S.L. 452.150 Art. 1Citation, commencement and applicability.

(1) The title of this order is the Canning Industry

(Conditions of Work) Regulation Order.

(2) This order shall come into force within two (2) months from its date of publication in the Gazette.

(3) The provisions established in this order shall apply to all employees in any undertaking or in any part of an undertaking the activities of which consist wholly or mainly of the following:

(a) canning and preserving, including packing in airtight containers of fruits, vegetables, and fruit and vegetable juices; dehydrating and quick freezing of fruits and vegetables; and any other process incidental thereto;

(b) manufacture of preserves, jams, jellies, pickles, sauces or canned soups, including the canning and preserving of meat, meat products and any other form of meat processing; and the manufacture of ice;

(c) canning and preserving of fish and other sea foods, including salting, drying, smoking, curing, pickling, dehydrating, packing in air-tight containers, quick-freezing and any other form of processing;

(d) cold storage of fruits, vegetables, meat, fish and other foods:

Provided that in the event that there is a collective agreement applicable to the class of employees covered by this order, the more favourable conditions in that agreement or in this order shall prevail.