HOURS OF SHOPS
AMENDMENT TO ACT. COURT’S NEW POWER. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Oct. 1. The proposed amendment to the Shops and Offices Act, which was withdrawn irom the [Statutes Amendment Bill after considerable criticism when that measure was before the House in August, was reintroduced in identically the same form in the Shops aJid Offices Amendment Bill in Parliament to-day. The Bill, which contains only this clause, empowers the Arbitration Court to fix the opening and closing hours of all shops, but provides for appeal to a Magistrate for exemption from any hours fixed by an award. At the same time the Court is given power to make any exemption which it considers desirable. While the closing hours of shops are fixed by award it is not possible for shopkeepers to fix hours by requisition. The Bill was read a second time pro forma and referred to the Labour Bill Committee.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19401002.2.94.4
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 261, 2 October 1940, Page 9
Word Count
152HOURS OF SHOPS Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 261, 2 October 1940, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in