B2
[Subsidiary]
General prohibition of employment of children.
L.N. 84/80.
(Cap. 279.)
Children who have attained 13 years and completed Form III of secondary education.
Children who have attained 13 years but not completed Form III of secondary education.
Schedule.
CAP. 57]
Employment of Children Regulations
[1980 Ed.
(4) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that these regulations are not in derogation of any other enactment which relates to the prohibition or control of the employment of children.
4. (1) No person shall employ a child, or cause or permit a child to be employed-
(a) who is under the age of 13 years; or
(b) in any industrial undertaking.
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1)(b) extends to an industrial undertaking (other than a registered school under the Education Ordinance) which is not carried on by way of trade or for the purposes of gain.
5. (1) Subject to regulation 4(1)(b) and to paragraph (2), a child who has completed Form III of secondary education shall not be employed unless-
(a) he has attained the age of 13 years; and
(b) his parent-
(i) can produce, to the satisfaction of the person intending to employ the child, evidence that he has completed Form III of secondary education; and
(ii) has consented in writing to the employment.
(2) No child referred to in paragraph (1) shall be employed--
(a) before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on any day;
(b) for more than 8 hours on any day;
(c) at work continuously for a spell of more than 5 hours without thereafter an interval of not less than 1 hour for a meal or rest; or
(d) to lift or carry any load exceeding 18 kg in the course of or in connexion with the employment.
6. (1) Subject to regulation 4(1)(b) and to paragraph (2), a child who has not completed Form III of secondary education shall not be employed unless-
(a) he has attained the age of 13 years; and
(b) his parent-
(i) can produce, to the satisfaction of the person intending to employ the child, a valid school attendance certificate relating to that child; and
(ii) has consented in writing to the employment.
(2) No child referred to in paragraph (1) shall be employed-
(a) in any occupation specified in the Schedule;
(b) before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on any day;