Singapore legislation

Clause 24

of Employment (Amendment) Bill

Clause 24

Repeal and re-enactment of section 68

Section 68 of the Employment Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Restriction on employment of children68.—

(1)

No person shall employ a child in an industrial or a non-industrial undertaking except as provided for in subsections (2) and (3).(2) A child may be employed in an industrial undertaking in which only members of the same family are employed.(3) A child who is 12 years of age or above may be employed in light work suited to his capacity in a non-industrial undertaking.(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the certificate of a medical officer shall be conclusive upon the question of whether any work is suited to the capacity of any particular child.”.