Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1996
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Exclusion from or modification of certain provisions of Act by regulations in relation to employment of close relatives. |
9.—(1) Sections 3 , 5 , 6 , 10 and 11 shall apply to the employment of close relatives subject to any exclusion or modification of the application of any or all of those sections or any provisions thereof as may be prescribed: | |
Provided that the Minister is satisfied that— | ||
(a) the regulations are in compliance with the terms of the Directive, and | ||
(b) the health, welfare and safety of the employees affected will not be endangered. | ||
(2) In this section “close relative” means an employee who is employed— | ||
(a) by his or her spouse, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister, and | ||
(b) (i) in a private dwelling house or on a farm, in or on which both the employee and employer reside, or | ||
(ii) in a family undertaking on work which is not industrial work. |