Section 19
Weekly hours.
The Plantations Labour Act, 1951
About this Act
An Act to provide for the welfare of labour, and to regulate the conditions of work, in plantations.
1[(1)] Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, no adult worker shall be
required or allowed to work on any plantation in excess of 2
[forty-eight hours] a week and no adolescent
3*** for more than 4[twenty-seven hours] a week.
5[(2) Where an adult worker works in any plantation on any day in excess of the number of hours constituting a normal working day or for more than forty-eight hours in any week, he shall, in respect of such overtime work, be entitled to twice the rates of ordinary wages:
Provided that no such worker shall be allowed to work for more than nine hours on any day and more than fifty-four hours in any week.
(3) For any work done on any closed holiday in the plantation or on any day of rest, a worker shall be entitled to twice the rates of ordinary wages as in the case of overtime work.]
5[(2) Where an adult worker works in any plantation on any day in excess of the number of hours constituting a normal working day or for more than forty-eight hours in any week, he shall, in respect of such overtime work, be entitled to twice the rates of ordinary wages:
Provided that no such worker shall be allowed to work for more than nine hours on any day and more than fifty-four hours in any week.
(3) For any work done on any closed holiday in the plantation or on any day of rest, a worker shall be entitled to twice the rates of ordinary wages as in the case of overtime work.]
Notes
1. Section 19 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 58 of 1981, s. 9 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
2. Subs. by s. 9, ibid, for "fifty-four hours" (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
3. The words "or child" omitted by Act 17 of 2010, s. 6 (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
4. Subs. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 9, for "forty hours" (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
5. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 6-1-1982)
2. Subs. by s. 9, ibid, for "fifty-four hours" (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
3. The words "or child" omitted by Act 17 of 2010, s. 6 (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
4. Subs. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 9, for "forty hours" (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
5. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 6-1-1982)