Act of Parliament · As enacted
Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) (Amendment) Act 2024
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
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s 1Short title
This Act may be cited as the Shop and Office Employees
(Regulation of Employment and Remuneration)
(Amendment) Act, No. 28 of 2024.
s 2Amendment of section 10 of Chapter 129
Section 10 of the Shop and Office Employees
(Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act
(Chapter 129) (in this Act referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended as follows: -
in subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) thereof, by the substitution for the words and figures “between 6.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m.; and” of the words and figures “between 6.00 p.m. and 8.00
p.m.;”;
in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) thereof, by the substitution for the words and figures “between 6.00 p.m. and 10.00 p.m.” of the words and figures “between 6.00 p.m. and 10.00
p.m.; and ”;
by the insertion, immediately after subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of the following: -
“(v) any female who has attained the age of eighteen years may be employed in any institution which is engaged in business, based on information technology and
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knowledge process outsourcing or business process outsourcing, or engaged in administration and accounts or related work in a back office for an institute situated abroad before 6.00 a.m. or after 6.00 p.m. on any day.”.
s 3Amendment of section 66 of the principal enactment
Section 66 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the insertion immediately after paragraph (f) of subsection (2) thereof, of the following: -
“(fa) in respect of the terms and conditions to be followed by an employer who employs any females, relating to the welfare of such females, including their security, transport facilities and facilities to rest when such females are employed after 10.00 p.m. and before 6.00 a.m.;”.
s 4Amendment of section 68 of the principal enactment
Section 68 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows: -
in paragraph (a) thereof, in the definition of the expression “office”, by the substitution for the words
“literature), and” of the words “literature);”;
in paragraph (b) thereof, by the substitution for the words “for the purposes of this Act;” of the words
“for the purposes of this Act; and”;
by the addition, immediately after paragraph (b)
thereof, of the following: -
“(c)
any institution engaged in business, based on information technology and knowledge
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process outsourcing or business process outsourcing or engaged in administration and accounts or related work in a back office in connection with any institution situated abroad;”.
s 5Sinhala text to prevail in the case of inconsistency
In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.
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