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[接上页] (c) no registered apprentice shall be required or permitted to work continuously for a period of more than 5 hours without being allowed an interval for a meal or rest after he has worked continuously for 5 hours- (i) in the case of an apprentice under 16 years of age, of not less than one hour; and (ii) in any other case, of not less than half an hour;(d) no registered apprentice shall be required or permitted to work during any part of an interval allowed to him for a meal or rest under sub-paragraph (c) ; (e) no registered apprentice shall be employed on more than 6 days in any week; (f) in any week in which a statutory holiday, within the meaning of the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57), occurs, a registered apprentice shall be given a day in that week, other than the statutory holiday, as a rest day. (L.N. 155 of 1980)(1A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a) and (b), in the case of a registered apprentice of the age of 16 years or above, the Commissioner may grant to the employer permission in writing that the apprentice may work such period as is specified in the permission but so that the period is not more than 10 hours in a day between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and the permission may be subject to such conditions, including conditions as to the number and frequency of rest days and part rest days, as the Commissioner sees fit. (L.N. 155 of 1980) (1B) Nothing in paragraph (1A) shall be taken so as to permit the employer to extend the hours worked by a registered apprentice under paragraph (1)(a) to more than 48 hours per week. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b) and paragraph (1A), in the case of a registered apprentice of the age of 18 years or above, the Commissioner may grant to the employer permission in writing that the employment of the apprentice may begin earlier than 7 a.m. or end later than 7 p.m. on any day. (L.N. 155 of 1980) (3) For the purposes of- (a) paragraph (1)(c), work shall be deemed to be continuous unless interrupted by the intervals prescribed in that paragraph; (b) paragraph (1)(e), a full day spent by an apprentice to attend a course of instruction at a technical institution in compliance with an attendance order shall be deemed to be employment for one full day. Cap 47A reg 9 Overtime employment of apprentices (1) Notwithstanding regulation 8 and without prejudice to regulation 10, a registered apprentice of the age of 16 years or above may be employed on overtime subject to the following conditions- (a) the total hours of overtime shall not exceed in the aggregate- (i) in the case of an apprentice under the age of 18 years, 150 hours in any year or 2 hours in any day; (ii) in the case of an apprentice under the age of 18 years who attains the age of 18 years during a year, 200 hours in that year or 2 hours in any day; and (iii) in the case of an apprentice of the age of 18 years or above, 250 hours in any year or 2 hours in any day;(b) the total hours worked by the apprentice shall not exceed 10 in any day; (c) the total period of employment of an apprentice on any day shall not exceed 12 hours and such period shall, subject to paragraph (2), not begin earlier than 7 a.m. or end- (i) in the case of an apprentice under the age of 18 years, later than 7 p.m.; (ii) in other cases, later than 9 p.m.; (L.N. 155 of 1980)(d) the employer shall not require or permit an apprentice to work overtime if such overtime work would prevent the apprentice from attending a course of instruction which he is required to attend under an attendance order.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(c), in the case of an apprentice of the age of 18 years or above, the Commissioner may grant to the employer permission in writing that the employment of the apprentice may begin earlier than 7 a.m. or end later than 9 p.m. on any day. (L.N. 155 of 1980) (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), in order to reckon the aggregate hours of overtime account shall be taken only of that period during which an apprentice works in excess of the number of hours specified in regulation 8(1)(a) or a permission granted under regulation 8(1A) or outside the period of employment specified in regulation 8(1)(b). (L.N. 155 of 1980) Cap 47A reg 10 Power to extend limits of overtime employment The Commissioner may in any particular case authorize an employer in writing to employ a registered apprentice on overtime in excess of the aggregate number of overtime hours, or in excess of the total hours which may be worked in any day, permitted under regulation 9. Cap 47A reg 11 Power to prohibit overtime employment The Commissioner may, if he is satisfied that the overtime employment of a registered apprentice may prejudicially affect the health of the apprentice, by notice in writing served on the employer, either prohibit the overtime employment of the apprentice or specify such conditions in respect of such overtime employment as he thinks fit. Cap 47A reg 12 Offences Any employer who- (a) contravenes regulation 8 or 9 ;or |