BELIZE

LABOUR ACT
CHAPTER 297

REVISED EDITION 2003

SHOWING THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS AS AT 31ST OCTOBER, 2003

This is a revised edition of the Subsidiary Laws, prepared by the Law Revision
Commissioner under the authority of the Law Revision Act, Chapter 3 of the Substantive
Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000.

ARRANGEMENT OF SUBSIDIARY LAWS

 BELIZE

LABOUR ACT
CHAPTER 297

REVISED EDITION 2003

SHOWING THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS AS AT 31ST OCTOBER, 2003

This is a revised edition of the Subsidiary Laws, prepared by the Law Revision
Commissioner under the authority of the Law Revision Act, Chapter 3 of the Substantive
Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000.

This edition contains a consolidation of the following laws- Page

1. LABOUR (KEEPING OF RECORDS) REGULATIONS 4

2. LABOUR (ADVISORY BOARD) REGULATIONS 6

3. LABOUR (RECRUITING OF WORKERS) REGULATIONS 9

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4. LABOUR (EMPLOYMENT OFFICES) ORDER 22

5. LABOUR (REGISTRATION OF EMPLOYERS)

ORDER 24

6. LABOUR (AGRICULTURE, CHICLE AND

TIMBER) (ADVANCES) ORDER 26

7. LABOUR (ANNUAL HOLIDAY)

(SPECIFIED DATE) ORDER 28

8. LABOUR (MATERNITY PROTECTION)

REGULATIONS 30

9. LABOUR ACT (APPLICATION TO DOMESTIC

SERVANTS) REGULATIONS 32

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (KEEPING OF RECORDS) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

1. Short title.

2. Information to be kept.

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SCHEDULE
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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (KEEPING OF RECORDS) REGULATIONS 85 of 1986.

(Section 18) Ch. 234.

[9th August, 1986.]

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Short title.

LABOUR (KEEPING OF RECORDS) REGULATIONS.

2. The information required to be kept by every employer pursuant to Information to

section 16 (1) of the Labour Act, in respect of every worker employed by him be kept.
shall contain the information and requirements prescribed in the Schedule hereto. CAP. 297.

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SCHEDULE

Name and address of each employee.

Rate of pay.
Hours and dates of work.
Rate of overtime.
Gross pay for each pay period.
Signature of employee in respect of each pay period.

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (ADVISORY BOARD) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

1. Short title.

2. Constitution of Board.

3. Minister to consult organisations.

4. Quorum.

5. Tenure of office.

6. Remuneration.

7. Procedure.

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (ADVISORY BOARD) REGULATIONS Ch. 139.

(Section 25) Ch. 234.
30 of 1960.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Short title.

LABOUR (ADVISORY BOARD) REGULATIONS.

2. The Board shall consist of nine members appointed by the Minister of Constitution of
whom- Board.

(a) three persons shall be representative of employers

and shall themselves be employers engaged in a
trade, industry or occupation in Belize;

(b) three persons shall be representative of employees

and shall themselves be employees engaged in a
trade, industry or occupation in Belize;

(c) three persons shall be independent members

representing the public interest.

3. Before making any appointment under paragraph (a) or (b) of Minister to

regulation 2 of these Regulations, the Minister shall consult any organisation consult
organisations.
appearing to him to represent employers or, as the case may be, employees
concerned.

4. Five members of the Board shall form a quorum: Quorum.

Provided that at least one member thereof shall have been appointed under
paragraph (a), one member under paragraph (b), and one member under
paragraph (c), of regulation 2 of these Regulations.

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Tenure of office. 5. A member of the Board shall hold office at the pleasure of the Minister.

Remuneration. 6. There may be paid to members of the Board such remuneration and
such travelling and other allowances as the Minister may approve and all such
allowances shall be paid out of the general revenue of Belize.

Procedure. 7. Subject to the provisions of the Labour Act, and to any rules made
CAP. 297. under the provisions of section 25 thereof, the Board may regulate its meetings
and procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (RECRUITING OF WORKERS) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3. Application for licence.
4. Conditions of issue.
5. Form of licence.
6. Fees.
7. Form of bond.
8. Register.
9. Accounts.
10. Memorandum to be given to worker.
11. Transport.
12. Accommodation.
13. Medical examination.
14. Fitness.
15. Certificate.
16. Expenses.
17. Limitation on advances.
18. Attestation.
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SCHEDULE
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CHAPTER 297

Ch. 139. LABOUR (RECRUITING OF WORKERS) REGULATIONS

Ch. 234. (Section 78)
70 of 1963.

