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Public Holidays Ordinance

LAWS OF TUVALU
REVISED EDITION 1990

CHAPTER 14

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ORDINANCE

5 of 1937 (Cap. 28 of 1952), 100f1956 8 of 1968, 9 of 1971,
3 of 1972 (Cap. 14 of 1973), L.N. 16/74, L.N. 29/76, 10 of
1988, 13 of 1979, 2 of 1990

Arrangement of Sections

Section

1 Short title
2 Certain days to be public holidays Schedule
3 Bills due on a public holiday to be payable on day next following
4 Notice of dishonour, presentment or acceptance on day next following
5 Payments due on public holidays
6 Appointment of special public holidays
7 Right to open public offices on holidays
8 Restriction of compulsory work on public holidays

SCHEDULE

Supporting Documents

ENDNOTES

Table of Legislation History
Table of Renumbered Provisions
Table of Endnote References

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ORDINANCE

5 of 1937 (Cap. 28 of 1952), 100f1956 8 of 1968, 9 of 1971, 3 of 1972 (Cap. 14 of 1973), L.N. 16/74, L.N. 29/76, 10 of 1988, 13 of 1979, 2 of 1990

AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE PROVISION FOR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

ENACTED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF TUVALU

Commencement [5th May 1937]

1 Short title

This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Holidays Ordinance.

2 Certain days to be public holidays Schedule

(1) The several days mentioned in the Schedule, hereinafter called "public holidays", shall be kept as holidays in all public offices in Tuvalu:

Provided that if any public holiday falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the Monday next following shall be a public holiday unless otherwise ordered by the Minister by notice.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1) when any public holiday falls on any day of the week other than Monday, either the preceding or the following Monday may be appointed as a public holiday in lieu thereof by the Minister by notice.

(3) When either the 2nd day of October or the 26th day of December falls on a Sunday the Monday and Tuesday next following shall be public holidays, and when either day falls on a Monday the Tuesday next following shall be a public holiday.

3 Bills due on a public holiday to be payable on day next following

(1) All bills of exchange and promissory notes which are due and payable on any public holiday shall be payable and in case of non-payment may be noted and protested on the day next following such public holiday, and any such noting and protest shall be as valid as if made on the day on which the bill or note was made due and payable.

(2) For all purposes of this Ordinance the day next following a public holiday shall mean the next following day on which a bill of exchange may lawfully be noted or protested.

4 Notice of dishonour, presentment or acceptance on day next following

When a day on which any notice of dishonour of an unpaid bill of exchange or promissory note shall be given, or a bill of exchange or promissory note should be presented or received for acceptance or accepted or forwarded to any referee or referees, is a public holiday, such notice of dishonour shall be given and such bill of exchange or promissory note shall be presented, received, accepted or forwarded on the day next following such public holiday.

5 Payments due on public holidays

No person shall be compellable to make any payment or do any act upon a public holiday which he would not be compellable to make or do on a Sunday; and the obligation to make such payment or do such act shall apply to the day next following such public holiday, and the making of such payment or doing of such act on such day next following shall be equivalent to payment of the money or performance of the act on the public holiday.

6 Appointment of special public holidays

The Minister may by notice appoint a special day or any part of a day to be kept as a holiday in all public offices in Tuvalu, or in any part thereof, or in any island or district, and every day so appointed shall be deemed to be a public holiday for all the purposes of this Ordinance.

7 Right to open public offices on holidays

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance the head of any Government department may open offices and works thereof and call upon all or any persons employed in such department to perform such of their duties on any public holiday as to such head of department may seem fit.

8 Restriction of compulsory work on public holidays

(1) No worker as defined in section 2 of the Employment Ordinance, shall be compelled to perform any work 'on any public holiday save only such as shall be of immediate necessity for the care and feeding of animals, cleanliness of yards, styes, stables, folds, manufactories and buildings and other work indispensable for the preservation of the property of his employer, which work shall not be for more than 2 hours duration either before the hour of 8 in the morning or after the hour of 4 in the afternoon.

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(2) Every employer as defined in the said section who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of $20.

SCHEDULE

(Section 2 (1))

ENDNOTES

Table of Legislation History

Table of Renumbered Provisions

Table of Endnote References