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| (1) The contract of apprenticeship training of any apprentice shall specify the period of such training. The period so specified shall be determined by reference to the succeeding provisions of this section. |
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| (2) Save as otherwise expressly provided by subsection (3), the period of apprenticeship training of any category of apprentices shall be such period as shall be prescribed in respect of that category. |
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| (3) Where any apprentice has undergone institutional training in a school recognized by the Board and has passed the prescribed trade tests conducted by the proper authorities, the period of apprenticeship training of that apprentice shall be such period as shall be determined by the Board. |
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| (4) Different periods of apprenticeship training may be prescribed or determined under the preceding provisions of this section in respect of different categories of apprentices |
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