Section 24 Restrictions on training for performances of a dangerous nature.

No F1child under the age of twelve years shall be trained to take part in performances of a dangerous nature, and no F2child who has attained that age shall be trained to take part in such performances except under and in accordance with the terms of a licence granted and in force under this section; and every person who causes or procures a person, or being his parent or guardian allows him, to be trained to take part in performances of a dangerous nature in contravention of this section, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F3level 3 on the standard scale.

A F4local authority may grant a licence for a F5child who has attained the age of twelve years to be trained to take part in performances of a dangerous nature.

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A licence under this section shall specify the place or places at which the person is to be trained and shall embody such conditions as are, in the opinion of the F7authority, necessary for his protection, but a licence shall not be refused if the authority is satisfied that the person is fit and willing to be trained and that proper provision has been made to secure his health and kind treatment.

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