Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Chapter Six : Prohibition of Employment of Children and Forced Labour44. Regulations on work by children |
| (1) | Subject to section 43(2), the Minister may, on the advice of the Commission, make regulations to prohibit or place conditions on work by children who are at least 15 years of age and are no longer subject to compulsory schooling in terms of any law. |
| (1A) | The Minister may, on the advice of the Commission, make regulations to give effect to South Africa's international law obligations dealing with work by children. |
| (2) | A person who requires or permits a child to work in contravention of any regulation made in terms of this section commits an offence. |
[Section 44 substituted by section 4 of Act No. 20 of 2013]