Prohibition of employment of children in certain occupations and processes

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Prohibition of employment of children in certain occupations and processes

Section 3 provides the prohibition of employment of children in certain occupations and processes. Thus, no child shall be employed or permitted to work in any of the occupations. Set forth in Part A of the Schedule or in any workshop wherein any of the processes. Set forth in Part B of the Schedule is carried on. However, employment of children is not prohibited. And not applicable to any workshop wherein any process is carried on by the occupier with the aid of his family. Or to any school established by, or receiving assistance or recognition from, Government.

A person who has not completed his fourteenth year of age is the definition to a child is. While listed in Part A of the Schedule. The part II of the act prohibits children from working in any such occupation. For example Construction work on the railway or anywhere near the tracks, catering at railway establishments, automobile garages, plastics factories, etc. As listed in Part B of the Schedule the act also prohibits children from working in places where certain processes are being undertaken. For example beedi making, soap manufacture, tanning, brick kilns and roof tiles units, etc. While these provisions do not apply to government recognised or aided school or a workshop where the occupier is working with the help of his family.

Regulation of Conditions of Work of Children

Part III of the Act containing sections 6 to 13 deals with Regulation of Conditions of Work of Children. While none of the occupations or processes referred to in Section 3 is carried on. In an establishment shall have the applicability of the provisions of Part III.

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