Short title. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the

LABOUR (RECRUITING OF WORKERS) REGULATIONS.

Interpretation. 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

CAP. 297. “Act” means the Labour Act, and other expressions, in particular the terms
defined in section 65 of the said Act, shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the said Act.

Application for 3. An application for a licence shall be made in writing to the Commissioner
licence. in Form A of the Schedule hereto and shall be supported by a recommendation
Schedule. of character of the applicant signed, in the case of a resident of Belize by a
justice of the peace or minister of religion and, in the case of a non-resident by
a consular officer or other person who may be acceptable to the Commissioner
for this purpose.

Conditions of 4. A licence shall be subject to-

issue.
(a) the general condition that no force or threat of
force, coercion or misrepresentation of any kind
shall be used in inducing a prospective worker to
accept employment and that no payment in money
or in kind or promises of such payment shall be
made by the licensee to the worker as an
inducement to accept employment; and

(b) such special conditions as may be endorsed upon

it.
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5. The licence shall be in the Form B of the Schedule hereto. Form of licence.
Schedule.
6. A fee of five dollars shall be paid for the licence and an additional fee of Fees.
five dollars for any renewal thereof.

7. Before issue of a licence there shall be lodged with the Commissioner a Form of bond.
bond in the Form C of the Schedule hereto duly executed to the satisfaction of Schedule.
the Commissioner in the name of the applicant in the sum of one thousand
dollars and two sureties in the sum of five hundred dollars each conditioned for
his proper conduct as a licensee and for his strict compliance with the
requirements of the Act and of these Regulations:

Provided that in cases where the applicant is the prospective employer or an

association of prospective employers, the Commissioner may in his discretion
waive execution of such a bond but without prejudice to execution of a bond as
employer conditioned for the payment of wages due to persons recruited as
provided in section 70 of the Act.

8. A licensee shall keep and at all times have duly posted at his place of Register.
business a register showing the following particulars for each worker recruited:

(a) Name in full;

(b) Names and addresses of prospective employers;

(c) Date and place recruited;

(d) Age;

(e) Nationality;

(f) Home address;

(g) Next of kin;

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(h) Nature of employment to be given;

(i) Wages offered;

(j) Date and place of medical examination;

(k) Advance (if any) granted; and

(l) Date of arrival at place of employment.

Accounts. 9. A licensee shall keep a full and complete record of all disbursements
made by him in connection with the recruitment of workers and of his receipts
(if any) by way of remuneration for his services as a licensee. Such record
shall be available for inspection at all reasonable times by a Labour Officer
who may enter upon any buildings, premises or place for the purpose of
examining such record.

Memorandum to 10. A licensee shall supply each recruited worker with two copies of a
be given to memorandum in Form D of the Schedule hereto, duly attested by a Labour
worker.
Officer; one copy shall be delivered by the worker to his employer and the
Schedule.
other retained by the worker. A third copy shall be prepared by the licensee
and lodged with the Labour Officer before whom the recruited worker is
brought in accordance with section 75 of the Act:

Provided that in lieu of a memorandum in Form D the Commissioner may

approve for any particular recruiter or employer some other document or
combination of documents which serves the same purpose of identifying a
worker and the terms and conditions of his employment freely
accepted.

Transport. 11. (1) The vehicles, vessels or aircraft provided by the licensee for
the transport of recruited workers and their families shall be in good condition
and suitable for such transport.

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(2) All aircraft used for such transport shall be licensed in

accordance with the Civil Aviation Act. CAP. 239.

(3) The licensee shall satisfy the Minister that each recruited
worker to be transported is insured against accident or death during
transportation. The amount of such insurance shall not be less than three
thousand dollars.

12. Recruited workers travelling to the place of employment shall be Accommodation.

provided by the employer or the licensee with suitable and sufficient
accommodation to the satisfaction of the Minister of Labour, supplies of food
and drinking water for use on the journey and, where circumstances require it,
the necessary facilities for cooking.

13. A licensee shall cause a worker recruited by him for employment outside Medical
Belize to be examined at the expense of the recruiter or the employer by a examination.
registered medical practitioner who shall certify as to the fitness of the recruited
worker to undertake the journey to the place of employment and the work
which he will be required to perform.

