# Children (Public Performances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 39: Children aged thirteen years or over


(1) A child who is thirteen years or over shall not be present at a place of performance—
(a) for more than eight hours a day;
(b) before nine in the morning or after seven in the evening, except that a child may be present after half-past eight in the morning if on the preceding day he was not present after half-past six in the evening.
(2) Such a child shall not take part in a performance on any day—
(a) for a continuous period of more than one hour without an interval for rest;
(b) for a total period of more than three and a half hours.
(3) Such a child shall not be present at a place of performance for more than four 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/nisr/1996/481/regulation/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-public-performances-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-39
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