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persons arc employed in making articles to be sold by retail on the
premises, or in repairing articles of a like nature to those sold by
retail on the premises.
School Attendance and Certificates.
Every Child under the age of thirteen years employed in a workshop
shall attend School for at least ten hours in every week. No
attendance can be reckoned on Sundays, or before eight a.m., or after
six p.m., or in excess of three hours at any one time, or of five hours
in any ono day.
A ChiId mny he excused if the Teacher certify that the Child has
been unable to attend from Sickness, or other unavoidable cause; or
during the closing of tho School for the customary holidays, or other
temporary cause; or while there is no School within one mile from
the workshop or the residence of the Child.
Parents must cause their Children employed in any workshop to
attend School, as required by the Act. Any Parent who wilfully
fails to send his Child to School is liable to a penalty of not more
than Twenty Shillings.
Occupiers of workshops must, on Monday in every week, obtain a
Certificate from tho Teacher that the Children whom they employed
have attended Sehool during the preceding week.
The Certificate should be in this form: —
School.
I do hereby certify that A 11. has attended the above School for
not less than Ten Hours during the iceek ending on Saturday, the
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C. D ,
Principal Teacher of the above School.
Date and Address of School.
The Certificate must be kept for ono month, and must be produced
to any Inspector or Sub-Inspcctoor of Factories whenever required
during that period.
Every occupier not obtaining such Certificate, or refusing to produce
it to an Inspector or Sub-Inspector of Factories, is liable to a
penalty of not moro than Three Pounds.
On the written application of a Teacher, an occupier is to pay a
weekly sum, not exceeding twopence, for the schooling of a Child
employed by him, and may deduct it from the wages ol the Child.
Any Occupier who refuses to pay such School fees when so required
is liable to a penalty not exceeding Ten Shillings.
Employment of Young Persons above the age of Thirteen Years and
under the age of Eighteen Years, and of Women.
No Young Person or Woman can be employed in any handicraft
in any one day for more than twelve hours, nor before five a.m., nor
after nine p.m. One hour and a half must be allowed for meals.
Nor shall they be employed in any handicraft on Sunday, or after two
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, except where not more than five
persons arc employed in making articles to be sold by retail on the