14. No worker shall be recruited for employment outside Belize unless Fitness.
he shall have undergone such medical examination and have been certified
as fit.

15. The registered medical practitioner shall sign a certificate substantially Certificate.
in Form E of the Schedule hereto in respect of each recruited worker examined Schedule.
by him and in his opinion fit to undertake the journey to the place of employment
and the work which the recruited worker will be required to undertake. Such
certificate shall be delivered to the Labour Officer before whom the recruited
worker is brought in accordance with section 75 of the Act.

16. The cost of the medical examination and any other expenses incidental Expenses.
thereto shall be paid by the recruiter or the employer.

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Limitation on 17. A licensee may advance to a worker who is recruited by him for
advances. employment outside Belize a sum not exceeding six days wages for the purpose
of meeting his petty expenses on the journey to the place of employment.
Such an advance shall be made only in the presence and with the approval of
the Labour Officer before whom the recruited worker is brought in accordance
with the provisions of section 75 of the Act and who shall be satisfied that the
terms of repayment are fair and reasonable. An advance made to such recruited
worker otherwise than in accordance with this regulation may not be recovered
by deduction from any wages, subsistence or other remuneration payable to
the worker in connection with the employment for which he is recruited.

Attestation. 18. The Labour Officer before whom any recruited worker is brought
Schedule. shall satisfy himself that the requirements of the Act and these Regulations
have been complied with and shall thereupon complete the endorsement on
Form D of the Schedule hereto and return two copies to the recruited worker.

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SCHEDULE

FORM A
[Regulation 3]

LABOUR ACT

Application for a Licence to Recruit Workers under

section 68 of the Act.

Date ......................................... 2 ............

Sir,

Application is hereby made for a licence under section 68 of the Labour Act:

Name (in full) ...............................................................................................

Address .........................................................................................................

(Permanent Postal Address) ...........................................................................

.....................................................................................................................

Occupation ...................................................................................................

Period for which licence is

required From .................................. 2 ...........
To ................................ 2 ..........
Areas in which applicant
proposes to recruit workers
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FORM A (cont.)

Prospective employer(s) and

nature of work for which
workers are to be recruited.

..................................................................

..................................................................

A recommendation of character signed by ...................................................

.................................................................. Justice of the Peace, Minister of

Religion, Consular Officer. ..........................................................................

(delete or complete as required), of ..............................................................

...........................................................................................is attached hereto.

Yours faithfully,

..................................................
(applicant)

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FORM B
[Regulation 5]

LABOUR ACT

Licence as a Recruiter of Workers issued

under section 68 of the Act

Licence is hereby granted to ........................................................................

of ....................................................................................... to recruit workers

in .................................................................................................................
areas subject to the general conditions in regulation 4 of the Labour (Recruiting
of Workers) Regulations, and such special conditions as may be endorsed below.

This licence is not transferable and unless renewed for a further period expires
on the ..................................................................................... 2 .................

Date ..................................... 2 ...............

LABOUR COMMISSIONER,
BELIZE

RENEWALS

Renewed for a further period of ..................................................................

expiring on the ................................ 2 ............. .

LABOUR COMMISSIONER

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

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FORM C
[Regulation 7]

LABOUR ACT

Bond of Licensee

BELIZE:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we ...................................

of ................................................... and ...................................................
of ................................................... and ................................................
of ................................................... are jointly and severally bound to the
Government of Belize the said ......................................................................
in the sum of one thousand dollars and the said ...............................................
and the said .......................................... in the sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars each to be paid to the said Government of Belize.

SEALED with our seals this day of 2 .

CONDITION

WHEREAS the said ........................................................................... has

applied for a licence to recruit workers under the Labour Act, and is required
by the said Act and Regulations thereunder to furnish security for the due
observance and fulfilment of any conditions subject to which the licence may
be issued and of the provisions of the said Act and any Regulations made
thereunder:-

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FORM C (cont.)

NOW THE ABOVE WRITTEN BOND is conditioned to be void if the said......

....................................................................................................................
shall well and faithfully observe and fulfil every of his duties as licensee under
the said Act and Regulations.

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED

by the above named:

.................. ................................. .......................................................

