l acc

omm

odat

ion

is

also

pro

vide

d, it

sha

ll be

suf

fici

ent i

f the

re is

one

sa

nita

ry c

onve

nien

ce fo

r ev

ery

25 m

ales

up

to 1

00

and

one

for

ever

y 40

mal

es a

bove

100

.

(7)

For

the

purp

oses

of t

his

sect

ion,

any

num

ber o

f per

sons

le

ss th

an 2

5 or

40

shal

l be

reck

oned

as

25 o

r 40

as

the

case

may

be.

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9.

Supp

ly o

f dr

inki

ng w

ater

a

t111

(1)W

hare

_t1i

esup

pLyo

Ldr

inki

ng wat

er i

s no

t a si

ippJ

yof

runn

ing

wat

er, i

t sha

ll be

con

tain

ed in

sui

tabl

e ve

ssel

s and

sh

all

be re

new

ed a

t lea

st d

aily

, and

all

prac

ticab

le st

eps

shal

l be

take

n to

pre

serv

e th

e w

ater

and

ves

sels

from

co

ntam

inat

ion a

t any

tim

e.

(2)

All

cont

aine

rs o

r ve

ssel

s con

tain

ing

harm

ful l

iqui

ds w

hich

m

ay b

e co

nfus

ed w

ith d

rink

ing

wat

er o

r ot

her b

ever

ages

sh

all

be c

lear

ly m

arke

d to

indi

cate

thei

r con

tent

s or

mar

ked

with

an

appr

oved

war

ning

sign

.

10.

Was

hing

fac

ilitie

s

The

re s

hall

be p

rovi

ded

and

mai

ntai

ned

for

the

use

of th

e em

ploy

ees a

dequ

ate a

nd s

uita

ble

faci

litie

s fo

r w

ashi

ng w

hich

sh

all

incl

ude a

sup

ply

of c

lean

wat

er, s

oap,

cle

an to

wel

s or

ot

her s

uita

ble

mea

ns o

f cle

anin

g an

d dr

ying

, and

the

fac

ilitie

s sh

all b

e co

nven

ient

ly ac

cess

ible

and

sha

ll be

kep

t in

a cl

ean

and

orde

rly

cond

ition

.

11.

Acc

omm

odat

ion

for c

loth

ing

(I)

The

re s

hall

be p

rovi

ded

and

mai

ntai

ned

for

the

use

of th

e

empl

oyee

s ad

equa

te an

d su

itabl

e ac

com

mod

atio

n fo

r

clot

hing

not

wor

n du

ring

wor

king

hou

rs.

(2)

Whe

re th

e nu

mbe

r of e

mpl

oyee

s and

the

nat

ure

of th

e w

ork

so r

equi

re, t

he L

abou

r Com

mis

sion

er m

ay d

irec

t in

wri

ting

that

pro

per c

hang

ing

room

s, s

epar

ate

for

each

sex,

be

prov

ided

.

12.

Seat

s

(I)

Whe

re e

mpl

oyee

s ha

ve in

the

cou

rse

of th

eir

empl

oym

ent

reas

onab

le op

port

unity

for

sitti

ng w

ithou

t det

rim

ent t

o

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thei

r w

ork,

ther

e sh

all b

e pr

ovid

ed an

d m

aint

aine

d fo

r th

eir

use

suita

ble

seat

s to

ena

ble

them

to ta

ke a

dvan

tage

of

thos

e op

port

uniti

es.

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amou

nt o

f cub

ic s

pace

allo

wed

for

each

is

less

than

8.5

cu

bic

met

res.

2JW

heas

ubst

atat

atpr

opon

tøtu

f-ar

ry-w

ork-

cair

-pro

perl

y---

be

don

e si

tting

, the

re s

hall

be p

rovi

ded

and

mai

ntai

ned

for e

ach

empl

oyee

doi

ng th

at w

ork

a se

at o

f a d

esig

n,

cons

truc

tion a

nd d

imen

sion

s sui

tabl

e fo

r hi

m o

r he

r and

fo

r th

e w

ork,

tog

ethe

r with

a b

ack-

rest

if p

ract

icab

le, a

nd

a fo

ot-r

est o

n w

hich

he

or s

he c

an r

eadi

ly a

nd

com

fort

ably

supp

ort h

is o

r he

r fe

et if

he

or s

he c

anno

t dt

so w

ithou

t a f

oot-

rest

.

13.

Faci

litie

s fo

r th

e ta

king

of m

eals

(1)

Subj

ect t

o su

bsec

tion (

2),

ever

y em

ploy

er sh

all p

rovi

de

and

mai

ntai

n ad

equa

te fa

cilit

ies f

or t

he ta

king

of

mea

ls,

due

rega

rd b

eing

pai

d to

the

num

ber o

f em

ploy

ees

rem

aini

ng o

n th

e pr

emis

es d

urin

g m

eal

inte

rval

s, a

nd t

he

faci

litie

s sha

ll be

aw

ay fr

om th

e ha

bitu

al w

ork

posi

tion

and

shal

l in

clud

e ta

bles

and

cha

irs o

r be

nche

s With

back

-res

ts.

(2)

Eve

ry e

mpl

oyer

of m

ore

than

25

empl

oyee

s sha

ll pr

ovid

e an

d m

aint

ain

a m

ess

room

fur

nish

ed w

ith ta

bles

and

ch

airs

or

benc

hes w

ith b

ack-

rest

s, su

ffic

ient

for

the

num

ber o

f em

ploy

ees

rem

aini

ng o

n th

e pr

emis

es d

urin

g m

eal

inte

rval

s.

14.

Ove

rcro

wdi

ng

(1)

A p

lace

of w

ork

shal

l not

, whi

le w

ork

is c

arri

ed o

n th

erei

n, b

e so

ove

rcro

wde

d as

to c

ause

ris

k of

inju

ry to

th

e he

alth

of t

he em

ploy

ees.

(2)

With

out p

reju

dice

to th

e gen

eral

ity o

f sub

sect

ion

(I)

but

subj

ect t

o su

bsec

tion (

3),

the

num

ber o

f em

ploy

ees a

t any

on

e tim

e in

any

wor

kroo

m sh

all n

ot b

e su

ch th

at th

e

(3)

in c

alcu

latin

g tH

e am

oito

FCU

bcsp

ace-

lwan

y-ro

nnrT

or

the

purp

oses

of t

his

sect

ion,

no

spac

e m

ore

than

4.5

m

etre

s fro

m th

e fl

oor

shal

l be

take

n in

to a

ccou

nt.

15.

Ven

tilat

ion

and

tem

pera

ture

(1)

Eff

ectiv

e an

d su

itabl

e pr

ovis

ion

shal

l be

mad

e fo

r

secu

ring

and

mai

ntai

ning

the a

dequ

ate

vent

ilatio

n of

eve

ry

wor

kroo

m b

y th

e cir

cula

tion

of fr

esh

or a

rtif

icia

lly

puri

fied

air o

f sui

tabl

e te

mpe

ratu

re an

d re

lativ

e hum

idity

an

d fo

r re

nder

ing

harm

less

, so

far

as is

pra

ctic

able

, all

impu

ritie

s gen

erat

ed in

the c

ours

e of

any

proc

ess

or w

ork

carr

ied

on i

n th

e w

orkr

oom

as

may

be

inju

riou

s to

heal

th.

(2)

Eff

ectiv

e an

d su

itabl

e pr

ovis

ion

shal

l be

mad

e fo

r se

curi

ng a

nd m

aint

aini

ng a

com

fort

able

tem

pera

ture

insi

de

ever

y w

orkr

oom

as

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e M

inis

ter.

