10Minimum age for employment

10 Minimum age for employment

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the minimum age for the employment of a child is—

(a) 11 years of age for any of the following employment—

(i) delivering newspapers;

S. 10(1)(a)(ii) amended by No. 27/2022 s. 11(1)(a).

(ii) delivering pamphlets or other advertising material; and

S. 10(1)(a)(iii) repealed by No. 27/2022 s. 11(1)(b).

(b) 13 years of age for any other employment.

(2) There is no minimum age for the employment of a child in a family business or in entertainment.

S. 10(3) amended by No. 27/2022 s. 11(2).

(3) A person must not employ a child who is below the minimum age for employment.