.................. ................................. .................. .....................................
.................. ................................. .................. .....................................
in the presence of: .........................................................................................

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FORM D
[Regulation 10]

LABOUR ACT

Workmen’s Memorandum of Information

1. Name in full .........................................................................................

2. Age ...................................................................................................
3. Nationality ...........................................................................................
4. Home Address......................................................................................
5. Date and place of recruitment................................................................
6. Name and address of prospective employer .......................................
7. Nature of work for which recruited ..................................................
8. Wages and other consideration ........................................................
9. Amount advanced and terms of repayment ........................................
.....................................................................................................................

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FORM D (cont.)

10. Description of transport to place of employment .................................

...................................................................................................................

11. Name and address of person to be notified in an emergency ................

....................................................................................................................

12. Other particulars ..............................................................................

............................................... ................................................
Signature of licensed recruiter Signature of recruited worker

I hereby certify that the above named .........................................................

has been brought before me and I have satisfied myself that all requirements of
the Labour Act, have been observed in respect of this recruitment.

Date .................................................... 2 ................ .

Signed .................................................
Labour Officer

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FORM E
[Regulation 15]

LABOUR ACT

Certificate of Medical Practitioner

I hereby certify that I have examined .............................................................

................................... who has informed me that he is a recruited worker and
proposes to enter into employment with ........................................................
at .................................................... as a ....................................................
and in my opinion he is fit/unfit* to undertake the journey to the place of
employment and the work which he has informed me he will be required to
perform.

Remarks ........................................................................................................

.....................................................................................................

Signature ..................................................

Date .......................................... 2 .............. .

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*Delete as necessary.

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (EMPLOYMENT OFFICES) ORDER

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

1. Short title.

2. Establishment of employment offices.

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SCHEDULE
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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (EMPLOYMENT OFFICES) ORDER Ch. 139.

(Section 78) Ch. 234.
49 of 1969.
50 of 1969.
51 of 1969.

1. This Order may be cited as the Short title.

LABOUR (EMPLOYMENT OFFICES) ORDER.

2. Employment offices for the Districts specified in the first column of the Establishment of
Schedule hereto shall be established at the places respectively specified in the employment
offices.
second column thereof

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SCHEDULE

Belize District ....................... The Labour Department at the corner of

Eve Street and Gabourel Lane in the City
of Belize.

Corozal District ................... Administration Building, Corozal Town.

Orange Walk District ........... St. Peter’s Lane, Orange Walk Town. 50 of 1969.

Stann Creek District ............ Administration Building, Dangriga.

Toledo District .................... Front Street, Punta Gorda. 49 of 1969.

Western District ................... Corner of Eve and Church Streets, San 51 of 1969.
Ignacio Town.
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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (REGISTRATION OF EMPLOYERS) ORDER

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

1. Short title.

2. Employers to register.

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SCHEDULE
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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (REGISTRATION OF EMPLOYERS) ORDER Ch. 139.

(Section 84) Ch. 234.

1. This Order may be cited as the Short title.

LABOUR (REGISTRATION OF EMPLOYERS) ORDER.

2. It is hereby ordered that- Employers to

register.
(a) all employers in the Belize District shall register as
such with the Labour Commissioner;

(b) all employers in the Districts specified in the

Schedule hereto who are engaged in commercial
and industrial undertakings as defined in section 2
of the Act, including those employers engaged in CAP. 297.
agricultural operations who employ not less than
four persons shall register as such with the Labour
Commissioner.

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SCHEDULE

Corozal District
Stann Creek District

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (AGRICULTURE, CHICLE AND TIMBER)

(ADVANCES) ORDER

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

1. Short title.

2. Application.

3. Limitation of advances.

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (AGRICULTURE, CHICLE AND TIMBER) Ch. 139.

(ADVANCES) ORDER Ch. 234.
(Section 102)

1. This Order may be cited as the Short title.

LABOUR (AGRICULTURE, CHICLE AND TIMBER)

(ADVANCES) ORDER.

2. This Order shall apply to employers and workers engaged in agriculture, Application.
the production of chicle and in the timber industry.

