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[23 GEO. 5.]

Children and Young Persons Act, 1933.

[CH. 12.]

PART II.

Education, a local authority may grant a licence for a A.D. 1933. child who has attained the age of twelve years and is residing in their area to take part in any specified entertainment or series of entertainments, within or without that area:

Provided that—

whether

(a) no licence shall be granted unless the local authority are satisfied that the child is fit to take part in the entertainment, or series of entertainments, and that proper provision has been made to secure his health and kind treatment; and

(b) no licence shall be granted in respect of any entertainment which is to take place on a

Sunday.

(4) The holder of a licence under this section shall, at least seven days before the child takes part in any entertainment, furnish to the local authority within whose area the entertainment is to take place particulars of the licence and such other information as the Board of Education may by rules prescribe and, if he fails so to do, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds.

(5) If any restriction or condition contained in a licence under this section is not observed, the licence may be revoked by any local authority within whose area any entertainment to which it relates has taken or is about to take place; and, subject to any restrictions and conditions prescribed by rules made by the Board of Education, any such licence may at the request of the holder of the licence be varied or extended by any such local authority as aforesaid.

(6) If the applicant for, or holder of, a licence under this section feels aggrieved by any decision of a local authority, he may appeal to the Board of Education, who may thereupon exercise

exercise any of the powers conferred on a local authority by this section.

-cont.

against

persons

under

23. No person under the age of sixteen years shall Prohibition take part in any public performance in which his life or limbs are endangered and every person who causes sixteen taking or procures such a person, or being his parent or formances guardian allows him, to take part in such a performance, endangering

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