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[23 GEO. 5.]

Children and Young Persons Act, 1933.

[CH. 12.]

last foregoing subsection) for not more than A.D. 1933. one hour before the commencement of school hours on any day on which they are required to attend school;

(b) prohibiting absolutely the employment of children

in any specified occupation;

(c) prescribing-

(i) the age below which children are not to be employed;

(ii) the number of hours in each day, or in each week, for which, and the times of day at which, they may be employed;

(iii) the intervals to be allowed to them for meals and rest;

(iv) the holidays or half-holidays to be allowed to them;

(v) any other conditions to be observed in relation to their employment;

so, however, that no such byelaws shall modify the restrictions contained in the last foregoing subsection save in so far as is expressly permitted by paragraph (a) of this subsection, and any restriction contained in any such byelaws shall have effect in addition to the said restrictions.

(3) Nothing in paragraph (c) or in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section, or in any byelaw made under this section, shall prevent a child from taking part in an entertainment under and in accordance with the provisions of a licence granted and in force under the provisions of this Part of this Act.

PART II.

-cont.

19. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, Power a local authority may make byelaws with respect to the of local

authority employment of persons under the age of eighteen years to make other than children, and any such byelaws may dis- byelaws tinguish between persons of different ages and sexes, with respect and between different localities, trades, occupations and to employ- circumstances, and may contain provisions prescribing- ment of

(a) the number of hours in each day or in each week under

for which, and the times of day at which, they eighteen may be employed;

(b) the intervals to be allowed to them for meals

and rest;

persons

other than children.

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