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may, by order under his hand, empower such complainant
to enter a workshop within forty-eight hours from the date
of such order, and to examine such Workshop, and any
person therein, touching the provisions of this Act, or of
the Sanitary Act 1866.
Any person refusing admission to the Officer so em
powered, or obstructing him in the discharge of his duty,
is liable to a penalty not exceeding Twenty Pounds.
Employment of Children under Thirteen Years of Age.
No Child under the age of eight years can be employed
in any handicraft. No Child under the age of thirteen
years can be employed for more than six and a half hours
in any one day, nor before six, a.m., nor after eight, p.m.
No Child under the age of eleven years can be employed
in Grinding in the metal trades, or in Fustian cutting.
School Attendance and Certificates.
Every Child under the age of thirteen years must 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 one day.
A Child may be excused if the teacher certify that the
Child has been unable to attend from sickness, or other
unavoidable cause; or during the closing of the 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 to attend School.
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