8.—(1) In Article 3 of the No. 2 Order (right to a guarantee payment) for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted—
“(3) An employee shall not be entitled to a guarantee payment unless he has been continuously employed for a period of not less than one month ending with the day before that in respect of which the guarantee payment is claimed.”.
(2) In Article 49 of that Order (excluded classes of employment) for paragraph (4) there shall be substituted—
“(4) Article 3 does not apply to employment—
(a)under a contract for a fixed term of three months or less; or
(b)under a contract made in contemplation of the performance of a specific task which is not expected to last for more than three months, unless the employee has been continuously employed for a period of more than three months ending with the day before that in respect of which the guarantee payment is claimed.”.