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1.(1) An employer shall not make any contract with any workman for any deduction from the sum contracted to be paid by the employer to the workman, or for any payment to the employer by the workman, for or in respect of any fine, unless (a)the terms of the contract are contained in a notice kept constantly affixed at such place or places open to the workmen and in such a position that it may be easily seen, read, and copied by any person whom it affects; or the contract is in writing, signed by the workman; and (b)the contract specified the acts or omissions in respect of which the fine may be imposed, and the amount of the fine or the particulars from which that amount may be ascertained; and (c)the fine imposed under the contract is in respect of some act or omission which causes or is likely to cause damage or loss to the employer, or interruption or hindrance to his business; and (d)the amount of the fine is fair and reasonable having regard to all the circumstances of the case. (2) An employer shall not make any such deduction or receive any such payment, unless (a)the deduction or payment is made in pursuance of, or in accordance with, such a contract as aforesaid; and (b)particulars in writing showing the acts or omissions in respect of which the fine is imposed and the amount thereof are supplied to the workman on each occasion when a deduction or payment is made. (3) This section shall apply to the case of a shop assistant in like manner as it applies to the case of a workman.
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