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ATG-2008-L-82341
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Title_of_text
Essential Services Act, 2008 (No. 9 of 2008).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Antigua and Barbuda
Subjects (Classification)
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations
Adopted on (Date of text)
2008-08-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides that there can be no industrial action where major disputes in an essential service. Contains special provisions with respect to notice of termination of employment. Makes consequential amendments to the Labour Code section A5, K2, K13(2) to insert the words "Essential Services Act, 2008). Repeals section K23 and the Schedule to Division K. Also amends the Industrial Court Act, Cap. 214 section 3(2) by adding the words "subject to subsection (3)" and adds subsection 3(3) concerning application of the 2008 Act. Makes a minor amendment to subsection 4(1).
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1976-06-19 (ATG-1976-L-52073)
Industrial Court Act (No. 4 of 1976)
Amended text(s)
1975-09-19 (ATG-1975-L-52115)
Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code (No. 14 of 1975) (Cap. 27).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Laws on-line
Publisher
Government of Antigua and Barbuda
Place of publication
http://laws.gov.ag
URL
http://laws.gov.ag/acts/2008/a2008-9.pdf
File
ATG82341.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Act of Parliament
Publisher
Government Printing Office, Eric T. Bennett
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Date
2008
Number
800-12.08
Page range
9 p.