# The Children (Performances) Regulations 1968, Regulation 38: Children aged five to twelve


(1) A child who has attained age of five years but has not attained the age of thirteen years shall not be present at a place of performance—
(a) for more than seven and a half hours a day;
(b) before nine in the morning or after half-past four in the afternoon, except that a child who has attained the age of ten years may be present until five in the afternoon.
(2) Such a child shall not take part in a performance on any day—
(a) for a continuous period of more than forty-five minutes without an interval for rest;
(b) for a total period of more than three hours.
(3) Such a child shall not be present at a place of performance for more than three and a half consecutive hours without there being two or more intervals of which one shall be for the purpose of a meal and shall be of not less than one hour and the other or others shall be for the purpose of rest and shall not be less than fifteen minutes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1968/1728/regulation/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-performances-regulations-1968/regulation-38
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