Regulations, 1996

L.N. 34 at lMi6

SHOPS AND HAWKERS (BUSINESS HOURS) ACT

(CAP. ISS)

Shops 8uslness Hours (Tourist Locality) (Amendment)

Regulations, 1996

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Shops

and Hawkers (Business Hours) Act, the Minister of Education and

Human Resources has made the following regulations

These regu lations may be cited as the Shops Business Hours a..a.

(Tourist Locality) (A mendment) Regulations. 1996 and shall be read

and construed as one with the Shops Business Hours (Tourist Locality)

Regulations. 1993, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations". LN. 71 0(199) .

For re gulation 5 of the principal regulations there shall be ....... nds

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substituted the following;

5 . (I) The provisions of sections 6 , 7 and 9 of the

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Act shall not apply

(a) to any shop situated in Valletta during any day

when a passenger liner is in Grand Harbour; and

(b) 10 any shop in any tourist locality during the

period between the lSI April and the 30th September

(both dates inclusive);

Provided that -

(1) any shop in any tourist locality .00her than

a shop in Valletta. shall close notlatcr than 12 noon

on any Sunday or public holiday and notlaler than

00 p.m. on any other day; and

(ii) all shops in Vallella shall close not later

than 10.00 p.m . on any day when a passenger liner

is in Grand Harbour and not later than noon on any

Sunday or public holiday other than a day when a

passenger liner is in Grand Harbour.

(2) The exemptions of paragraph (I) of this

regulation shall apply subject to the conditions that no full·

time em ployee shall be employed on Sundays or public

holidays or after 7.00 p.m. on any other day. or during any

half-day off. or after the ordinary hours of the sbop as laid

down in the recognisedeondi tionsof employment applicable

to such employee. without the consent of the employee

himself

Provided that when any full ·time employee gives

his ronsent, he may be employed outside the established times

set out in panlgraph (I) of this regulation. and he shall be

remunerated at the overtime rates applicable according to the

recognised conditions of employment.".

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