# The Street Collections (Metropolitan Police District) Regulations 1979, Regulation 13


No promoter, collector or person who is otherwise connected with a collection shall permit a person under the age of sixteen years to act as a collector:
Provided that in the case of a collection which has been authorised to be held in connection with a procession, the Commissioner may, if he thinks fit, authorise the chief promoter to permit persons of less than sixteen but not less than fourteen years to act as collectors after receipt of a written assurance by such chief promoter that each of such persons will at all times be accompanied by a responsible able-bodied adult.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/1230/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/street-collections-metropolitan-police-district-regulations-1979/regulation-13
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