16.

Lad

ders

(1)

Eve

ry la

dder

sha

ll be

of g

ood

cons

truc

tion,

soun

d m

ater

ial,

adeq

uate

stre

ngth

and

sui

tabl

e fo

r th

e pu

rpos

e fo

r w

hich

it i

s use

d an

d sh

all

be p

rope

rly

mth

tain

ed.

(2)

No

ladd

er s

hall

be u

sed

unle

ss -

(a)

it is

sec

urel

y fi

xed

in a

pos

ition

to

prev

ent i

t fro

m

slip

ping

or

falli

ng, e

xcep

t th

at w

hen

this

is

impr

actic

able

a pe

rson

sha

ll be

sta

tione

d at

the

base

of th

e la

dder

to p

reve

nt it

fro

m sl

ippi

ng o

r fa

lling

;

(b)

it st

ands

on

a fi

rm a

nd l

evel

foo

ting

exce

pt i

n th

e ca

se o

f a

susp

ende

d la

dder

;

(c)

it is

secu

red

whe

re n

eces

sary

to

prev

ent u

ndue

sway

ing

or s

aggi

ng;

a

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(d)

it is

equ

ally

and

prop

erly

sup

port

ed on

eac

h st

ile o

r si

de;

(e)

in t

he a

bsen

ce o

f ade

quat

e han

dhol

d, i

t ex

tend

s at

le

ast o

ne m

etre

abo

ve th

e pl

ace

of la

ndin

g or

the

high

est r

ung

to b

e re

ache

d by

the

feet

of t

he p

erso

n us

ing

the

ladd

er o

r, if

this

is

impr

actic

able

, to

the

grea

test

pra

ctic

able

hei

ght;

and

(t)

ther

e is

suf

fici

ent

spac

e at

eac

h ru

ng to

pro

vide

ad

equa

te fo

otho

ld.

(3)

Subs

ectio

n (2

) sh

all n

ot a

pply

to

any

fold

ing

step

ladd

er,

prov

ided

that

it h

as a

leve

l an

d fi

rm f

ootin

g an

d is

use

d in

th

e fu

lly o

pen

posi

tion

with

any

spr

eade

rs lo

cked

.

17.

Dan

gero

us s

ubst

ance

s (i

nclu

ding

pes

ticid

es)

(1)

Eve

ry v

esse

l w

hich

con

tain

s an

y to

xic,

cor

rosi

ve o

r fl

amm

able

sub

stan

ce sh

all h

ave

clea

rly

mar

ked

on it

the

nam

e and

nat

ure

of th

e su

bsta

nce,

and

the

pre

caut

ions

to

be o

bser

ved

in t

he s

tora

ge,

hand

ling o

r us

e of

such

su

bsta

nce s

hall

eith

er b

e m

arke

d on

the

vess

el o

r be

cl

earl

y di

spla

yed

or o

ther

wis

e mad

e kn

own

to th

e em

ploy

ees.

(2)

All

prac

ticab

le st

eps

shal

l be

take

n by

cov

erin

g, f

enci

ng

or o

ther

mea

ns t

o pr

even

t an

empl

oyee

from

fal

ling

into

any

fixe

d ve

ssel

, sum

p or

pit,

the

edg

e of

whi

ch i

s le

ss

than

one

met

re a

bove

the

adjo

inin

g gr

ound

or

plat

form

an

d w

hich

con

tain

s a s

ubst

ance

like

ly to

be

prej

udic

ial t

o hi

s or

her

saf

ety

or in

juri

ous t

o hi

s or

her

hea

lth.

(3)

Eve

ry f

lam

mab

le,

corr

osiv

e, to

xic

or o

ther

wis

e dan

gero

us

subs

tanc

e sha

ll be

sto

red

in s

uch

posi

tion

and

in s

uch

a m

anne

r as

not

to c

ause

dan

ger t

o th

e em

ploy

ees o

r to

ot

her

pers

ons

who

may

be

affe

cted

the

reby

.

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(4)

The

Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er m

ay b

y or

der

in w

ritin

g

exem

pt fr

om t

he r

equi

rem

ents

of th

is s

ectio

n an

y cl

ass

or

____

_des

crip

tion

of v

esse

l, su

mp

or p

it w

here

he

or s

he i

s

iifia

tthir

emen

are-

unnc

essa

ryor

in

appr

opri

ate.

(5)

For

purp

oses

of t

his

Sche

dule

, HtO

XIC

sub

stan

ces"

inc

lude

:

alph

anap

hthy

lam

ine (

othe

r tha

n al

pha-

naph

thyl

amin

e

4)

cont

aini

ng, a

s a

by-p

rodu

ct of

a ch

emic

al r

eact

ion,

mor

e

than

I p

er c

ent o

f bet

a-na

phth

ylam

ine)

, ort

hoto

lidin

e,

dian

isid

ine,

dic

hlor

oben

zidi

ne (

and

the

salts

of a

ny o

f the

abov

e),.a

cryl

onitr

ile, a

rsen

ic a

nd i

ts c

ompo

unds

, asb

esto

s,

aura

min

e, b

enze

ne, b

eryl

lium

dus

t or

fum

e, c

adm

ium

and

com

poun

ds, c

arbo

n di

suip

hide

, car

bon

tetr

achl

orid

e,

chlo

rofo

rm, c

hrom

ic a

cid,

lead

whe

n us

ed i

n th

e pr

oces

s of

man

ufac

ture

of e

lect

ric

accu

mul

ator

s, th

e br

eaki

ng u

p or

sort

ing

of dr

ied

plat

es fr

om e

lect

ric

accu

mul

ator

s,

or

any

othe

r pro

cess

es w

here

lead

may

be

pres

ent i

n su

ch

quan

tity

and

unde

r su

ch c

ondi

tions

as m

ay b

e ha

rmfu

l to

heal

th, m

agen

ta, m

ercu

ry a

nd c

ompo

unds

, met

hyl

brom

ide,

4,4

-met

hyle

ne b

is-(

2-ch

loro

anili

ne),

nick

el a

nd

com

poun

ds, p

arad

ichl

orob

enze

ne, p

latin

um sa

lts, s

odiu

m

or p

otas

sium

chr

omat

e, s

odiu

m o

r pot

assi

um d

ichr

omat

e,

and

viny

lchl

orid

e mon

omer

.

. Pre

caut

ions

with

reg

ard

to ex

plos

ive

or fl

amm

able

dus

t, ga

s,

P va

pour

or s

ubst

ance

(I)

Whe

re,

in c

onne

ctio

n w

ith a

ny p

roce

ss g

ivin

g ri

se t

o du

st,

gas

or v

apou

r, th

ere

n%ay

es

cape

dus

t, ga

s or

vap

our o

f

such

a c

hara

cter

and

to

such

an

exte

nt a

s to

be

liabl

e to

expl

ode o

n ig

nitio

n, a

ll pr

actic

able

step

s sh

all

be ta

ken

to

prev

ent s

uch

an e

xplo

sion

by

encl

osur

e of

the

plan

t use

d

in th

e pro

cess

, and

by

rem

oval

or

prev

entio

n of

ac

cum

ulat

ion

of th

e du

st, g

as o

r va

pour

that

may

esc

ape

in s

pite

of t

he e

nclo

sure

, and

by

excl

usio

n or

effe

ctiv

e

encl

osur

e of

pos

sibl

e sou

rce

of ig

nitio

n.

