Conditions of Employment Act, 1936

Working hours for young persons.

39.—(1) Save as otherwise provided by this Act it shall not be lawful for any employer who employs any young person to do industrial work in an industrial undertaking on day work to permit such young person to—

(a) commence work earlier than the hour of 8 a.m. on any day, or

(b) continue work after any of the following limits (in this Act referred to as time limits of day work for young persons), that is to say:—

(i) the hour of 8 p.m. on any day,

(ii) the hour of 1 p.m. on any short day,

(iii) the time in any ordinary working day when such young person has completed eight hours work on that day,

(iv) the time in any short day when such young person has completed four hours work on that short day,

(v) the time in any week when such young person has completed forty hours work in that week.

(2) If any employer acts in contravention of this section he shall be guilty of an offence under this section.