(1) Statutory hours of work in all public and private
non-agricultural establishments may not exceed forty hours per
week.
(2) In all agricultural and allied undertakings, the hours of work
shall be based on a total of two thousand four hundred hours per
year, within the maximum limits of forty-eight hours per week.
(3) The above provisions shall apply to all workers, irrespective of
age and sex and irrespective of the mode of payment.
(4) Decrees issued after consultation with the National Labour
Advisory Board shall determine the circumstances under which
exemptions from compliance with the statutory hours of work are
authorized, as well as the conditions governing the performance
and remuneration of overtime giving rise to extra pay.
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In force from 14 August 1992
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