Work Hook (AmI'ndmeot) Orel« , 1990

L.1Io'. IS of 1990

t:MI' LO\'M£1'IT Sl:RVICE ACf (CAl'. 141 )

Work Hook (AmI'ndmeot) Orel« , 1990

IN exercise Qf the PO"'c rs conferred by sections 20 and 24 Qf the

EmplQyment Scf"icc AC1 , tile Minister fQr Social Policy has made the

fQIIQ"'ing Qrder:-

I. This O rder may be cited a~ the WQrk Book (Am endme nt )

Order. 1990 and it shall be: read and c{)n~trued as on~ wi l h Ih e Work t.. " 110

Book Order. 1914 hereinafte r referrcd to as "thc principal order".

immedialeiy i,('c r artkic 8 Qf the principai order there shall he

added the followinl,\ new "rtiele

( i ) NQ WorkBook shallbcissuedtQaminQrof

compulsory school ~ge exccl't

(i) where the Mini stcrofEducation grams written

pe rmissiQn to eml'ioy such minor Qf compulsory school

age in te rms of subsections (I) aoo (2) of )«'lion 4 1 of the

Educ~lion Act. 1988; or

(ii) if Ihe said minor is engaged by apprenticesh ip

indcn,ures or training scllemes approved by I he Ministe r

of EdUC',Ilion by virlue uf subsectiun (3) uf section 4i uf

the Education Act, 1988.

( 2) Where written permissiun 10 employ a minur

uf cumpulsury school age isgrantcd by the Ministcruf Educa·

tion in terms of ~uhscction (2) of sc~1io n 4\ of the Education

Act. 19AA or if such;, minor is engaged hy apprentic<:ship

inden tures and training sc hem es approved by the Mini ste r of

Education b}' vi rtue of sul>scctiun (3) uf sect ion 41 uf Ihe said

Education ACI

Cil Ihe Work Book issued 10 the minurwooislO be

so emplo)'ed Of engaged. as tile case may be. shall be i ....

sued ~Ilb)cct to any conditiuns tllat may be laid oo,.,n in

tile ...... iucn permi loSion granled by Illc MinisterofEduca·

tinn accordi ng to suhscctiun (2) uf section J 1 of tile Edll'

,;al;,," ACI. 1'J88: and

(11) tile prospeetivccmpIO)'cr~llall he hound toen·

sure tllat a Work Buuk is issued to tile minor who is to be

employed or engaged by him. as the case may be. and

that tht condilion~. if any. laid dO""n in the mentioned

""ntte n permission life cvmplicd wiih .

(.1) Any .::m plo}·.::r who fai ls to comply with Ihe

pruvisiuns of I his <I riide. shall be guilty of an offence and shall

on ~~'nvic,i"n be liable to U fine ("'''/10) of not lcs~ Ihan onc

hundred Mahcse liri and IM,lI exceeding five hundred Maltese

~ri , in addition 10 any olhcr penally 10 wllich he may be liable

unde r Ihis order . ~ .