Singapore legislation
Clause 50
Clause 50
Hours of work of children and young persons
(1)
Without prejudice to the provisions of Part VIII of this Act, no child shall be employed as a workman for more than three hours without a break of thirty minutes, or for more than six hours in any one day.
(2)
No young person shall without the express permission of the Commissioner given in a Certificate of Registration issued under section 80 of this Act be employed as a workman in an industrial undertaking for more than four hours without a break of thirty minutes, or for more than seven hours in any one day:Provided that where a child or young person is attending school, the period of work plus the period of school attendance shall not in the aggregate exceed six hours or seven hours respectively in any one day except where such child or young person is employed upon work carried on in any Government or other technical school or in a training ship or under any apprenticeship or vocational training scheme approved by the Commissioner.