Labour Act · 2002 Revised Edition · Chapter XI
74. Night work of young persons in industry
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Young persons shall not be employed or work during the night in any industrial undertaking except as hereinafter provided.
For the purpose of this section “night” means a period of at least 12 consecutive hours —
in the case of young persons under the age of 16 years this period shall include the interval between 10 o’clock in the evening and 6 o’clock in the morning;
in the case of young persons who have attained the age of 16
years this period shall include an interval to be prescribed of at least 7
consecutive hours falling between 10 o’clock in the evening and 7
o’clock in the morning. Different intervals may be prescribed for different areas, industrial undertakings or branches of industrial undertakings:
Provided that before an interval beginning after 11 o’clock in the evening is prescribed the employers’ and workers’ organisations concerned, if any, shall be consulted.
For the purposes of apprenticeship or vocational training the
Commissioner may authorise the employment during the night of young persons who have attained the age of 16 years, under such conditions as he may impose.
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Every employer shall grant to young persons, employed during the night by virtue of the preceding subsection, a rest period of at least 13
consecutive hours between 2 working periods.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to employment during the night of young persons who have attained the age of 16 years, in an emergency which could not have been controlled or foreseen, which is not of a periodical character and which interferes with the normal working of the industrial undertaking.
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