Child Care Act, 1983 (Act No. 74 of 1983)

Chapter 8 : Prevention of ill-treatment and unlawful removal of children

52A. Prohibition of employment of certain children

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1)Subject to the provisions of this Act or any other law, no person may employ or provide work to any child under the age of 15 years.

 

2)The Minister may, on the conditions determined by him -
a)by notice in the Gazette exclude any employment or work from the provisions of subsection (1); and
b)grant any particular person, or persons generally, exemption from the provisions of subsection (1).

 

3)An exemption under subsection (2) (b) shall -
a)in the case of the exemption of a particular person be granted by issuing to such person a certificate of exemption in which his name and the conditions of the exemption and the name of the child or a description of the category of children with respect to whom exemption is granted are specified;
b)in the case of the exemption of persons generally, be granted by the publication in the Gazette of a notice in which such persons are described and the conditions of the exemption and a description of the category of children with respect to whom exemption is granted are specified.

 

4)A certificate of exemption contemplated in subsection (3) (a) and a notice contemplated in subsection (3) (b) may at any time be amended or withdrawn by the Minister.

 

5)Any person who contravenes any provision of this section shall be guilty of an offence.