CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT AND REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965

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CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT AND REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965 - SECT 6



6.(1) The foregoing sections shall not apply to

(a)a person employed as master of or a seaman on a seagoing British ship
having a gross registered tonnage of 80 tons or more, including a person
ordinarily employed as a seaman who is employed in or about such a ship in
port by the owner or charterer of the ship to do work of a kind ordinarily
done by a seaman on such a ship while it is in port; or

Para.(b) rep. by 1970 c.36 s.100 sch.5

(c)a person employed as a skipper of or a seaman on a fishing boat for the
time being required to be registered under section 373 of the said Act.

[(1A) Section 1 shall not apply to a person employed under a contract made in
contemplation of the performance of a specific task which is not expected to
last for more than twelve weeks, unless the employee has been continuously
employed for a period of more than twelve weeks (computed in accordance with
Schedule 1).]

(2) Section 4 shall not apply to any dock worker employed on a daily basis.

(3) Section 4 shall not apply where the employee is the [husband or wife] of
the employer.

(4) Section 4 shall apply to an employee who at any time comes or ceases to
come within the exceptions provided for by or under this section as if a
period of employment terminated or began at that time.

(5) The Ministry may by order

(a)provide that all or any of the foregoing sections shall not apply to
persons or to employment of such classes or descriptions as may be prescribed
by the order;

(b)vary or revoke any of the provisions of subsections (1), (2) and (3).

(6) An order under subsection (5) may contain such transitional and other
supplemental and incidental provisions as are appropriate.

(7) An order shall not be made under this section unless a draft of the order
has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of
Parliament.

(8) In this section "dockworker" means an individual employed in, or in the
vicinity of, any port on work in connection with the loading, unloading,
movement or storage of cargoes, or work in connection with the preparation of
ships or other vessels for the receipt or discharge of cargoes or for leaving
port.

Power to vary number of weekly hours of employment necessary to qualify for
rights.

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CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT AND REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965 - SECT 6