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(3)

Whe

re a

ny p

art o

f a p

lant

con

tain

s any

exp

losi

ve o

r fl

amm

able

gas

or

vapo

ur u

nder

pre

ssur

e gr

eate

r tha

n

atm

osph

eric

pre

ssur

e, th

at p

art s

hall

not b

e op

ened

,

exce

pt in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

follo

win

g pr

ovis

ions

-

(a)

befo

re th

e fa

sten

ing of

any

join

t of a

ny p

ipe

conn

ecte

d w

ith th

e par

t of

the

plan

t or

the

fast

enin

g of

the c

over

of

any

open

ing

into

the

par

t is

loos

ened

, any

flo

w o

f the

gas

or

vapo

ur i

nto

the

part

or

into

suc

h pi

pe s

hall

be e

ffec

tivel

y st

oppe

d

by a

sto

p-va

lve o

r ot

herw

ise;

(b)

befo

re a

ny s

uch

fast

enin

g is

rem

oved

, all

prac

ticab

le st

eps

shal

l, be

take

n to

redu

ce th

e

pres

sure

of t

he g

as o

r va

pour

in t

he p

ipe

or p

art o

f th

e pla

nt to

atm

osph

eric

pre

ssur

e, a

nd w

here

any

su

ch f

aste

ning

has

bee

n lo

osen

ed o

r re

mov

ed, n

o

expl

osiv

e or

flam

mab

le g

as o

r va

pour

shal

l be

allo

wed

to e

nter

the

pipe

or

part

of t

he p

lant

unt

il

the f

aste

ning

has

bee

n se

cure

d or

secu

rely

repl

aced

, as

the

case

may

be.

(4)

No

plan

t, ta

nk o

r ves

sel

whi

ch c

onta

ins o

r ha

s co

ntai

ned

any

expl

osiv

e or

fla

mm

able

subs

tanc

e sha

ll be

sub

ject

ed

to -

(a)

any

wel

ding

, bra

zing

or

sold

erin

g op

erat

ion;

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

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1992

any

cutti

ng o

pera

tion

whi

ch in

volv

es t

he a

pplic

atio

n of

hea

t; or

until

all

prac

ticab

le st

eps

have

bee

n ta

ken

to re

mov

e th

e sub

stan

ce a

nd a

ny f

umes

ari

sing

from

it, o

r to

re

nder

them

non

-exp

losi

ve or

non

-fla

mm

able

, and

whe

re a

ny p

lant

, tan

k or

ves

sel h

as b

een

subj

ecte

d to

any

suc

h op

erat

ion,

no

expl

osiv

e or

flam

mab

le

subs

tanc

e sha

ll be

allo

wed

to e

nter

the

plan

t, ta

nk

or v

esse

l un

til t

he m

etal

has

coo

led

suff

icie

ntly

to

prev

ent a

ny r

isk

of ig

nitin

g th

e su

bsta

nce.

(5)

No

plan

t, ta

nk o

r ve

ssel

whi

ch c

onta

ins o

r ha

s co

ntai

ned a

subs

tanc

e whi

ch w

hen

heat

ed m

ay g

ive

rise

to a

tox

ic g

as,

fum

e or

vap

our s

hall

be s

o he

ated

unl

ess

all

prac

ticab

le

step

s ha

ve b

een

take

n to

rem

ove

such

sub

stan

ce.

19.

Dan

gero

us t

umes

and

lack

of o

xyge

n

(1)

The

pro

visi

ons o

f sub

sect

ions

(2)

to (

7) o

f thi

s pr

ovis

ion

shal

l hav

e ef

fect

whe

re w

ork

has

to b

e do

ne in

side

any

ve

ssel

, tan

k, p

it or

sim

ilar c

onfi

ned

spac

e in

whi

ch

dang

erou

s fum

es a

re li

able

to

be p

rese

nt t

o su

ch a

n ex

tent

as t

o in

volv

e ri

sk o

f per

sons

bei

ng o

verc

ome

ther

eby.

(2)

The

con

fine

d sp

ace

shal

l, un

less

the

re is

oth

er a

dequ

ate

mea

ns o

f egr

ess,

be

prov

ided

with

a m

arth

ole,

whi

ch

may

be

rect

angu

lar,

ova

l or c

ircu

lar

in s

hape

, and

sha

ll

be n

ot le

ss th

an 4

50 m

illim

etre

s lo

ng a

nd 4

00

mill

imet

res

wid

e or

(if

circ

ular

) no

t les

s th

an 4

50 m

illim

etre

s in

diam

eter

, or

in t

he c

ase

of ta

nk w

agon

s and

oth

er m

obile

plan

t, no

t le

ss th

an 4

00 m

illim

etre

s lon

g an

d 35

0

mill

imet

res

wid

e or

(if

circ

ular

) no

t le

ss th

an 4

00

mill

imet

res

in d

iam

eter

.

LA

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OR

DE

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1992

(2)

Whe

re th

ere

is s

tore

d or

ther

e is

pre

sent

in a

ny p

lant

any

(b

)

dust

, gas

or

vapo

ur o

f suc

h a

char

acte

r an

d to

suc

h an

exte

nt a

s to

be

liabl

e to

exp

lode

on

igni

tion,

all

effe

cts

of su

ch a

n ex

plos

ion

by th

e pro

visi

on, i

n th

e pu

rpos

e of t

akin

g ap

art o

r re

mov

ing

the p

lant

, co

nnec

tion

with

the p

lant

, of c

hoke

s, b

affl

es a

nd v

ents

or

tank

or v

esse

l or a

ny p

art o

f it,

othe

r equ

ally

eff

ectiv

e ap

plia

nces

or m

easu

res,

unl

ess t

he

plan

t is s

o co

nstr

ucte

d as

to w

ithst

and

the p

ress

ure

likel

y to

be

prod

uced

by

any

such

exp

losi

on.

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Sub

ject

to s

ubse

ctio

n (4)

, no

per

son

shal

l ent

er o

r rem

ain

ever

y th

ree

mon

ths b

y a

com

pete

nt p

erso

n w

ho s

hall

in,

and

no p

erso

n sh

all

requ

ire,

in

stru

ct o

r dire

ct a

ny

mak

e a

repo

rt o

n ev

ery

such

exa

min

atio

n, w

hich

sha

ll be

--pe

ts t

nent

er

rem

ain

in, t

he c

onfin

ed s

pace

for a

ny

kept

ava

ilabL

e fo

r in

spec

tion.

purp

ose

unle

ss th

e pe

rson

ent

erin

gorr

Tzi

giifl

he

conf

ined

spa

ce is

wea

ring

a su

itabl

e br

eath

ing

appa

ratu

s (7

) A

suf

ficie

nt n

umbe

r of e

mpl

oyee

s sha

ll —

——

--

— - -

-

(whi

ch s

hall

not i

nclu

de a

res

pira

tor)

and

has

been

gi

ven

prac

tice

in th

e us

e of

the

appa

ratu

s sp

ecifi

ed in

auth

oris

ed to

ente

r by

a co

mpe

tent

pers

on, a

nd, w

here

cl

ause

(6)

and

in a

met

hod

of re

stor

ing

brea

thin

g.

prac

ticab

le, i

s w

earin

g a

belt

With

a r

ope

secu

rely

at

tach

ed a

nd a

per

son

kbep

ing w

atch

out

side

and

capa

bl)

(8)

of pu

lling

him

or h

er ou

t is

hold

ing

the

free

end

of t

he

rope

.

