employer in respect of each unemployment book deposited by him in accordance with these Regulations. (3) The employer, on obtaining the receipt card, shall become responsible for the custody of the receipt card so long as the employment of the workman continues, or till the receipt card is returned by the employer to the Labour Exchange in exchange for the unemployment book. (4) The employer shall return the receipt card to the Labour Exchange before the unemployment book is returned to him by the Labour Exchange in accordance with these Regulations. (5) If the employment of the workman terminates whilst the unemployment book is deposited at the Labour Exchange, in accordance with these Regulations, the provisions of Regulation 5 of the Unemployment Insurance Regulations, 1912, with regard to the return of the Unemployment book to the workman and the giving of a receipt therefor by the workman shall apply as if the receipt card were an unemployment book. 8. Where an Order of Exemption has been granted, the method of short time working, as set out in the application for the Order, shall not be varied, except within the limits and subject to the conditions set out in Regulations 9 to 12 of these Regulations. 9. The reduced working hours may be varied within the limits prescribed by Regulation 5, either in respect of the whole establishment or in respect of the particular department or departments, provided that at least 12 hours' notice in writing of the proposed variation is given beforehand to the Labour Exchange, and the working hours as thus varied shall thereupon be substituted for the reduced working hours set out in the Order of Exemption. The notice shall give details of the working hours as varied in the form set out in the Order of Exemption, and shall, if necessary, specify the department or departments to which the varied working hours are to apply. 10. (1) For the purpose of completing an urgent order or orders or other work which cannot be delayed without prejudice to the continuance of workmen in their employment and subject to the provisions of this Regulation, any workmen to whom the Order of Exemption applies may be employed otherwise than within the reduced working hours, providing that— (a) Immediate notice in writing of the intention so to employ the workmen is given by the employer to the Labour Exchange; (b) The employer furnishes the Board with any information required by them to satisfy themselves as to the circumstances in which the reduced working hours were exceeded. (2) The notice under this Regulation shall, unless it is not practicable to do so, be despatched before the workmen are so employed, and shall state the reason why it is necessary to exceed the reduced working hours. It shall be accompanied by a list of the names and numbers of the unemployment books of the workmen in whose case the reduced hours are to be, or have been, exceeded, and by the receipt cards for their unemployment books. The Labour Exchange shall thereupon immediately return the unemployment books to the employer for payment of contributions. (3) After the unemployment book of any workman is so returned to the employer, it may be subsequently redeposited by the employer at the Labour Exchange on any day on which the reduced working hours are not exceeded by the workman. (4) In the case of each workman in respect of whom notice is given under this Regulation, contributions under Part II. of the National Insurance Act, 1911, shall be payable as if the Order of Exemption did not apply to his employment from and including the day during which the reduced working hours are first exceeded until his unemployment book is redeposited at the Labour Exchange in accordance with this Regulation. (5) Where the employer has an arrangement with the Board of Trade under Section 99 of the National Insurance Act, 1911, the unemployment book of the workman shall not be returned to him under this Regulation. Contributions in respect of the workman shall be payable in accordance with the arrangement as if the Order of Exemption did not apply in respect of each day during which the reduced working hours are exceeded, and the employer shall supply the Labour Exchange with the necessary particulars to enable the unemployment book to be stamped accordingly. II. If the employment of any workman to whom the Order relates is terminated, notice must be given to the Labour Exchange within 24 hours thereafter. 12. If additional workmen of the classes described in the Order of Exemption are engaged (whether in substitution for workmen whose employment has terminated or otherwise), notice must be given to the Labour Exchange within 24 hours thereafter, together with a list of the names and the numbers of the unemployment books of the workmen, and thereupon, unless the Board of Trade otherwise direct, the Order of Exemption shall apply to such workmen as from the date of their engagement. The unemployment books of such workmen shall be deposited by the employer at the Labour Exchange as soon as practicable after the date of their engagement. 13. In any case where the provisions of Regulations 8 to 12 have not been complied with, the method of working shall not be regarded as systematic short time except as regards such period and such workmen (if any) with respect to which or whom the Board of Trade certify that systematic short time has been worked, and the employer and workmen shall, except as regards the period and workmen covered by such certificate, be liable to the payment of contributions under Part II. of the National Insurance Act, 1911, as if the Order of Exemption had not been made. 14. (1) An Order of Exemption may be cancelled by the Board of Trade in any of the following circumstances: (i.) If the employer gives notice to the Labour Exchange that the short time working will be discontinued after a specified date. (ii.) If the certificate of exceptional unemployment relating to the trade or branch of a trade has been modified or cancelled. (iii.) If in the opinion of the Board the circumstances are such that the exemption from payment of Unemployment insurance contributions is no longer justified. (2) An Order of Exemption shall not continue in force for a longer period than twelve months, and, unless the Board of Trade for special reasons otherwise determine, a further Order relating to the same class or description of workmen employed at the same establishment shall not be issued before the expiration of six months after the date at which the previous Order ceased to have effect. (3) Upon the cancellation or expiration of an Order of Exemption, the unemployment books remaining deposited shall be immediately returned to the employer, or, in the case of a workman whose employment has then terminated, to the workman, provided that in the case of an employer having an arrangement under Section 99 of the National Insurance Act, 1911, the books not returned to the workmen shall be retained in the custody of the Board of Trade. 15. (1) An employer who has made an application for an Order of Exemption, or to whom an Order of Exemption has been granted, shall furnish to the Board such information as the Board may require for the purpose of enabling them to deal with the application, or for the purpose of verifying the actual hours of work during the currency of an Order. (2) An employer, so far as may be necessary for these purposes, shall allow an Officer of the Board, duly authorised on their behalf, to enter the place of employment at any reasonable time and inspect any material books of account, wages sheets or books, and time sheets or books. Note. The Schedules are omitted as the form set out in the First Schedule (application for a certificate of exceptional unemployment) is Form U.I. 358, and the form set out in the Second Schedule (application for an Order of Exemption) is Form U.I. 356, and these forms can be obtained at any Labour Exchange. INDEX = - The following abbreviations are used. C.M. Coal Mines; Compn. = Com- Abandonment (mines), 229, 244-5 arising out of emplt., 112-14 maximum compn. for, 106, 117-18, 120 notice of claim for, 106-7, 115-16 under F. & W. Act, 185-8, 217 and see Compensation, Notice of Administration- C.M. Act, 239-40 M.M. Act, 245-6 N.H.I., 279-80 Truck, 59, 62 T.B. Act, 84, 85 U.I., 296, 300, 327-8 Advances (Truck), 56, 57, 58 Aerated waters, bottling of, 190, 379 Agreement. See Contracts, Contract- Agricultural contractor, 125 |