Section No : Legislative Enactments SERVICE CONTRACTSMarginal Notes1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Service Contracts Ordinance.2. Interpretation. 3. Verbal contract of service to be a contract of service for one month. 4. Wages when payable. 5. Term of verbal contract for journeyman artificer. 6. Proviso, if service be continued after the time agreed upon. 7. Written contracts with servants and journeymen artificers for terms of service exceeding one month, but not exceeding three years. 8. Contracts for the hire of persons to be employed in the service of Government. 9. Contracts entered into in India for hire and service in Sri Lanka. 10. Written contracts how determinable. 11. Court may make abatement of wages or damages in case of misconduct. 12. Persons giving false character. 13. Servant, &c, making false statement of former employment or altering character. 14. Servant, &c, denying former employment. 15. Transfer of contract of service to new proprietor or manager of estate. 16. Penal provisions of this Ordinance not to affect civil actions. 17. Employer bound to find lodging, food, and medical care to sick servant.