Clause 24
Repeal and re-enactment of section 68
of Employment (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 24
Section 68 of the Employment Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Restriction on employment of children68.—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.”.