Employment Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Contracts of Apprenticeship
28. Contracts of apprenticeship of persons under age 16
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The parent or guardian of a person who has not attained the age of 16 years may, with his consent, enter into a written contract of apprenticeship, apprenticing him to an employer to train him or to have him
employer
“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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trained systematically for an agreed trade or employment for a period not exceeding 5 years.
Whenever any person who has not attained the age of 16 years is without a known parent or guardian, the Commissioner may authorise his apprenticeship, and may appoint any fit and proper person to sign the contract of apprenticeship and act generally as his guardian.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labour appointed under section 3(1);
Terms defined in s 2
Commissioner
Defined · s 2“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labour appointed under section 3(1);
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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