Singapore legislation

Section 20

of Merchant Shipping Act

Section 20

Minimum age of employment of children in ships

(1)

Children under the age of 14 years shall not be employed or work in ships, other than ships in which only members of the same family are employed.

(2)

Subsection (1) shall not apply to work done by children in school ships or training ships, provided that such work is approved and supervised by public authority.

(3)

Any person who employs a child under the age of 14 years in any ship in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $40 and for a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding $100.[33