Employment Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Contracts of Apprenticeship
32. Duties of Commissioner as attesting officer
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Before attesting any contract of apprenticeship, the Commissioner shall satisfy himself —
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labour appointed under section 3(1);
that the employer is a fit, able and proper person and has facilities sufficient to instruct the apprentice in the agreed trade or employment;
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;
that the apprentice has consented to such contract and that his consent has not been obtained by coercion, undue influence or as the result of misrepresentation or mistake;
apprentice
“apprentice” means any person who has contracted to serve an employer and to learn and to be taught any business, trade, manufacture, undertaking, calling or employment in which employees are employed;
that the apprentice has been medically examined and certified by a medical practitioner to be physically and mentally fit to be employed and trained in the agreed trade or employment;
medical practitioner
“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act;
Employment
that the parties to such contract have fully understood the terms of the contract before signing it, or otherwise indicating assent;
that provision has been made in such contract as to how any remuneration in cash or otherwise due to the apprentice shall be determined and as to the scale of increase in remuneration during the course of the apprenticeship;
that provision has been made in such contract for payment of such remuneration to the apprentice during illness and during holidays;
that the terms of such contract are in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
Terms defined in s 2
apprentice
Defined · s 2“apprentice” means any person who has contracted to serve an employer and to learn and to be taught any business, trade, manufacture, undertaking, calling or employment in which employees are employed;
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;
medical practitioner
Defined · s 2“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act;
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