Apprenticeship Ordinance

(1)
A registered contract of apprenticeship shall not be assigned from one employer to another employer except pursuant to this section or
section 25
.
(2)
On receipt of an application in writing for approval to assign a contract of apprenticeship, the Director may, after making such inquiries as he thinks fit and obtaining the consent of the apprentice and his guardian (if any), approve the proposed assignment.
(3)
Where approval is granted under subsection (2) to the proposed assignment of a contract of apprenticeship, the Director shall forward a form of assignment to the parties for completion by the parties and the new employer and return to the Director.
(4)
On receipt of the completed form of assignment by the Director he shall enter the name of the new employer in the register and the date on which the assignment is to come into effect.
(5)
Where an assignment of a contract of apprenticeship is registered under subsection (4) the Director shall notify in
writing—
(a)
the original employer;
(b)
the new employer; and
(c)
the apprentice and his guardian (if any),
of the assignment and the date on which it is to come into effect.
(6)
Where the Director refuses to approve an application for assignment of a contract of apprenticeship under subsection (2), he shall notify the applicant in writing of his refusal and the grounds for refusal.