Shop (Hours of Opening and Employment), (Ch. 31. No. 14.

either throughout the whole Colony or in any specified area
of the Colony, all shops or shops of any specified class may
be opened for serving customers.

(2) The Governor in Council may, if he thinks fit,
by a Shop Order limit the number of hours during which
employees may remain or be employed in any shop or store
or place of trade or business, whether wholesale or retail,
to which this Ordinance shall, by such order, be declared
to be applicable.

(3) The provisions of any Shop Order made under this
Ordinance may be varied from time to time or revoked by
a subsequent order,

(+) A Shop Order made under this Ordinance shall
have no force or effect until it has been approved by the
Legislative Council.

6. (1) Any Shop Order under this Ordinance may make
provision for the hours of employment fixed by such Order
being extended on such occasions and for such purposes and
to such extent as may be specified in such Order,

(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Ordinance contained, it shall be lawful for the Governor
in his discretion to authorise, by notice published in a daily
newspaper published in the Colony, the extension on special
oceasions of the time during which any licensed premises
mentioned in such notice may be kept open. Such exten-
sion shall be granted when the Governor is satisfied that it
will be for the general public convenience and will not
injuriously affect public order.

7. (1) A Shop Order may limit to any extent the opening
hours of, or may absolutely prohibit the opening of, a shop
on Sundays and public holidays (in this Ordinance referred
to as closed days).

(2) Save as aforesaid the opening hours fixed by a
Shop Order for any week day shall be not less than—

(a) ten hours on one specified day to be designated
as a late closing day;

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Hours lixod
by Ordor
may be
oxtended.
Ch.31. No.14
-1940, 5.4
Ord. 27-
1942, s. +4.

Number of
opening
hours. ;
Ch.31. No.14
-1940, 5. 5.