[Public health enactments, 1903-1926].

  • Federated Malay States
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1903-1926
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    Published in Sup;plement to the Fediraiecl Malay States Government Gazette of August 25, 1923, No. 17, Vol. XV, Notification No. 5287. FEDERATED MALAY STATES. ENACTMENT No. 18 of 1923. All Enactment to consolidate and amend the law relating to Labour. L. N. G-UILLEMARD,. [18tli August, 1923.] President of the Federal Council. IT is hereby enacted by the Eulers of the Feclevated Malay State? iu Council as follows : PAET I. PREIJMINAEY. Chapter I. SHORT TITLE AND REPEAL. 1. This Enactment may be cited as The Labour Code, 1923, short title and shall come into force upon such date as shall be appointed by the '^'^'j^c''''''- Chief Secretary to Grovernment by notification iu the Gazette. 2. The Enactments mentioned in the first schedule are hereby Repeiii. repealed. 3. All appointments, rules, orders and notifications made under Savinsni any Enactment hereby repealed which were in force immediately ra'^es^'otc.*''' prior to the commencement of this Enactment shall, so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Enactment, be deemed to have been made under this Enactment. 4. The provisions of Part VIII of this Enactment shall, as near as Saving of may be, apply to natives of Netherlands India and the places where i^KiIsm Labour- they are employed, but with this exception none of the provisions of ers' Protection this Enactment which may be inconsistent with the provisions of the \^^^^^_ Netherlands Indian Labourers' Protection Enactments, 1909, shall apply to any native of Netherlands India who has entered into a contract of service under the provisions of those Enactments or to the employers with whom such contract of service has been entered into. Chapter II. INTERPRETATION. 5. For the pui-poses of this Enactment unless the context otherwise interpretation, requires : Agi'eement means a verbal engagement to labour entered into iu accordance with the provisions of this Enactment. Contract means a written engagement to labour entered into in accordance with the provisions of this Enactment. Contract labourer means a person who is legally bound to labour by virtue of a contract. Court, means the Covii't of a Magistrate of the First Class. Domestic servant includes coachmen, grooms, motor-car di'ivers, gardeners, water-carriers and other house, stable or garden servants employed in, or iu connection with, the domestic services of any public