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THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE, 1962 THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE, 1962 ORDINANCE No. LVI OF 1962 [6th June, 1962] An Ordinance to make provision for promoting, developing and regulating systematic apprenticeship programmes in the in dustries and for securing certain minimum standards of skill. 7. Obligation of apprentices.---(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Ordinance and the rules, an apprentice- (a) shall learn his trade conscientiously and diligently and shall endeavour to qualify himself as a skilled worker on the completion of his apprenticeship; (b) shall attend the practical training and related theoretical instruction according to the programme laid down by the employer; (c) shall carry out all lawful orders of the employer or his representative relating to his apprenticeship and shall fulfil his obligations under the contract of apprentice ship; (d) shall submit himself to any test or examination held from time to time for assessing the progress of his training; (e) shall not become the member of a Trade Union of any class of employees other than his own; (f) shall, in case of any grievance against his employer arising out or his apprenticeship, approach the com petent authority for the redress of the grievance, if the same is not redressed by the employer, and shall abide by the decision of the competent authority; and (g) shall not, without the previous approval in writing of the competent authority, leave his apprenticeship after the completion of his probationary period. (2) If an apprentice fails to carry out the terms of the contract of apprenticeship, or if at any time during the period of his appren ticeship voluntarily quits such apprenticeship, or there are conti nued adverse reports regarding the progress of his studies, or he is discharged for misconduct which shall include insubordi nation, breach of the rules, absence from duty or neglect of his work, then he or, as the case may be, his parent or guardian and the surety shall jointly and severally be liable to the payment of such refund of expenses and compensation as may be prescribed.