(4)

Whe

re th

e con

fined

spa

ce h

as b

een

cert

ified

by

a

com

pete

nt pe

rson

as

bein

g, f

or a

spe

cifi

ed p

erio

d, s

afe

for

entr

y w

ithou

t bre

athi

ng a

ppar

atus

and

the p

erio

d so

spec

ifie

d ha

s no

t exp

ired,

sub

sect

ion

(3)

shal

l no

t ap

ply,

but n

o pe

rson

shal

l ent

er o

r re

mai

n in

the s

pace

unl

ess

he

or s

he ha

s be

en w

arne

d w

hen

that

per

iod

will

exp

ire.

(5)

A c

onfi

ned

spac

e sh

all n

ot b

e ce

rtif

ied

unde

r cla

use

(4)

unle

ss -

20

.

(a)

effe

ctiv

e st

eps

have

bee

n ta

ken

to p

reve

nt a

ny

ingr

ess

of da

nger

ous

fum

es;

(b)

any

slud

ge o

r oth

er d

epos

it lia

ble

to g

ive

off

dang

erou

s fum

es h

as b

een

rem

oved

and

the

spac

e

cont

ains

no

othe

r mat

eria

l lia

ble

to g

ive

off

dang

erou

s fu

mes

in

sign

ifica

nt q

uant

ities

; and

(c)

the

spac

e ha

s be

en a

dequ

atel

y ven

tilat

ed a

nd t

este

d

for d

ange

rous

fum

es a

nd h

as a

sup

ply

of a

ir

adeq

uate

for

bre

athi

ng.

(6)

The

re s

hall

be p

rovi

ded

and

kept

read

ily a

vaila

ble

a

suffi

cien

t su

pply

of s

uita

ble

brea

thin

g ap

para

tus,

bel

ts a

nd

rope

s, a

nd o

f sui

tabl

e re

vivi

ng a

ppar

atus

and

oxy

gen,

and

the

appa

ratu

s, b

elts

and

rop

es s

hall

be p

rope

rly

mai

ntai

ned a

nd s

hall

be th

orou

ghly

exa

min

ed a

t lea

st o

nce

Whe

re c

orro

sive

sub

stan

ces

are

used

and

the

re is

dan

ger o

f an

empl

oyee

bei

ng s

plas

hed

ther

eby,

ther

e sh

all b

e pr

ovid

ed fo

r

use

in c

ase

of e

mer

genc

y -

(a)

adeq

uate

and

read

ily ac

cess

ible

mea

ns fo

r dr

ench

ing

with

wat

er o

r an

y ot

her

appr

opria

te su

bsta

nce

such

an

empl

oyee

; and

(b)

suffi

cien

t an

d su

itabl

e m

eans

of f

lush

ing

the

eyes

,

conv

enie

ntly

situ

ated

and

mar

ked,

the

loca

tion

of w

hich

is

mad

e kn

own

to s

uch

empl

oyee

s.

21.

Dan

gero

us m

achi

nery

(1)

Eve

ry d

ange

rous

par

t of e

very

mac

hine

ry s

hall

be

secu

rely

fenc

ed u

nles

s it

is in

suc

h po

sitio

n or

of s

uch

cons

truc

tion

as to

be

as s

afe

to e

very

em

ploy

ee or

per

son

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

L

AB

OU

R C

OD

E O

RD

ER

, 19

92

No

pers

on s

hall

ente

r or

rem

ain

in a

ny c

onfin

ed s

pace

in

whi

ch t

he p

ropo

rtio

n of

oxyg

en in

the

air

is li

able

to h

ave

been

sub

stan

tially

redu

ced

unle

ss -

(a)

he o

r she

is w

earin

g a

suita

ble

brea

thin

g ap

para

tus;

or

(b)

the

spac

e ha

s be

en a

nd r

emai

ns a

dequ

atel

y

vent

ilate

d an

d a

resp

onsi

ble

pers

on h

as te

sted

and

cert

ified

it a

s sa

fe fo

r en

try

with

out

brea

thin

g

appa

ratu

s.

Cor

rosi

ve su

bsta

nces

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wor

king

on

the

prem

ises

as

it w

ould

he

if se

cure

ly

fenc

ed.

(2)

Whe

re a

ny d

ange

rous

par

t of a

ny m

achI

nery

cann

ot b

y re

ason

of t

he n

atur

e of

the

oper

atio

n be

secu

red

by m

eans

of

a f

ixed

gua

rd, t

he re

quir

emen

ts of

subs

ectio

n (1)

sha

ll be

dee

med

to

have

bee

n co

mpl

ied

with

if a

dev

ice

is

prov

ided

whi

ch a

utom

atic

ally

prev

ents

the

oper

ator

fro

m

com

ing

into

con

tact

with

that

par

t.

(3)

Any

mat

eria

l be

ing

wor

ked

upon

in o

r at

a m

achi

ne s

hall

be s

ecur

ely

fenc

ed u

n1es

it is

in s

uch

a po

sitio

n as

to b

e as

saf

e to

eve

ry e

mpl

oyee

or p

erso

n at

the p

lace

of w

ork

as it

wou

ld b

e if

secu

rely

fenc

ed.

(4)

With

out

prej

udic

e to

the

gene

ralit

y of

subs

ectio

n (1

), t

he

prov

isio

ns o

f thi

s se

ctio

n sh

all a

pply

to a

ny p

art o

f the

m

achi

nery

whi

ch is

dan

gero

us -

(a)

by r

easo

n of

the

ejec

tion

of an

y pa

rt o

f the

m

achi

nery

or th

e m

ater

ial

bein

g w

orke

d up

on; o

r

(b)

by r

easo

n of

its

prox

imity

to a

ny f

ixed

par

t of t

he

stru

ctur

e or

any

fix

ed o

bjec

t.

(5)

With

out p

reju

dice

to th

e gen

eral

ity o

f sub

sect

ion

(4)(

b)

no t

rans

vers

ing

part

of a

ny m

achi

ne a

nd n

o m

ater

ial

carr

ied

ther

eon

shal

l be

allo

wed

to a

ppro

ach

with

in a

di

stan

ce o

f 500

mill

imet

res o

f su

ch f

ixed

par

t of t

he

stru

ctur

e or

fix

ed o

bjec

t.

(6)

Suff

icie

ntly

cle

ar a

nd u

nobs

truc

ted

spac

e sh

all

be

prov

ided

and

mai

ntai

ned

at e

very

mac

hine

whi

le it

is

in

mot

ion

or u

se to

ena

ble

the

wor

k to

be

carr

ied

on s

afel

y.

22.

Prov

isio

ns a

s to

.unf

ence

d m

achi

nery

LA

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UR

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OR

DE

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1992

empl

oyee

or p

erso

n at

the

plac

e of

wor

k as

it w

ould

be

if

secu

rely

fenc

ed -

(a)

no a

ccou

nt s

hall

be ta

ken

of an

y pe

rson

car

ryin

g ou

t, w

hile

that

par

t of t

he m

achi

nery

is i

n m

otio

n,

an ex

amin

atio

n the

reof

or

any

lubr

icat

ion o

r ad

just

men

t sho

wn

by th

e ex

amin

atio

n to

be

imm

edia

tely

nec

essa

ry,

if th

e ex

amin

atio

n,

lubr

icat

ion

or a

djus

tmen

t can

onl

y be

car

ried

out

w

hile

tha

t par

t of t

he m

achi

nery

is i

n m

otio

n; a

nd

(b)

in t

he c

ase

of an

y pa

rt o

f tra

nsm

issi

on m

achi

nery

us

ed i

n an

y pr

oces

s w

ith re

spec

t to

whi

ch t

he

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

has

decl

ared

, by

cer

tific

ate

in w

ritin

g, th

at h

e or

she

is

satis

fied

that

, ow

ing

to

the

cont

inuo

us n

atur

e of

such

pro

cess

, the

stop

ping

of

that

par

t wou

ld s

erio

usly

inte

rfer

e w

ith th

e ca

rryi

ng

on o

f the

pro

cess

, no

acco

unt s

hall

be

take

n of

any

pers

on c

arry

ing

out i

n th

e pl

ace

of

wor

k, b

y su

ch m

etho

ds a

nd i

n su

ch c

ircu

mst

ance

s an

d su

bjec

t to

such

con

ditio

ns a

s m

ay b

e sp

ecif

ied

in t

he c

ertif

icat

e, a

ny s

uch

lubr

icat

ion

or a

ny

mou

ntin

g or

shif

ting

of b

elts

.

