|
|
Extension of hours of employment of young persons.
|
40.—(1) The Minister, if he is satisfied that young persons employed to do any form of industrial work are so employed as assistants to adult workers and that the work of such adult workers could not proceed in a satisfactory manner if such young persons did not work for the same hours as such adult workers, may by order make regulations in accordance with this section directing that young persons or young persons who have attained a specified age while doing such form of industrial work shall be deemed to be adult workers for the purposes of this Act.
|
|
| |
(2) The Minister shall not make regulations in respect of any form of industrial work under this section unless he has first consulted with representatives of employers interested in such form of industrial work and with representatives of workers so interested.
|
|
| |
(3) Whenever regulations made under and in accordance with this section are for the time being in force the young persons to whom such regulations relate shall be deemed to be adult workers for the purposes of this Act while doing the form of industrial work in respect of which such regulations are made.
|
|
| |
(4) Where any person is under this section deemed to be an adult worker for the purposes of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any employer to permit such person to do for him any form of industrial work between the hour of 10 p.m. on any day and 8 a.m. on the following day, or to permit such person to commence to do for him any industrial work on any day until after the expiration of eleven hours from the time at which such person ceased to do industrial work on the previous day.
|
|
| |
(5) If any employer acts in contravention of this section he shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
|
