Employment Act 1968 s 68
s 68 Restriction on employment of children
68.—(1) A person must not employ a child in an industrial or a non‑industrial undertaking except as provided for in subsections (2) and (3).
(2) A child may be employed in an industrial undertaking in which only members of the same family are employed.
(3) A child who is 13 years of age or above may be employed in light work suited to his or her capacity in a non‑industrial undertaking.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the certificate of a medical officer is conclusive upon the question of whether any work is suited to the capacity of any particular child.
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