S.L. 452.170 Art. 1Citation, commencement and applicability.

(1) The title of this order is the Domestic Service

(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 in private households engaged in domestic duties, such as servants, maids, housekeepers, cooks, butlers, valets, handymen, cleaners, charwomen, washerwomen, babysitters, nursemaids and other persons employed in related work, including chauffeurs, gardeners and similar occupations connected with the household:

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 apply:

Provided further that in this sub-article ''private households'' includes charitable institutions, monasteries and convents but does not include any hospital, clinic, nursing home, institute of medico-surgical treatment, maternity home or hydropathic establishment, home for elderly persons or schools run by any such households.