(2)
Subject to the sub-section (1) hereinbefore. Juveniles shall not generally be employed in dangerous
industries and works injurious to health or those, which require physical effort or in works and jobs, which
are injurious to their morals. The Minister may specify certain works and jobs as such.
(3) No infants shall be required to work at night between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. and the commissioner may,
where he deems it fit, exempt any infant between fifteen and sixteen years of age from the application of
the provision of sub-section (1)
(4) Juveniles under twelve years of age shall not be employed with the exception of:(a) the vocational schools of the State;
(b) training workshops not for the purposes of profit;
(c) members of the employer’s family who work under his supervision in an enterprise in which no other
person is employed;
(d) workers under apprenticeship contract;
(5) The Minister or any person authorised by him may refuse the employment of juveniles under the age
of 15 years in such industries and enterprises as he may specify by decision.
(6) Subject to subsection (5) a juvenile under fifteen years of age shall not be employed unless he has a
guardian who resides with him in the place of work. And the contract with the juvenile shall not be
binding on him unless his guardian has approved his employment and presented to the employer what
proof of his guardianship over the juvenile, and his address.
(7)
Juveniles shall not be employed for additional hours and shall not be employed in the weekly or
officials holiday or waive their right to annual leave or postpone or break the same.
22. Medical Examination for Juveniles
Full medical examination shall be made for every juvenile before his employment and at periodic intervals
after employment in the manner specified by the Commissioner according to the nature of work. A
medical practitioner shall carry out the appropriate examination and issue the necessary medical
certificates.
23. Hours of work of the juvenile
The normal working hours for juveniles shall be seven hours during which there shall be an interval of one
hour for rest with pay, and the juvenile shall not be employed for more than four consecutive hours
without interval for rest.
24. Fixing the conditions and regulations concerning the juveniles in a conspicuous place
The employer shall fix in a conspicuous place in the place of his work a copy of the regulations
concerning the employment of juveniles provided for in this Act, and a list showing the hours of work and
the periods of rest.
25. Competent authority’s notification
The employer shall notify the Competent authority of any infant who appears to be an unnaturally violent
delinquent, who attempts to damage materials or machinery, or is habitually negligent and repeatedly
absent from work without acceptable excuse
26. Termination of the juvenile’s contract of service
The contract of service of any juvenile shall be terminated if it is proved that he is unfit for work
according to a medical certificate issued under section 22 hereof.
27. Establishment and Constitution of the Special Committees
The Minister may establish and constitute special committees for any industry, or specific occupation, to
lay down conditions of service for juveniles and for specification of weights that juveniles of less than
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