Regulation 2 Amendments of the Act

(1)

In section 18(2)(a)(i) of the Act^f1 (restrictions on employment of children), for the words “under the age of fourteen years” are substituted the words “aged thirteen years”.

(2)

In section 20 of the Act^f2 (street trading)—

(a)

subsection (2)(b) is omitted; and

(b)

at the end, the following subsection is inserted—

“(3)

Byelaws made under subsection (2) shall contain provisions determining the days and hours during which, and the places at which, such persons may engage or be employed in street trading.”.

(3)

In section 23 of the Act^f3 (prohibition against persons under sixteen taking part in performances endangering life and limb)—

(a)

for the words “No child” there are substituted the words “No person under the age of sixteen years, and no child aged sixteen years,”; and

(b)

for the words “a child” there are substituted the words “such a person or child”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 18 was amended by the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), sections 34 and 64(1) and Schedule 3, paragraph 4; by the Children Act 1972 (c. 44), section 1(2); by the Employment of Children Act 1973 (c. 24), which however has not been brought into force; and by the Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/276), Regulation 2.
f2: Section 20 was amended by the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), section 35(3); by the Employment Act 1989 (c. 38), section 10(2) and Schedule 3, Part III, paragraph 2(a) and (b); and by the Sunday Trading Act 1994 (c. 20), sections 4 and 9(2), Schedule 4, paragraph 24, and Schedule 5.
f3: Section 23 was amended by the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), section 64(1) and Schedule 3, paragraph 5; by the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71), sections 38 and 46; by the Employment Act 1989 (c. 38), section 10(2) and Schedule 3, Part III, paragraph 4; and by the Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/276), Regulation 4.