(2)

The

pro

visi

ons o

f thi

s se

ctio

n sh

all a

pply

onl

y w

here

the

exam

inat

ion,

lubr

icat

ion o

r ot

her

oper

atio

n is

car

ried

out

by p

erso

ns w

ho h

ave

atta

ined

the

age

of 1

8, a

nd s

uch

othe

r con

ditio

ns as

may

be

spec

ifie

d by

the

Lab

our

Com

mis

sion

er ar

e co

mpl

ied

with

.

(3)

All

fenc

ing

and

othe

r saf

egua

rds s

hall

be o

f sub

stan

tial

cons

truc

tion a

nd c

onst

antly

mai

ntai

ned

and

kept

in

posi

tion

whi

le th

e pa

rts

requ

ired

to b

e fe

nced

or

safe

guar

ded

are

in m

otio

n or

in u

se,

exce

pt w

hen

any

such

par

ts a

re n

eces

sari

ly ex

pose

d fo

r ex

amin

atio

n an

d

for

any

lubr

icat

ion o

r ad

just

men

t sho

wn

by s

uch

exam

inat

ion

to b

e im

med

iate

ly

nece

ssar

y.

(1)

In d

eter

min

ing

whe

ther

any

part

of

mac

hine

ry is

in

such

a

23.

Prot

tion

of ey

es i

n ce

rtai

n pr

oces

ses

posi

tion

or o

f suc

h co

nstr

uctio

n as

to

he a

s sa

fe to

eve

ry

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(I)

In th

e ca

se o

f any

pro

cess

whi

ch i

nvol

ves a

spe

cial

risk

of

inju

ry to

the

eyes

from

par

ticle

s or

frag

men

ts th

row

n of

f in

the

cou

rse

of th

e pr

oces

s, a

n ey

e pr

otec

tor o

r sh

ield

as

appr

opri

ate-

shal

l-be

-pro

vide

d-to

-pro

teet

-the

-eye

s-or

-the

em

ploy

ees e

ngag

ed in

the p

roce

ss.

(2)

Whe

re,

in a

ny p

lace

of w

ork,

ele

ctri

c ar

c w

eldi

ng is

ca

rrie

d on

in s

uch

a m

anne

r as

to in

volv

e ri

sk o

f em

ploy

ees (

othe

r th

an th

ose

enga

ged

in t

he w

eldi

ng

proc

ess)

bei

ng e

xpos

ed to

the e

lect

ric

arc

flam

es,

effe

ctiv

e pr

ovis

ion

shal

l be

mad

e, b

y sc

reen

ing

or

othe

rwis

e, to

pre

vent

suc

h ex

posu

re.

(3)

Eve

ry e

ye p

rote

ctor

or

shie

ld p

rovi

ded

unde

r su

bsec

tion

(I)

shal

l be

sui

tabl

e bo

th fo

r th

e w

ork

for

whi

ch i

t is

inte

nded

to b

e us

ed a

nd f

or th

e per

son

usin

g it

and

shal

l be

for t

he p

erso

nal a

nd e

xclu

sive

use

of t

he p

erso

n us

ing

it

24.

Cha

ins,

rop

es a

nd l

iftin

g ta

ckle

(1)

Thi

s pr

ovis

ion

shal

l app

ly to

eve

ry c

hain

, ro

pe o

r lif

ting

tack

le u

sed

for

the

purp

ose o

f rai

sing

, low

erin

g or

su

spen

ding

pers

ons,

goo

ds o

r m

ater

ials

.

(2)

No

chai

n, ro

pe o

r lif

ting

tack

le sh

all b

e us

ed u

nles

s it

is

of g

ood

cons

truc

tion,

sou

nd m

ater

ial,

adeq

uate

stre

ng'

and

free

from

pat

ent d

efec

t.

(3)

No

chai

n, r

ope

othe

r tha

n fi

bre

rope

and

fib

re ro

pe s

lings

or

lift

ing

tack

le sh

all

be ta

ken

into

use

for

the

fir

st ti

me

in

any

plac

e of

wor

k un

less

it h

as b

een

test

ed a

nd e

xam

ined

by a

com

pete

nt p

erso

n an

d a

cert

ific

ate o

f suc

h te

st a

nd

exam

inat

ion,

spec

ifyi

ng th

e saf

e w

orki

ng lo

ad a

nd s

igne

d

by th

e co

mpe

tent

per

son,

is o

btai

ned

and

kept

ava

ilabl

e fo

r in

spec

tion.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(4)

Eve

ry c

hain

, ro

pe o

r lif

ting

tack

le in

use

sha

ll be

thor

ough

ly ex

amin

ed b

y a

com

pete

nt p

erso

n at

leas

t onc

e

ever

y 12

mon

ths.

(5)

No

chai

n, ro

pe o

r lif

ting

tack

le sh

all

be u

sed

for

rais

ing,

--

low

erin

g or

sus

pend

ing a

ny l

oad

exce

edin

g th

e sa

fe

wor

king

load

, exc

ept b

y a

com

pete

nt pe

rson

for

tes

ting

purp

oses

.

(7)

A r

egis

ter c

onta

inin

g a re

cord

of t

he p

resc

ribe

d in

spec

tions

shal

l be

kept

by

the

empl

oyer

in r

espe

ct o

f all

such

cha

ins,

rope

s or

lift

ing

tack

le, e

xcep

t fib

re r

ope

slin

gs.

(1)

All

part

s an

d w

orki

ng g

ear,

whe

ther

fixe

d or

mov

able

, in

clud

ing t

he a

ncho

ring

and

fixi

ng a

pplia

nces

, of e

very

lif

ting

mac

hine

shal

l -

(a)

be o

f goo

d co

nstr

uctio

n, s

ound

mat

eria

l, ad

equa

te

stre

ngth

and

fre

e fr

om p

aten

t de

fect

, an

d sh

all b

e

prop

erly

mai

ntai

ned;

an

d

(b)

be th

orou

ghly

exa

min

ed b

y a

com

pete

nt p

erso

n at

le

ast

once

eve

ry 1

2 m

onth

s an

d a

reco

rd o

f the

ex

amin

atio

n sha

ll be

kep

t for

ins

pect

ion.

