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21.—EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG
PERSONS.
The following extract from the Bye-laws under the Employment
of Children Act, 1913, and Education Act, 1918, shows the
conditions under which children may be employed
(1) A child under the age of 12 years shall not be employed.
(2) A child may be employed at the following times not exceedind
16 hours in any one week :—
(a) On schooldays
for two hours
(b) On Saturdays
and school
holidays for
five hours
(c) On Sundays
for two hours
If employed in the delivery of milk
or newspapers, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
and from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., subject
to the issue of a satisfactory certificate
by the School Medical Officer.
For all other occupations allowed by
Bye-laws from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. only.
The five hours of employment are
to be fixed by the employer and must
provide for a period of rest and
recreation of not less than five hours
between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. for the
delivery of milk or newspapers only.
Note.—Every purveyor of milk or newsagent employing a
child before school hours in the delivery of milk or newspapers
shall see that such child is provided, during the course of such
employment, with efficient waterproof footwear and a sufficient
waterproof garment to protect the child from injury to health
from inclement weather.
All children are medically examined before a certfiicate is
issued to see that they are fit for the particular employment
chosen and that the work will not interfere with their education.