3. Where a contract is entered into between an employer and a worker Limitation of

for any period exceeding three months the employer may make an advance on advances.
account of unearned wages or may supply foodstuffs, clothing, tools or
implements to the worker, subject to the following conditions-

(a) the advance shall not exceed the amount of one

month’s wages, or where the contract is for the
performance of a specified task or service
remunerated by results, one-tenth of the estimated
total earnings of the worker under the contract,
subject in the latter case to a maximum of fifty
dollars;

(b) the supply on credit of any goods to the worker

shall not exceed in value one-tenth of the estimated
total earnings of the worker under the contract or a
sum of fifty dollars whichever is less.

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (ANNUAL HOLIDAY) (SPECIFIED DATE) ORDER

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

1. Short title.

2. Application.

3. Specified date.

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (ANNUAL HOLIDAY) (SPECIFIED DATE) ORDER Ch. 139.

Ch 234.
(Section 127)

1. This Order may be cited as the Short title.

LABOUR (ANNUAL HOLIDAY) (SPECIFIED DATE)

ORDER.

2. This Order shall apply to any or all such persons included under the Application.
definition of the term “worker” in section 2 of the Labour Act, and shall apply CAP. 297.
to any personal or domestic servant.

3. It is hereby ordered in accordance with the provisions of section 127 Specified date.
(1) of the Labour Act, that the 1st August 1960, shall be deemed to be “the CAP. 297.
specified date”.

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (MATERNITY PROTECTION) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

1. Short title.

2. Absence from work.

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR (MATERNITY PROTECTION) REGULATIONS Ch. 139.

Ch. 234.
(Section 178) 34 of 1960.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Short title.

LABOUR (MATERNITY PROTECTION) REGULATIONS.

2. For the purposes of section 178 of the Labour Act, a woman may be Absence from
deemed to be absent from work as a result of illness arising out of her pregnancy work.
for a maximum period of 30 days. CAP. 297.

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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR ACT (APPLICATION TO DOMESTIC SERVANTS)

REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

1. Short title.

2. Application to domestic servants.

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SCHEDULE
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CHAPTER 297

LABOUR ACT (APPLICATION TO DOMESTIC SERVANTS) Ch. 139.

REGULATIONS Ch. 234.
(Section 182) 7 of 1965.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Short title.

LABOUR ACT (APPLICATION TO DOMESTIC SERVANTS)

REGULATIONS.

2. The sections of the Labour Act, set out in the first column of the Schedule Applications to
hereto shall apply to domestic servants to the extent and subject to the domestic
servants.
modifications set out in the second column of the said Schedule. CAP. 297.

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SCHEDULE

Sections Extent of Application

Parts I & II: Preliminary:

The Labour Department
Sections 3 - 7 .................................... To be applied in full.

Parts III & IV: Labour Inspection:

Labour Advisory Board-
Sections 8 - 9 .................................... To be applied in full.
10-11.................................... To be applied in full except that
no Laboutr Officer shall enter
a private dwelling house at a
time which the owner or
occupier indicates is incon-
venient to him.
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Sections Extent of Application

12-25 .................................. To be applied in full.

Parts V & VI: Contracts of Service

Generally: Oral Contracts of Service
Sections 26 - 48 ............................... To be applied in full.

Part VII: Written Contracts of Service

Sections 49 - 52 .............................. To be applied in full.
54-63 .............................................. To be applied in full.

Part IX: Employment Service-

Sections 79 - 92 ............................... To be applied in full.

Part X: Protection of Wages-

Section 95 ........................................ To be applied in full.
Sections 96 - 114 .............................. To be applied in full.

Part XI: Hours of Work,

Overtime and Holidays
Sections: 115, 116, 117, 118, ........ To be applied in full.
119, 121, 122, 123,
124, 125, 126, 127,
128, 129.

Part XII: Labour Clauses in Public

Contracts-
Sections 137 - 148 ....................... To be applied in full.

Part XIII: Safety, Health and Housing-

Sections 149 - 152 ........................ To be applied in full.
153-156 .......................... To be applied in full.

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Sections Extent of Application

Part XIV: Forced Labour-

Sections 157 - 159 .......................... To be applied in full.

Part XV: Employment of Women and

Children-
Sections 160 - 176 .......................... To be applied in full.

Part XVI: Maternity Protection-

Sections 177 - 181 ......................... These sections shall only apply
to a domestic servant who has
worked with the same
employer for a period of not
less than twelve consecutive
months immediately preceding
a permitted absence from
work.

Part XIX: Miscellaneous Provisions-

Sections 195 - 199 To be applied in full.

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