(2)

Eve

ry li

ftin

g m

achi

ne sh

all b

e pl

ainl

y m

arke

d w

ith i

ts s

afe

wor

king

load

or

load

s and

a d

istin

ctiv

e nu

mbe

r or o

ther

m

eans

of i

dent

ific

atio

n, ex

cept

that

in t

he c

ase

of a

jib

cran

e so

con

stru

cted

that

the

safe

wor

king

load

may

be

vari

ed b

y th

e ra

isin

g or

low

erin

g of

the j

ib, t

here

sha

ll be

atta

ched

ther

eto

so a

s to

be

clea

rly

visi

ble

to th

e dri

ver

a ta

ble

indi

catin

g th

e sa

fe w

orki

ng lo

ads

at c

orre

spon

ding

in

clin

atio

ns of

the j

kb o

r co

rres

pond

ing

radi

i of

the

load

4)

(6)

Eve

ry c

hain

, rop

e or

liftin

g ta

ckle

sha

ll be

ar a

dist

ingu

ishi

ng m

ark

or n

umbe

r suf

fici

ent t

o id

entif

y it.

25.

Cra

nes a

nd o

ther

lift

ing

mac

hine

s

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or a

ltern

ativ

ely

an a

utom

atic

indi

cato

r of s

afe

wor

king

lo

ads.

be lo

aded

bey

ond

its s

afe

wor

king

load

as

spec

ified

in

subs

ectio

n (2)

.

(4)

All

part

s an

d w

orki

ng g

ear,

whe

ther

fixe

d or

mov

able

, in

clud

ing

the

anch

orin

g an

d fix

ing

appl

ianc

es, o

f eve

ry

liftin

g m

achi

ne s

hall

be in

spec

ted

at le

ast o

nce

ever

y w

) by

the

oper

ator

, if c

ompe

tent

for

the

purp

ose,

or

othe

r co

mpe

tent

pers

on a

nd a

repo

rt o

f the

res

ult o

f eve

ry s

uch

insp

ectio

n, s

igne

d by

the

pers

on c

arry

ing

out

the

insp

ectio

n, s

hall

be m

ade

fort

hwith

in

a re

gist

er p

rovi

ded

by th

e em

ploy

er a

nd k

ept a

vaila

ble

for

insp

ectio

n.

(5)

No

pers

on u

nder

18

yea

rs o

f age

sha

ll be

em

ploy

ed to

op

erat

e an

y lif

ting

mac

hine

driv

en b

y m

echa

nica

l po

wer

or

to g

ive

sign

als to

the

oper

ator

of a

ny s

uch

mac

hine

.

(6)

A li

fting

mac

hine

sha

ll no

t be

ope

rate

d ex

cept

by

a pe

rson

tr

aine

d an

d co

mpe

tent

to

oper

ate t

hat m

achi

ne b

ut i

t sha

ll be

per

mis

sibl

e fo

r suc

h m

achi

ne t

o be

ope

rate

d by

a

pers

on w

ho i

s un

der

the

dire

ct s

uper

visi

on o

f a c

ompe

tent

pe

rson

for

the

purp

ose of

trai

ning

or

inst

ruct

ion.

(7)

Eve

ry cr

anea

nd w

inch

sha

ll be

pro

vide

d w

ith a

rea

dily

ac

cess

ible

and

effi

cien

t br

ake

or o

ther

saf

ety

devi

ce w

hic

will

pre

vent

the

fall

of th

e lo

ad w

hen

susp

ende

d an

d by

w

hich

the

load

can

be

effe

ctiv

ely

cont

rolle

d w

hile

bei

ng

low

ered

and

eve

ry h

and

win

ch s

hall

be fi

tted

with

an

effic

ient

paw

l cap

able

of s

usta

inin

g th

e sa

fe w

orki

ng lo

ad.

(8)

All

rails

on

whi

ch a

trav

ellin

g cr

ane

mov

es a

nd ev

ery

trac

k on

whi

ch t

he c

arria

ge o

f any

oth

er li

fting

mac

hine

m

oves

sha

ll be

of p

rope

r si

ze a

nd a

dequ

ate

stre

ngth

and

ha

ve a

n ev

en r

unni

ng s

urfa

ce,

and

any

such

rai

l or

trac

k sh

all b

e pr

oper

ly la

id,

adeq

uate

ly s

uppo

rted

or

susp

ende

d an

d pr

oper

ly m

aint

aine

d.

LA

BO

UR

CO

DE

OR

DE

R,

1992

(9)

Whe

re a

ny p

erso

n is

em

ploy

ed o

r w

orki

ng o

n or

nea

r th

e

whe

el tr

ack

of a

n ov

erhe

ad t

rave

lling

cra

ne i

n an

y pl

ace

whe

re h

e or

she

wou

ld b

e lia

ble

to b

e st

ruck

by

the

cran

e,

effe

ctiv

e m

easu

res

shal

l be

take

n by

war

ning

the

oper

ator

of

the

cran

e or

oth

erw

ise

to

appr

oach

with

in 6

met

res

of th

at p

lace

.

(10)

W

here

any

per

son

is e

mpl

oyed

or

wor

king

oth

erw

ise

than

spec

ified

in s

ubse

ctio

n (9)

bu

t in

a p

lace

abo

ve fl

oor

leve

l whe

re h

e or

she

wou

ld b

e lia

ble

to b

e st

ruck

by

an

over

head

tr

avel

ling

cran

e, o

r by

any

load

car

ried

by s

uch

a cr

ane,

effe

ctiv

e m

easu

res

shal

l be

take

n to

war

n hi

m o

r

her of

the

appr

oach

of t

he c

rane

, un

less

his

or

her

wor

k is

so c

onne

cted

with

or

depe

nden

t on

the

mov

emen

ts o

f the

cran

e as

to m

ake

a w

arni

ng u

nnec

essa

ry.

26.

Hoi

sts

and

lifts

(1)

Eve

ry h

oist

or lif

t sha

ll be

of g

ood

mec

hani

cal

cons

truc

tion,

sou

nd m

ater

ial a

nd a

dequ

ate

stre

ngth

, and

shal

l be

prop

erly

mai

ntai

ned.

(2)

Eve

ry h

oist

or

lift s

hall

be th

orou

ghly

exa

min

ed b

y a

com

pete

nt p

erso

n at

leas

t on

ce e

very

six

mon

ths

and

a

reco

rd o

f the

exa

min

atio

n sh

all be

kep

t for

ins

pect

ion.

(3)

Eve

ry h

oist

way

or

liftw

ay s

hall

be e

ffici

ently

prot

ecte

d by

4 a

subs

tant

ial e

nclo

sure

fitte

d w

ith g

ates

so

as to

pre

vent

, w

hen

the

gate

s ar

e sh

ut,

any

pers

on fa

lling

dow

n th

e w

ay

or c

omin

g in

to c

onta

ct w

ith a

ny m

ovin

g pa

rt o

f th

e ho

ist

or li

ft.

(4)

Any

suc

h ga

te s

hall

be t

itted

with

eff

icie

nt i

nter

lock

ing

or

othe

r de

vice

so

as t

o se

cure

tha

t th

e ga

te c

anno

t be

open

ed e

xcep

t whe

n th

e ca

ge o

r pl

atfo

rm i

s at

the

land

ing

and

that

the

cage

or

plat

form

can

not

be m

oved

aw

ay fr

om

the

land

ing

until

the

gat

e is

clo

sed.

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(5)

Eve

ry h

oist

or

lift

and

ever

y en

clos

ure

shal

l be

so

cons

truc

ted

as to

pre

vent

any

par

t of a

ny p

erso

n or

any

go

ods c

arri

ed i

n th

e ho

ist o

r lif

t be

ing

trap

ped

betw

een

any

part

of t

he h

oist

or

lift

and

any

fixe

d st

ruct

ure

or

betw

een-

the-

coun

terb

alan

ce-w

eigh

t-an

d-an

y-ot

her-

mov

ing-

pa

rt o

f the

hoi

st o

r lif

t.

