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Bahrain - Labour contracts - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ministerial Order No. 22 of 2013 concerning Additional Essential Information to be added to the Labour Contract. -

Adoption: 2013-06-13 | Date of entry into force: 2013-06-14 | BHR-2013-R-95302

Additional essential information shall be added to the information in labour contracts according to Article No. 20 of Law No. 36 of 2013 Promulgating the Labour Law in the Private Sector.

Bahrain - Labour contracts - Law, Act

Ordinance No. 4 of 1991 to provide for the insertion of a new paragraph in section 110 of the Maritime Act promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 23 of 1982.

Adoption: 1991-02-12 | Date of entry into force: 1991-02-13 | BHR-1991-L-22580

Provides that a seafarer serving under a fixed-term contract may, by written request, leave the vessel at the first port it reaches after the expiry of his contract, whereupon his contract shall be effectively terminated.

Bahrain - Labour contracts - Law, Act

Contract Law, 1969

Adoption: 1969-11-15 | Date of entry into force: 1970-02-01 | BHR-1969-L-57201

Establishes and consolidates the law governing contracts. Part One concerns the communication, acceptance and revocation of proposals. Establishes that the terms of contracts must come to the knowledge of the person to whom a contract is proposed and that acceptance must be clearly communicated to the proposer, be absolute and unqualified. Part Two governs contracts, voidable contracts and void agreements. Establishes that a contract is legitimate if is free of the use of coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation, or mistakes. Part Three concerns conditional contracts and regulates their enforcement. Part Four governs the performance of contracts. Provides for the time and place of performance, payments, obligations and contracts which need not be performed. Part Five governs certain relations resembling those created by contracts. Part Six provides for the consequences of breach of contract. Part Seven governs indemnities and guarantees. Part Eight concerns bailment. Part Nine governs agents. Provides for the appointment and authorities of agents. Regulates the appointment of sub-agents. Governs ratification. Part Ten repeals the Disposal of Found and Unclaimed Property Ordinance 1957.