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CHN-1940-L-92965
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Title_of_text
Trade Board Ordinance (15 of 1940)(Cap. 63).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
China
Territorial subdivision(s)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Subjects (Classification)
Wages
Adopted on (Date of text)
1940-06-21
Scope of text
Non-Metropolitan Territories
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
To provide machinery for fixing minimum wages, determining normal working hours, and fixing overtime rates in trades where the wage standards are unreasonably low.
Cap 63 Long title
Cap 63 s 1 Short title
Cap 63 s 2 Trade Boards and minimum wages
Cap 63 s 3 Application of Cap 86
Cap 63 s 4 Duties and powers of Trade Boards with respect to minimum rates of wages
Cap 63 s 5 Penalty for not paying wages in accordance with minimum rate which has been made obligatory
Cap 63 s 6 Liability of agents and other persons
Cap 63 s 7 Provision for case of persons employed by piece-work where a minimum time-rate but no general minimum piece-rate has been fixed
Cap 63 s 8 Prevention of evasion
Cap 63 s 9 Employers not to receive premium where minimum rates in force
Cap 63 s 10 Powers of officers
Cap 63 s 11 Officers to produce certificates when required
Cap 63 s 12 Power to conduct proceedings
Cap 63 s 13 Consent of Commissioner to prosecution
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in Chinese and English
Author
Bilingual Laws Information System (BLIS)
Publisher
Department of Justice
Country
Hong Kong
URL
http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/home.htm
File
CHN92965.pdf (PDF of Ordinance as amended to Ord. No. 54 of 2000)