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The Children (Protection at Work) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

S.S.I. 2000/149 · Made 19 May 2000

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS

Made 19th May 2000

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 19th May 2000

Coming into force 9th June 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1 in relation to measures relating to the employment of children and young persons and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15; functions of the Secretary of State under section 2(2), in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of that Act.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
  2. 2Amendments of the Act
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Children (Protection at Work) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 9th June 2000.

(2)

In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937f1.

(3)

These Regulations extend to Scotland.

2Amendments of the Act

(1)

In section 28(2)(a)(i) of the Actf1 (restrictions on employment of children), for the words “under the age of fourteen years” there are substituted the words “aged thirteen years”.

(2)

In section 30 of the Actf2 (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 33 of the Actf3 (prohibition against persons under sixteen taking part in performances endangering life or 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”.

Signature

SAM GALBRAITH

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

19th May 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations give further effect, in Scotland, to Council Directive 94/33/EC on the protection of young people at work (O.J. L216 20.8.94 p.12). Regulation 2(1) amends section 28 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 (“the Act”), raising to thirteen the minimum age at which children may be authorised by local authority byelaws to be employed in light agricultural or horticultural work. Regulation 2(2) amends section 30 of the Act so that local authority byelaws authorising children to take part in street trading must contain provisions determining the days and hours during which, and the places at which, they may do so. Regulation 2(3) amends section 33 of the Act so that only persons aged at least sixteen and who are also over compulsory school age may take part in performances of a dangerous nature.