AN ACT /0 Ilrmnd or Tf~ ur/Ill" IIl"'J.

22nd November. 1~82

Aa No. XVI of 1982

AN ACT /0 Ilrmnd or Tf~ ur/Ill" IIl"'J.

BE IT ENAcrED by tile President. by and with the advitt and

oonsetll of the Home of Repn:senlali~es, in this present Parliament

assembled. and by the authority of the same. as follows:_

I . Th is Act may be cited .. the Laws (Amendment and Repeal)

The cua~1s sboWD in the First Column of th.e Schedule to

thas Act lhall have effect subject 10 lhe amendments shown in the Second

J. The Reli8ion of Malta. (De<:laratioo) Act (ChapteT 79) is hereby

Second Column

Extent of Amendment

In the English text of section 882, for the

worm "on tbe DeJI following day. DOt bein8 a public

holiday,H there shall be $ub$tituted the words "on

the DCJ! followilll wort in8 day".

In the Englith le~1 of section 88S, for tbe

words "not latu than tbe first day. not being a

public holiday." there shall be lubstituted the

word$ ''not 1aICT than the lint working dayH.

s.wond Colu mn

ExtCtll of Amendment

10 section 44. for the ... -ords ". certified copy

01 the abslract of the act of iu QOIIStitution as pub-

lished in the (jm·emmellt Gazelle" there shall be

JUbstitutcd the words "a copy of the statement pub-

lished in the Government Gazeue in terms of sub-

seet ion HI of section ]111 of the Commercia l Pa rt.

nerships Ordinance. ]962. showi ng the date of regia-

trat ion of the partnership aod the date 011 which

the relati~ certificate of registration was issued.".

In section 611. for the words Hin T itle 11 o f this

Code" there sball be lub$tituted the words "ill

TItle 11 of thil Part of th is Codc".

In subsc<.:lion (3) of section 871, for the words

"acting al Chairman" there shall be lubstituted the

woro. '·acting IIi chairman··.

[n subsection (]) of section 2, the definition 01

·' Mal l/l" shall be deleted.

" Immediate]y after subscclion (14) of section

25, there IhaH be added the followina new subsec-

tions:_

"OS) Notwithstand ing any Other pruv;..

sion ill this Act no <,:OfIlfa\:t of Krvice shaH be

terminated by the employer and no employee

shall be dismi!.Sed Or suspended and no cond i·

tion in such contrnCI shall be rendcred less fav.

ourable to the employee. without the conKnl

gi~n in writing by the Director; and if such

contract is terminated Or employee dismWed

or suspended from employemenl or if such

condition is rendered less favourable to the em-

ployee without sucb consent the employ«

shall retain all his rights under the contract ••

if the contract wu not terminated or Ihe em-

ployee dismissed or suspended from employ-

ment or the condition was not rendered less

fal'Oumblc to the employee

Provided that the consent of the Direetor

shall nOI be of prejudice to any right of the em-

ployee to seek redress againot the employer un_

der this or any other law.

(16) No employer shall keep the num·

b<:r of pel1011S in his employment below the

number 01 pcrsom employed by him on No>

vcmber 16, 11182, witllout the consoent liven in

writing by the Dire<:tor.

117) The provisions of subsections (l$)

and (16) of thi, section shall apply to -

I3S

It.

ill Iny employer 10 whom Ihe f/I'O"

visiotls of the Suflfllie,; and Services ACI.

1941IJlPIy;

(ii) to aoy other person who. on

N~mber 16. 1982. employed more than

three persoos.

Ind only in 1'CSpcl:1 of penons who were in cm-

ployment on November 16. 1982.

08) The provisioll$ of subsections OS).

([6) and (17) of this section shall have effe<:t

from Ihe 16th day of November. 1982 and shall

continue in force up 10 the 31st day of Decem-

ber . 1983

Provided that if at any time while the pr0-

visions of the said subsections are in fOtte a

Resolution it passed by the H~ that the said

provisioll$ ihould he continued in force for a

further period from the lime at whieb they

... 0II1d otherwise uP~. the said provisions

M

shall continue in fon:e for that further period.

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Subsection (3) of kl:tion J.O shall be amended

by tbe addition of the followin8 proviso allhe end

thenof:_

"Provided that where the offence is one 3!j

is provided in sub$ections OS) and (16) of sec-

tion 25. the offender shall he lia ble to a line

(mullal of nOI less than fifty pouods but nOI

exceeding five hundred pounds, and the Court

may. aod if requested by the pr05CCUlion $hall.

in addilion 10 any other punishment order the

suspension or cancellation of aoy licence held

by the offender aod relating 10 any trade or

busineill. and of any !io;:enc.:: relating to the pre-

misa where the employee ill employed: and the

provisions of tbe Prob.ltion of Offenders Act,

1951, shall nOl be a pplicable in respect of Iny

offence against the provisions of the said sub.

sections (15) Ind (6) of 5«tion 25." ".

Pused by the House o f Rcprcscotati\'eI .1.1 Sinin, No. 64 of lbe 22nd November,

1982. D ANIEl. M ICAu.JlII

Speaker

CI"k 1'0 tIM House of Reprttsenrarives

1I·litijiet murija n·Ew\o"el Kolonna ta·I·l$keda li lill$3b ma'dan

"'AII gllandu jkollhom effel! su#j;eui aħall~endi murija fil-Tieni

Kolonna lagħha.

L-An dwar id·OikjaJ1lzzjoni lar·RelivaD la' Mallll (Kapilolu

J,

79) huwa mhassar.