| 1.
| | This Act may be cited as the Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act. |
| 2.
| | Application of Part I of this Act. |
| 3.
| | Restriction of hours of employment. [ 2, Law 7 of 1975] |
| 4.
| | Other employment to be taken into account. |
| 5.
| | Weekly holidays.[Gazette Entry. No. 14,726/12 of 22.12.1966] |
| 6.
| | Annual holiday and leave. |
| 7.
| | Grant of holidays on public holidays.[5,60 of 1957] |
| 7A.
| | Grant of Holiday on the Full Moon Poya Day. [Gazette Extra. No. 14,984/44 of 15.11.1971] |
| 7B.
| | Employment on Full Moon Poya Day.[Gazette Extra. No. 14,984/44 of 15.11.1971] |
| 8.
| | Special provisions for persons employed during the period which includes midnight. |
| 9.
| | Intervals for meals. |
| 10.
| | Provisions relating to employment of women and persons under eighteen. [2, 1 of 2021]
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| 11.
| | Provision of lighting and ventilation. |
| 12.
| | Provisions relating to residence and taking of meals. |
| 13.
| | Provision of sanitary conveniences and washing facilities. |
| 14.
| | Procedure for exemption of shops or offices from provisions of section 13. |
| 15.
| | Special provisions relating to prosecutions for breaches of section 13. |
| 16.
| | Provision of seats for female shop assistants. |
| 17.
| | Employer to furnish particulars of employment. |
| 18.
| | Records, & c., to be kept or exhibited. |
| 18A.
| | Application of this Part. [7,60 of 1957] |
| 18B.
| | Leave in consequence of pregnancy and confinement. [2,53 of 1981] [2, 14 of 2018] |
| 18C.
| | Remuneration for period of leave in consequence of pregnancy or confinement.[7,60 of 1957] |
| 18D.
| | Work which is prohibited during and after pregnancy. [7,60 of 1957] |
| 18E.
| | Employment not to be terminated because of pregnancy or confinement or of illness in consequence thereof. [7,60 of 1957] |
| 18F.
| | No notice of dismissal to be given to female employee when she is on leave under this Part. [7,60 of 1957] |
| 18G.
| | Meaning of "confinement" "confined" and "viable foetus". [2,5 of 1966] |
| 18H.
| | Leave under this addition to any holiday or leave under any other Part. [7,60 of 1957] |
| 18I.
| | Provision of nursing intervals for nursing mothers. [2, 14 of 2018] |
| 19.
| | Time and manner, &c, of payment of remuneration. |
| 20.
| | Definition of employee. |
| 21.
| | Minister to direct Commissioner to endeavour make a termination as to the minimum rate of remuneration for employees with consent of employers and employees. |
| 22.
| | Commissioner's determination as to the minimum rate of remuneration for employees. |
| 23.
| | Date on which Commissioner's determination shall come into force. |
| 24.
| | Repudiation of determination with consent. |
| 25.
| | Constitution of remuneration tribunal & c. |
| 26.
| | Circumstances in which the Minister will authorize a remuneration tribunal to make a determination. |
| 27.
| | Duties and powers of a tribunal. |
| 28.
| | Publication determination by tribunals. |
| 29.
| | Procedure for approval of determinations of tribunals by Minister. |
| 30.
| | Liability of employer to pay minimum remuneration. |
| 30A.
| | Employer liable to pay remuneration notwithstanding the change of name and ownership of business. [2,12 of 1978] |
| 31.
| | Method of calculation of minimum remuneration. |
| 32.
| | Employee performing two or more classes of employment. |
| 33.
| | Employee performing piece-work. |
| 34.
| | Employee waiting for employment on employer's premises, & c. |
| 35.
| | Remuneration of employee who works for less than the normal working day or does not work at all on any day. |
| 36.
| | Non-able-bodied employee. |
| 37.
| | Non-application of determinations under this Part to persons employed in any trade or work to which Part II of the Wages Boards Ordinance has been applied. |
| 38.
| | Interpretation of determination of a tribunal. |
| 39.
| | Effect of tribunal's decision under section 38. |
| 40.
| | Closing orders.[Gaz. Extra. No. 14, 726/12 of 22.12. 1966] |
| 42.
| | Approval of orders. |
| 42A.
| | Closing order to prevail in case of conflict with other written law.[ 10,60 of 1957] |
| 43.
| | No shop to be opened in contravention of a closing order. |
| 44.
| | Application of closing order to shop where more than one business is carried on. |
| 45.
| | Restriction against carrying on trade or business after closing hour for shops. |
| 46.
| | Administration of Act. |
| 47.
| | Power of to call for returns. & c. |
| 48.
| | Power of a tribunal to summon witnesses. & c. |
| 49.
| | Information given before a tribunal to be treated as confidential in certain. |
| 50.
| | Powers of entry, inspection, & c. |
| 50A.
| | Remuneration to be a first charge on assets of the business of a shop or office. [ 13, 60 of 1957] |
| 50B.
| | Power of Commissioner or registered trade union to recover by suit money due to any employee. [ 13, 60 of 1957] |
| 50C.
| | Recovery of remuneration where employer has failed to maintain any register or record. [3,12 of 1978] |
| 51.
| | Offences.[2 26 of 1966 ] |
| 52.
| | Penalty for failure to pay remuneration. [14,60 of 1957] [ 3, 26 of 1966] |
| 53.
| | Recovery of remuneration due of employees under this Act. [15, 60 of 1957] [3,28 of 1962] [ 4,26 of 1966] |
| 54.
| | Obstruction of officers, & c. |
| 54A.
| | Penalty for failure to maintain register, notice or record. [4,12 of 1978] |
| 55.
| | Offences in connexion with notices or records under the Act. |
| 56.
| | Disclosure of information in breach of section 47 (3) or section 49(2). |
| 57.
| | Dismissal of any person for giving information &c. [16,60 of 1957] |
| 58.
| | Immediate employer being himself in the employment of another person. |
| 59.
| | Liability of manager, agent, &c, of employer for offences. |
| 60.
| | Where employer proves that some other person is guilty of the offence. |
| 61.
| | No offence committed by employer in certain cases where customer is served after closing hour. |
| 62.
| | Special provisions as to evidence. |
| 63.
| | Offences under Act to be triable summarily. |
| 64.
| | Sanction of prosecutions. [ 5,12 of 1978] |
| 65.
| | Proof of order and determinations under part III. |
| 66.
| | Regulations. |
| 67.
| | Expenses. |
| 68.
| | Interpretation. |
| 69.
| | Exemption from application of Act. |
| 70.
| | Provisions of Act to be in addition to and not in substitution of other laws, & c. |
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