Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452), article 48

48. (1) The Prime Minister shall have power to prescribe by regulations the applicability of any article or sub-article of Title I and of Title II of this Act to service with the government and to m embers of a disciplined force. (2) The Minister shall have power to make regulations for the purpose of carrying out and giving effect to any of the provisi ons of this Act on any matter related to employment relations and indu strial relations. (3) Without prejudice to the g enerality of the power conferred by sub-article (2), the regulations may - Cap. 605. (a) prescribe the manner and the circumstances in which persons who are above compulsory school age, as defined in the Education Act , and who have not yet attained the age of 18 years, may be employed, including the power to designate certain categories or class of employment as prohibited employment for such persons; (b) prescribe the procedure to be adopted by the Employment Relations Board, including the method of voting and of filling casual vacancies in membership, the method of and the quorum necessary for the transaction of business; (c) prescribe fees to be levied with respect to any matter required or allowed under this Act; (d) prescribe or otherwise provide for any matter which is to be or may be prescribed or provided for by this Act or by regulations made thereunder. (4) Any regulation made under this Act may provide for any matter relating to liability for the observance of such regulat ions, and the persons who may be liabl e, and for any matter relating to the enforcement of the said regulations, including, but not lim ited to, the imposition of a fine ( multa ) not exceeding eleven thousand and six hundred and forty-six euro and eighty-seven cents (11,646.87) in respect of any contravention of, or failure to c omply with, the provisions of such regulations. (5) Regulations made under sub-articles (2) and (3) shall, unless the contrary is explicitly provided in or under any othe r law, prevail over what is provided in or under any other law with re gard to any matter concerning indust rial and employment relations. EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS [ CAP. 452. 37 Power to make regulations with respect to exclusive economic zone area or environment protection area. Added by: XXXV .2023.66. Cap. 625.