Regulation 30 Children aged five years to twelve years

(1)

Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), a child of five years but under thirteen years shall not be present at a place of performance or rehearsal—

(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 of ten years may be present until five in the afternoon.

(2)

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), regulation 29(2) shall apply to a child of twelve years as if for the words “thirteen years or over” there was substituted the words “twelve years” and the words “seven in the evening” wherever they occur there were substituted the words “five in the afternoon”.

(3)

A child of five years or over but under thirteen years shall not take part in a performance or rehearsal 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.

(4)

A child of five years or over but under thirteen years shall not be present at a place of performance or rehearsal—

(a)

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;

(b)

for more than eight consecutive hours without there being three or more intervals of which two shall be for the purposes of meals 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.

(5)

In calculating the number of hours on any day during which a child is present at a place of performance or rehearsal, there shall, in the case of a child for whom arrangements for his education by a private teacher have been approved by the licensing authority, be included any periods of education taken into account for the purpose of complying with the requirements of regulation 12(4), whether or not they take place at the place of performance or rehearsal.