BAKERS (WEEKLY REST) REGULATIONS (weeklyrest)

BAKERS (WEEKLY REST)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 441.02

BAKERS (WEEKLY REST) REGULATIONS

6th February, 1968

LEGAL NOTICE 17 of 1968 as amended by Legal Notices 61 and 64 of

1968.

The title of these regulations is Bakers (Weekly Rest)

Regulations.

For the purposes of these regulations -

"bakers" comprises the managers of bakeries and all persons who

are engaged in bread-making including dough-making, table-work

(moulding, etc.), kneading, mixing and baking, whether the work is

done by hand or by machine, and persons who work as oven-men in

connection with bread-making;

"day of rest" means a period of twenty-four hours occurring from

4 a.m. on a Sunday, Good Friday, Carnival Tuesday, or holiday of

obligation to 4 a:m. on the next following day

Provided that when a holiday of obligation occurs on a

Saturday or on a Monday, it shall not be a day of rest for the

purpose of these regulations

Provided also that when a day of rest commences on a

Friday, it shall end at 2 a.m. on the next following Saturday and

when a day of rest commences on a Tuesday, the day of rest in

respect of the immediately preceding Sunday shall end at 2 a.m. on

the next following Monday.

Bakers shall cease work on every day of rest.

Roasting shall be permitted during the forenoon comprised

in a day of rest, and during such days bakers may do any work that

may be necessary for the cultivation of yeast.

Without prejudice to the powers and duties of the Police, it

shall be the duty of labour officers to see that the provisions of

these regulations are duly complied with.

(1) These regulations shall apply only to bakers

manufacturing Maltese type bread and shall not apply to bakers

manufacturing any other type of bread.

(2)

These regulations shall not extend to Gozo.