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Addition of

3. The principal regulations are amended by the insertion new regula- after regulation 2 of the following new regulation—

tion &A.

Rescisalon

S to 100.

"Applien- 2A. (1) Regulations 8 to roD inclusive shall not tlon of regulations apply to women or young persons employed in any industrial undertaking in a clerical or managerial capacity or in any health or welfare service connected with such industrial undertaking.

(2) A woman or young person who is employed in any industrial undertaking either in a process or in cleaning any part of the premises used for any process, or in cleaning or oiling any part of the machinery or plant or in any other kind of work whatsoever in- cidental to or connected with the process, or connected with the article made or otherwise the subject of the process therein, shall, save as may otherwise be provided by these regulations, be deemed to be em- ployed therein for the purposes of regulations 8 to 10D inclusive or of any proceedings thereunder :

Provided that any Woman or young person employed-

(a) solely in cleaning the premises or any part thereof of such industrial undertaking, other- wise than in cleaning which is incidental to or connected with any process; or

(b) solely as a caretaker in such premises, shall not be deemed for the purposes of regulations S to toD inclusive to be employed in such under- taking.".

4. Regulations 6 to 1n inclusive of the principal regulations and replace- are rescinded and replaced by the following-

ment of

regulations

€ to 10 inclusive.

"Carrying

of weights by women and young persuis.

6. No woman or young person employed in any industrial undertaking shall be permitted to carry any load which is unreasonably heavy having regard to the age and physical development of such woman or young person; and in the case of a young person under the age of sixteen years, such load shall not in any event exceed thirty catties in weight.

Facilities for resting.

General conditions as to hours of

7. In any industrial undertaking in which women or young persons are employed, the proprietor thereof shall provide (if practicable, having regard to the layout of the premises in question) and maintain for the use of all such women and young persons, whose work is done standing, suitable facilities for sitting sufficient to enable them to take advantage of any opportunities for resting which may occur in the course of their employment.

8. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, no proprietor shall employ any woman or young person in any industrial undertaking unless the working employment hours, the period of employment and the intervals for meals and rest for such woman or young person con- form to the following conditions, namely

ut women and young JETBOLS.

(a) the total hours worked shall-

(1) in the case of any young person under the age of sixteen, neither exceed eight in any day nor exceed forty eight in any week; or

(ii) in any other case, neither exceed ten in any day nor exceed sixty in any week; (b) the period of employment shall-

(1) in the case of any young person under the age of sixteen, not exceed nine hours in any day and shall neither begin earlier than six o'clock in the morning nor end later than seven o'clock in the evening; and

(ii) in any other case, not exceed twelve hours in any day and shall neither begin earlier than six o'clock in the morning nor end tater than eight o'clock in the evening;

(e) no woman or young person shall be required or permitted to work continuously for a spell of more than five hours without thereafter an interval of not less than half an hour for a meal or rest:

Provided that in the case of any young person under the age of sixteen years such interval shall not be less than one hour;