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MYS-1951-L-63376
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Title_of_text
Holidays Act 1951 (Act 369).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Malaysia
Subjects (Classification)
Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave
Adopted on (Date of text)
1951
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Akta Hari Kelepasan
Abstract/Citation
Provides for public and bank holidays. Contains 10 sections. Section 1 regulates application of act; Section 2 its interpretation. Section 3 defines public holidays. Section 4 provides for exemptions from public holidays, Section 5 for bank holidays, and Section 6 for exemption from bank holidays. Section 7 deals with payments on public or bank holidays. Section 8 establishes that Minister may appoint special days to be observed as bank or public holidays. Section 9 provides for state and federal territory public holidays. Section 10 deals with exemption from state and federal territory public holidays, as well as power to close courts and public offices.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Attorney General's Chambers
Country
Malaysia
URL
http://www.agc.gov.my/
File
MYS63376 2013.pdf (PDF of Act as at 1/1/2013)
Serial region
Serial title
Malaysian Employment Legislation
Date
2002-08
Number
No. 12
Page range
pp. 10,621-10,721