Section 44
of Labour Act
Section 44
(1)
His Majesty in Council may from time to time make rules generally for carrying out the provisions of this Part.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may —
(a)
provide for any matter which by this Part is to be or may be prescribed;
(b)
prescribed the form of contracts of apprenticeship and the terms and conditions upon which such contracts may be lawfully entered into, and the duties and obligations of apprentices and their employers;
(c)
provide for the registration of contracts of apprenticeship;
(d)
stipulate the number of apprentices who may be apprenticed during a specified period in any specified trade or employment;
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(e)
stipulate the conditions governing the entry of young persons under the age of 16 years into apprenticeship;
(f)
prescribed the mutual rights and obligations of employer and apprentice;
(g)
provide for the supervision to be established over apprenticeship, particularly with a view to ensuring that the regulations governing apprenticeship and the terms of any contract of apprenticeship are observed, that the training is satisfactory and that there is reasonable uniformity in the conditions of apprenticeship;
(h)
provide for the holding of examinations of apprentices on the expiry of the period of apprenticeship and where necessary in the course of apprenticeship; and for determining the methods of organising such examinations and for the issue of certificates based on the results thereof;
(i)
prescribe the fees to be paid and by whom payable for attestations, endorsements or registrations effected or any acts required to be done in pursuance of the provisions of this Part or of any rules made thereunder.
(3)
Any such rule may provide a penalty for the breach or contravention thereof not exceeding a fine of $600 or in default thereof imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.