Apprenticeship Ordinance

(1)
Every variation document shall be sent by the employer to the Director within 14 days after it is executed (or such further time as the Director may permit) for registration under this Ordinance and the Director shall, subject to subsection (2), register all such variation documents.
(2)
The Director may refuse to register a variation document sent under subsection (1) if he is satisfied
that—
(a)
the apprentice and his guardian (if any) have not freely assented to the variation;
(b)
the variation contravenes this Ordinance; or
(c)
the variation is not for the benefit of the
                    apprentice.
(3)
Where the Director refuses to register a variation document under subsection (2) he shall forthwith notify the parties to the contract in writing of his refusal and the grounds for refusal.