(6)

The

re s

hall

be m

arke

d co

nspi

cuou

sly o

n ev

ery

hois

t or

lift

th

e m

axim

um w

orki

ng lo

ad w

hich

it c

an s

afel

y ca

rry

and

no lo

ad g

reat

er th

an th

at lo

ad s

hall

be c

arri

ed o

n an

y hi

t,)

or li

ft.

(7)

The

fol

low

ing

addi

tiona

l re

quir

emen

ts sh

all

appl

y to

ho

ists

or

lifts

use

d fo

r ca

rryi

ng p

erso

ns, w

heth

er to

geth

er

with

goo

ds o

r ot

herw

ise -

(a)

effi

cien

t aut

omat

ic d

evic

es s

hall

be p

rovi

ded

and

mai

ntai

ned

to p

reve

nt th

e ca

ge o

r pl

atfo

rm fr

om

over

-run

ning

;

(b)

ever

y ca

ge s

hall,

on

each

sid

e fr

om w

hich

acc

ess

is

affo

rded

to a

lan

ding

, be

fitte

d w

ith

a ga

te, a

nd i

n co

nnec

tion

with

any

suc

h ga

te e

ffic

ient

dev

ices

sha

ll be

pro

vide

d to

se

cure

tha

t, w

hen

pers

ons o

r go

ods a

re in

the c

age,

the

cag

e ca

nnot

be

rais

ed, o

r lo

wer

ed u

nles

s th

e ga

te is

clo

sed

and

will

com

e to

re

st w

hen

the

gate

is o

pene

d;

(c)

the

max

imum

num

ber o

f per

sons

or

amou

nt o

f loa

d th

at c

an s

afel

y be

car

ried

sha

ll be

mar

ked

cons

picu

ousl

y;

(d)

whe

re th

e pl

atfo

rm o

r ca

ge is

sus

pend

ed b

y ro

pe o

r ch

ain,

ther

e sh

all

be a

t lea

st t

wo

rope

s or

cha

ins

sepa

rate

ly co

nnec

ted

with

the

plat

form

or

cage

, ea

ch r

ope

or c

hain

and

its

atta

chm

ents

bein

g ca

pabl

e of

car

ryin

g th

e w

hole

wei

ght o

f the

pl

atfo

rm o

r ca

ge a

nd i

ts m

axim

um w

orki

ng lo

ad,

and

effi

cien

t dev

ices

sha

ll be

pro

vide

d an

d

LA

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DE

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mai

ntai

ned

whi

ch w

ill s

uppo

rt th

e pl

atfo

rm o

r ca

ge

with

its

max

imum

wor

king

load

in t

he e

vent

of a

brea

kage

or

failu

re o

f th

e ro

pes

or c

hain

s or

any

of

thei

r at

tach

men

ts.

27.

Ref

rige

ratio

n pl

ants

(.

(1)

Eve

ry r

efri

gera

tion

plan

t cap

able

of b

eing

ent

ered

by

an

empl

oyee

shal

l -

(a)

have

all

cont

rol v

alve

s si

tuat

ed o

utsi

de th

e

cold

-sto

rage

room

; an

d

(b)

have

all

door

s of

ever

y co

ld-s

tora

ge ro

om c

apab

le

of b

eing

ope

ned

easi

ly a

nd q

uick

ly f

rom

the

insi

de

and

outs

ide.

(2)

Eve

ry r

efri

gera

tion

plan

t whi

ch h

as a

pos

itive

di

spla

cem

ent c

ompr

esso

r shal

l be

pro

vide

d w

ith -

(a)

an a

utom

atic

pre

ssur

e-re

lief d

evic

e fo

r th

at

com

pres

sor;

and

(b)

a su

itabl

e pr

essu

re g

auge

to i

ndic

ate t

he d

isch

arge

pres

sure

from

suc

h pl

ant.

(3)

Eve

ry u

ser o

f a r

efri

gera

tion

plan

t spe

cifi

ed in

sub

sect

ion

(1)

shal

l cau

se a

reg

iste

red

mac

hine

ry in

spec

tor t

o

exam

ine,

test

and

cer

tify

at le

ast

once

eve

ry 1

2 m

onth

s

the

entir

e pl

ant t

oget

her

with

all

its c

ompo

nent

s and

auxi

liary

par

ts.

(4)

The

em

ploy

er sh

all s

end

a re

port

of t

he r

esul

t of e

very

such

exa

min

atio

n to

the

Lab

our C

omm

issi

oner

with

in 2

8

days

of t

he c

ompl

etio

n of t

he e

xam

inat

ion.

28.

Abr

asiv

e w

heel

s

(1)

Eve

ry a

bras

ive

whe

el s

hall

be-

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(a)

suita

ble

for

the

wor

k fo

r whi

ch it

is u

sed

and

be

prop

erly

mou

nted

; (c

) -

of su

bsta

ntia

l con

stru

ctio

n an

d pr

oper

ly m

aint

aine

d.

(b)

prov

ided

with

a g

uard

- (3

) N

o pe

rson

shal

l mou

nt a

n ab

rasi

ve w

heel

unl

ess

he i

s co

mpe

tent

to c

arry

out

such

wor

k.

(i)

of su

ch d

esig

n an

d co

nstr

uctio

n as

to c

onta

in,

so f

ar a

s is

reas

onab

ly p

ract

icab

le, e

very

p

(4)

In th

is s

ectio

n T

Mab

rasi

ve w

heel

" m

eans

, cy

linde

r, d

isc

or

of th

e ab

rasi

ve w

heel

in

the e

vent

of

any

cone

mad

e of

any

mat

eria

l whi

ch -

frac

ture

of t

he w

heel

; (a

) co

ntai

ns a

bras

ive

part

icle

s hel

d to

geth

er b

y m

iner

al,

(ii)

w

hich

enc

lose

s th

e w

hole

of t

he a

bras

ive

met

allic

or o

rgan

ic b

ond

whe

ther

nat

ural

or

whe

el e

xcep

t suc

h pa

rt th

ereo

f as

is

artif

icia

l; an

d

nece

ssar

ily e

xpos

ed f

or t

he p

urpo

se o

f any

w

ork

bein

g do

ne

at th

e ab

rasi

ve w

heel

and

(b

) is

pow

er-d

rive

n an

d in

tend

ed fo

r us

e in

any

mai

ntai

ned

in p

ositi

on w

hene

ver t

he a

bras

ive

grin

ding

or

cutti

ng o

pera

tion.

w

heel

is

in m

otio

n;

29.

Ele

ctri

cal

inst

alla

tions

(iii)

w

hich

is s

ecur

ed a

gain

st a

ccid

enta

l

disp

lace

men

t; an

d A

ll el

ectr

ical

app

arat

us a

nd c

ondu

ctor

s, in

clud

ing

mac

hine

s,

equi

pmen

t and

fitt

ings

, sh

all

be s

uftii

ient

in

size

and

pow

er f

or

(c)

(I)

mar

ked

with

its

max

imum

per

mis

sibl

e sp

eed

the

wor

k fo

r w

hich

they

are

use

d, a

nd s

hall

be s

o co

nstr

ucte

d,

in r

evol

utio

ns pe

r m

inut

e w

here

its

dia

met

er

inst

alle

d, p

rote

cted

, wor

ked

and

mai

ntai

ned

as to

pre

vent

dan

ger

is m

ore

than

50

mill

imet

res;

an

d 50

far

as

is r

easo

nabl

y pr

actic

able

.

