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s.2
Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise
requires—
apprentice
(
學徒
) means the
party to a contract of apprenticeship who agrees to learn a
trade or occupation;
attendance
order
(
上課令
) means an
attendance order made under
section 14
requiring a
registered apprentice to attend a course of instruction;
certificate
of
completion
(
結業證書
) means a
certificate of completion of an apprenticeship given under
section 28
;
Commissioner
(
處長
) means the
Commissioner for Labour;
contract
of
apprenticeship
(
學徒訓練合約
) means an
agreement made between an employer and an apprentice whereby the
employer agrees to teach and the apprentice agrees to learn a
trade or occupation;
designated
trade
(
指定行業
) means a
trade or occupation specified to be a designated trade under
section 45
;
Director
(
專員
) means the
person appointed by the Chief Executive to be Director of
Apprenticeship under
section 33(1)
;
(Replaced
34 of 1991 s. 2
.
Amended
54 of 2000 s. 3
)
employer
(
僱主
)
means—
(a)
a person who is engaged in a trade,
occupation or business and who employs any other
person as his employee; and
(b)
the duly authorized agent, manager or
factor of such first mentioned person;
guardian
(
監護人
),
in relation to an apprentice who is a minor, means the person
who is a party to a contract of apprenticeship under
section 9
as his guardian;
inspector
(
督察
) means any
person appointed under
section 33
as an
inspector;
party
(
立約人
),
in relation to a contract of apprenticeship, means any person
who is a party to the contract under
section 9
;
register
(
註冊紀錄冊
) means the
register of contracts of apprenticeship maintained by the
Director under this Ordinance;
(Amended
13 of 1982 s. 2
)
registered
contract of
apprenticeship
(
已註冊學徒訓練合約
) means a contract of apprenticeship registered
under this Ordinance, and
registered
apprentice
(註冊學徒) means an apprentice who is a party to any such contract;
(Amended
13 of 1982 s. 2
)
technical
institution
(
工業院校
) means The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the City University of Hong
Kong, any technical college or technical institute operated by
the Vocational Training Council under the Vocational Training
Council Ordinance (
Cap. 1130
) or
any institution approved by the Director which provides
technical education in subjects appropriate to designated
trades;
(Replaced
13 of 1982 s. 2
. Amended
34 of 1991 s. 2
;
100 of 1994 s. 2
)
variation
document
(
更改文件
) means a
document varying a registered contract of apprenticeship
referred to in
section 21
;
young
person
(
青年
) means a
person of or over the age of 14 years and under the age of 19
years or such other age as may be determined by the Chief
Executive under
section 44
.
(Amended
54 of 2000 s. 3
)