FEDERAL TERRITORY OF LABUAN (EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT ACT) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Constitution (Amendment) (No.2) Act 19841, the Yangdi-Pertuan Agong makes the following order: 1. Citation andcommencement. (1)This order may be cited as the FederalTerritoryof Labuan(ExtensionandModification ofEmployment Act) Order 2000. (2) This Order comes into operation on 1 November 2000. 2. Extension ofAct and subsidiary legislation to FederalTerritoryofLabuan. (1) The Employment Act 19552, which in this Order is referred to as the “extended Act”, is extended to the Federal Territory of Labuan. (2) The subsidiary legislation made under the extended Act as set out in the Schedule are extended to the Federal Territory of Labuan. 3. Modification of extended Act. The extended Act is modified in subsection 1 (2) by substituting for the words “to West Malaysia only” the words “throughout Malaysia” . 4. Repeal, transitional andsaving. (1) The Labour Ordinance3 and all subsidiary legislation made under the Ordinance, in its application to the Federal Territory of Labuan, are repealed. (2) Any contractor agreement entered into between an employer and a worker or any rights and obligations of an employer and a worker in respect of repatriation under the Labour Ordinance applicable in the Federal Territory of Labuan existing on or before the commencement of this Order shall continue to remain in full force until it expires and for this purpose it shall be treated as ifthis Order had not been made. (3) Any proceedings under the Labour Ordinance pending or existing before any court immediately before the coming into operation of this Order shall be continued and concluded under the same Ordinance and for this purpose it shall be treated as if this Order had not been made.
*PublishedasPU (A) 400/2000.1ActA585. 2Act 265. 3SabahCap.67. (4) The Federal Territory of Labuan (Modification of Labour Ordinance) Order 19841 is revoked.
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