Object:

To regulate the conditions of the work of the children in certain employment.

‘Child’ means a person who has not completed his/her 14 years of age.

Obligations & Prohibitions:

• No child to be employed in occupation set forth in Part A of the Schedule or any workshop wherein any of the processes set-forth in part B of the Schedule is carried on.
• Hours and period of work:
  • Not to exceed 3 hours
  • Interval for rest: 1 hour
  • Spread over: not more than 6 hours inclusive of interval and the time spent for waiting
  • Not permitted to work between 7 pm to 8 am.
  • Not permitted to work on overtime.
  • Weekly Holidays: One whole day, not to be altered more than once in three months.
• Display of Notice: Containing an abstract of Section 3 pertaining to prohibition of employment of children and the provisions for penalties.