to the number of hours and other conditions determined by the Minister after consultation with employers’ and employees’ representative organisations, where practicable; (b)
artistic performances approved by the Minister and subject to conditions determined by the Minister after consultation with employers’ and employees’ representative organisations, where practicable; or
(c)
the exercise of manual labour by a child under order of detention in a reformatory or industrial school, or by a child receiving instruction in manual labour in a school, provided that such work is approved and supervised by a public authority.
Liability of parent or guardian.
129. Subject to section 130(8), where a child is employed in contravention of this Part, the parent or guardian of that child is deemed to have committed an offence unless he or she proves that the employment occurred without his or her knowledge, consent, acquiescence or connivance and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and in the case of a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars.
Restrictions on employment of young persons.
130. (1) A person shall not employ a young person unless that young person is fit for the work he or she is expected to perform after a thorough medical examination, and the employer of a young person shall ensure that the young person is medically examined every six months and that he or she is fit for the work that he or she is expected to perform. (2) A person shall not, without the prior written consent of the Minister responsible for education, employ during school hours, a young person who is within the compulsory school age. (3) A person shall not employ a young person on night work, and for the purpose of this subsection “night work” means work performed between the hours of 8:00 p.m. on one day and 5:00 a.m. on the following day. (4) A person shall not employ a young person in any form of work which the Minister may, by Order, declare to be hazardous work for the purposes of this section.
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