### Apprenticeship Ordinance 《學徒制度條例》

22. Apprenticeship term may be extended in certain cases
(1) Where the Director is of the opinion that a registered apprentice has not or will not satisfactorily complete his apprenticeship on grounds of—
(a) absence or the apprentice, due to illness or any other reasonable cause, from employment;
(b) non-attendance of the apprentice, due to illness or any other reasonable cause, at any course of instruction which he is required to attend under an attendance order; or
(c) failure of the apprentice to pass any examination or test which he is required to pass,
the Director may extend the period of apprenticeship specified in the contract of apprenticeship for a further period not exceeding one year.
(2) Where the Director extends the period of apprenticeship under subsection (1) he shall—
(a) enter in the register and in any copy of the contract of apprenticeship produced to him a note of the extended period; and
(b) notify in writing the parties to the contract and, if necessary, the technical institution concerned of the extended period and the grounds on which the period was extended.
(Amended 13 of 1982 s. 11)

23. Apprenticeship period may be shortened where special qualification is obtained
(1) Where a person, before entering into a contract of apprenticeship in a designated trade, obtains any special qualification specified by the Director in respect of that designated trade for the purposes of this section, the Director may reduce the minimum period of apprenticeship specified for that designated trade by any period not exceeding one year.
(2) Where the Director reduces the period of apprenticeship under subsection (1) he shall—
(a) enter in the register and in any copy of the contract of apprenticeship produced to him a note of the reduced period; and
(b) notify the parties to the contract in writing of the reduced period and the grounds on which the period was reduced.
(Amended 13 of 1982 s. 11)

### Apprenticeship Ordinance 《學徒制度條例》

24. Assignment of contract of apprenticeship by employer
(1) A registered contract of apprenticeship shall not be assigned from one employer to another employer except pursuant to this section or section 25.
(2) On receipt of an application in writing for approval to assign a contract of apprenticeship, the Director may, after making such inquiries as he thinks fit and obtaining the consent of the apprentice and his guardian (if any), approve the proposed assignment.
(3) Where approval is granted under subsection (2) to the proposed assignment of a contract of apprenticeship, the Director shall forward a form of assignment to the parties for completion by the parties and the new employer and return to the Director.
(4) On receipt of the completed form of assignment by the Director he shall enter the name of the new employer in the register and the date on which the assignment is to come into effect.
(5) Where an assignment of a contract of apprenticeship is registered under subsection (4) the Director shall notify in writing—
(a) the original employer;
(b) the new employer; and
(c) the apprentice and his guardian (if any),
of the assignment and the date on which it is to come into effect.
(6) Where the Director refuses to approve an application for assignment of a contract of apprenticeship under subsection (2), he shall notify the applicant in writing of his refusal and the grounds for refusal.
(Amended 13 of 1982 s. 11)

### Apprenticeship Ordinance 《學徒制度條例》

25. Assignment of contract of apprenticeship by the Director
(1) Where—
(a) the Director is of the opinion that an employer is for any reason unable to, or does not, give an apprentice under a registered contract of apprenticeship adequate training in accordance with the contract; or
(b) an employer notifies the Director in writing that he is, or will be, unable to give an apprentice under a registered contract of apprenticeship adequate training in accordance with the contract,
the Director may, with the consent of the apprentice and his guardian (if any), assign the contract to another employer who is prepared to accept such assignment and shall forward a form of assignment to the parties for completion by the parties and the new employer and return to the Director. Where the original employer is for any reason unable or refuses to sign the form of assignment, his signature on such form shall not be required.
(2) On receipt of the completed form of assignment by the Director he shall enter the name of the new employer in the register and the date on which the assignment is to come into effect.
(3) When an assignment of a contract of apprenticeship is registered under subsection (2), the Director shall notify in writing—
(a) the original employer (if he can be traced);
(b) the new employer; and
(c) the apprentice and his guardian (if any),
of the assignment and the date on which it is to come into effect.
(Amended 13 of 1982 s. 11)

### Apprenticeship Ordinance 《學徒制度條例》

26. Effect of death of employer
(1) Where the employer of a registered apprentice dies, the contract of apprenticeship to which the employer was a party shall not be determined by his death if the trade or occupation in which the apprentice was employed is carried on by the personal representative of the deceased employer. Such personal representative shall be the new employer and the contract shall be binding on him as if he were a party to the contract in place of the deceased employer.
(2) Where under subsection (1) a contract of apprenticeship binds a personal representative, he shall, within 30 days after the death of the employer, notify the Director in writing of such death and the date thereof. (Amended 13 of 1982 s. 11)
(3) The Director shall, on receipt of a notification under subsection (2), enter in the register— (Amended 13 of 1982 s. 11)
(a) a note of the death of the employer and the date thereof; and
(b) the name of the personal representative.
(4) Where the name of the personal representative is registered under subsection (3), the Director shall notify in writing— (Amended 13 of 1982 s. 11)
(a) the personal representative; and
(b) the apprentice and his guardian (if any),
of such registration.
(5) A personal representative who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 1. (Amended E.R. 1 of 2013)