(ii)

no

t ope

rate

d at

a s

peed

in

exce

ss o

f its

30

. St

eam

boi

lers

- m

aint

enan

ce,

exam

inat

ion

and

use

max

imum

per

mis

sibl

e spe

ed; a

nd

(1)

Eve

ry s

team

boi

ler

and

all i

ts f

ittin

gs an

d at

tach

men

ts

(d)

prov

ided

whe

re n

eces

sary

with

sui

tabl

e pr

otec

tion

shal

l be

prop

erly

mai

ntai

ned.

flan

ges

of su

ffic

ient

diam

eter

. (2

) N

o st

eam

boi

ler s

hall

be o

pera

ted

exce

pt b

y or

und

er th

e

(2)

Whe

re a

t any

abr

asiv

e w

heel

the

re is

a r

est

for

supp

ortin

g co

nsta

nt c

ontr

ol o

r su

perv

isio

n of

a c

ompe

tent

per

son.

a

wor

kpie

ce, t

he r

est

shal

l at

all

times

whi

le t

he w

heel

is

in m

otio

n be

- (3

) N

o pe

rson

sha

ll en

ter

or b

e in

any

ste

am b

oile

r w

hich

is

nna

nC ,

rnnn

a tn

,n n

r .n

nra

r$a,

m I

tnfln

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SE

VE

NT

H S

CH

ED

UL

E.

FAC

TO

RY

RE

GIS

TR

AT

ION

(1)

The

erec

tion

of s

truc

tura

l fra

mes

and

co

mpo

nent

s,

AP

PLI

CA

TIO

N F

OR

TH

E R

EG

IST

RA

TIO

N O

F A

FA

CT

OR

Y

form

wor

k, fa

lsew

ork

and

shor

ing

shal

l be

car

ried

out

(S

ectio

ns 1

11 t

o 11

3 of

the

Cod

e)

_oni

yund

erth

esup

ervi

ouef

a co

mpe

tent

per

son.

-

-

(2)

Ade

quat

e pre

caut

ions

shal

l be

take

n to

gua

rd a

gain

st

dang

er to

wor

kers

ari

sing

from

any

tem

pora

ry st

ate

of

I on

beh

alf o

f

wea

knes

s or i

nsta

bilit

y of

a st

ruct

ure.

he

reby

app

ly fo

r

regi

stra

tionl

rene

wal

of c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

to o

pera

te a

(3)

Form

wor

k, f

alse

wor

k an

d sh

orin

g sh

all b

e so

desi

gned

,. (

fact

ory

as f

rom

an

d pa

rtic

ular

ised

as

cons

truc

ted

and

mai

ntai

ned

that

it w

ill s

afel

y su

ppor

t all

here

unde

r:

load

s th

at m

ay b

e im

pose

d on

it.

1.

(a).

N

ame

of e

mpl

oyer

(4)

Eve

ry c

offe

rdai

n an

d ca

isso

n sh

all b

e -

(b)

Add

ress

of e

mpl

oyer

T

el N

o

(a)

of g

ood

cons

truc

tion a

nd s

uita

ble

and

soun

d

mat

eria

l and

of a

dequ

ate s

tren

gth;

(c

) R

egis

tere

d of

fice

or

prin

cipa

l pla

ce o

f bus

ines

s of

com

pany

, soc

iety

or c

orpo

rate

bod

y

(b)

prov

ided

with

ade

quat

e mea

ns fo

r w

orke

rs to

reac

h

safe

ty in

the e

vent

of a

n in

rush

of w

ater

or

mat

eria

l. 2.

A

ddre

ss o

f the

fact

ory

(5)

The

con

stru

ctio

n, p

ositi

onin

g, m

odif

icat

ion o

r di

sman

tling

3.

N

atur

e of

the p

roce

ss o

r m

anuf

actu

re ca

rrie

d on

or

of a

coff

erda

m o

r ca

isso

n sha

ll ta

ke p

lace

onl

y un

der

the

inte

nded

to b

e ca

rrie

d on

at t

he fa

ctor

y

imm

edia

te su

perv

isio

n of

a c

ompe

tent

per

son.

E

very

coff

erda

m a

nd c

aiss

on sh

all b

e in

spec

ted

by a

com

pete

nt

pers

on a

t pre

scri

bed

inte

rval

s.

4.

Num

ber o

f em

ploy

ees:

Mal

e Fe

mal

e

You

ng p

erso

ns (m

ale)

(f

emal

e)

Tot

al

5.

Sta

te n

umbe

r and

par

ticul

ars o

f wel

fare

faci

litie

s:

(a)

Sani

tary

con

veni

ence

s fo

r m

ale

empl

oyee

s fe

mal

e em

ploy

ees

(b)

Was

hing

faci

litie

s

(c)

Mes

sroo

m or

faci

litie

s for

the t

akin

g of

mea

ls

(d)

Acc

omm

odat

ion

for

clot

hing

or c

hang

ing

room

s.

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6.

(a)

Tot

al p

ower

use

d or

gen

erat

ed b

y m

achi

nery

inst

alle

d in

the

fact

ory.

()

Res

pons

ible

pers

on an

gen

eral

cha

rge

of al

l

mac

hine

ry:

(1)

Nam

e (i

i)

Add

ress

(ii

i) Q

ualif

icat

ions

7.

Thi

s pa

ragr

aph

appl

ies t

o ev

ery

empl

oyer

of m

ore

than

100

pers

ons o

r as

dir

ecte

d by

the L

abou

r C

omm

issi

oner

:

(a)

(i)

Nam

e of

per

son

resp

onsi

ble f

or s

afet

y, h

ealth

and

wel

fare

at t

he p

lace

of w

ork

Posi

tion

held

N

ame

of re

gist

ered

safe

ty a

nd h

ealth

off

icer

(ii)

Pr

ivat

e ad

dres

s

8.

Lis

t any

mac

hine

ry o

r eq

uipm

ent w

hich

are

use

d or

inte

nded

to b

e us

ed i

n th

e fa

ctor

y:

Stea

m B

oile

r St

eam

Rec

eive

r.

Air

Rec

eive

r H

oist

and

lif

t C

rane

and

oth

er li

ftin

g m

achi

ne

Woo

dwor

king

mac

hine

Ref

rige

ratio

n pl

ant

Oth

er m

achi

nes

9.

Stat

e w

heth

er to

xic

or fl

amm

able

sub

stan

ces a

re u

sed,

man

ufac

ture

d or

like

ly to

be

form

ed i

n th

e co

urse

of a

ny

proc

ess

If y

es,

give

the

nam

es a

nd q

uant

itieS

of th

ese

subs

tanc

es

LA

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.

10.

Stat

e w

heth

er th

e fa

ctor

y bu

ildin

g is

new

Sign

atur

e of

app

licaf

lt N

ame

Sta

tus

Dat

eS

1439

(ii)

O

) (i

)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

Num

ber

in u

se

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II

FOR

M F

OR

APP

RO

VA

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EN

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OF

APP

LIC

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ION

For o

ffic

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nly

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appl

icat

ion

for

the r

egis

trat

ion

of a

fac

tory

IS -

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igna

ture

of Is

suin

g O

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er

*(a)

A

ppro

ved

wlth

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lthou

t con

ditio

ns fo

r pe

riod

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to

*b)

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app

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or L

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e Fo

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flat

apf

licab

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NO

te

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appr

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l of

an

appl

icat

ion

may

be

appe

aled

to th

e M

inte

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er s

ectio

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the

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