Employment Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Contracts of Service
9. Contractual age
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A person who has not attained the age of 16 years shall not be capable of entering into a contract of service.
contract of service
“contract of service” means, subject to section 10, any agreement, whether in writing or oral and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another as an employee and that other agrees to serve him as an employee, and includes a contract of apprenticeship;
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other written law, a person who has attained the age of 16 years but who has not attained the age of 18 years shall be capable of entering into a contract of service in an occupation approved by the Commissioner as not being injurious to the moral and physical development of youths.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labour appointed under section 3(1);
Terms defined in s 2
Commissioner
Defined · s 2“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labour appointed under section 3(1);
contract of service
Defined · s 2“contract of service” means, subject to section 10, any agreement, whether in writing or oral and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another as an employee and that other agrees to serve him as an employee, and includes a contract of apprenticeship;
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