2. Section 3 of the Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act is hereby amended as follows:
| (1) by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section, and the substitution therefor, of the following new subsection:-
| | "(1) Subject to the provisions of any regulation referred to in subsection (3) and subject to the provisions of subsection (5), the normal period during which any person may be employed in or about the business of any shop or office-
| | | (a) on any one day shall not exceed eight hours, and |
| (b) in any one week shall not exceed forty-five hours. |
|
|
|
| (2) by the insertion, immediately after subsection (4) of that section, of the following new subsection: -
| | "(5) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply to any person who holds an executive or managerial position in a public institution and who is in receipt of a consolidated salary the initial of the scale of which is not less than Rs. 6,720 per annum. Where any question arises as to whether any person holds an executive or managerial position, such question shall be decided by the Commissioner and his decision shall be final and conclusive. | | |
|
|
|
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts