27. Offences

Terms defined in s 2

• Commissioner

  Commissioner

  Defined · s 2

  “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labour appointed under section 3(1);

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• contract of service

  contract of service

  Defined · s 2

  “contract of service” means, subject to section 10, any agreement, whether in writing or oral and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another as an employee and that other agrees to serve him as an employee, and includes a contract of apprenticeship;

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• employer

  employer

  Defined · s 2

  “employer” means any person who employs another person under a contract of service and includes — (a) the Government, in respect of such categories, classes or descriptions of public officers or employees of the Government as are declared by the Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, to be employees for the purposes of this Act; (b) any statutory body; (c) the duly authorised agent or manager of the employer; (d) the person who owns or is carrying on or for the time being responsible for the management of the profession, business, trade or work in which the employee is engaged;

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