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24When may a child be employed in a family business?
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24 When may a child be employed in a family business?
S. 24(1) amended by No.27/2022 s. 65.
(1) A child may be employed in or in relation to a family business without a licence.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) allows a child to be employed in prohibited employment.
Also, the child can only be employed to perform light work and cannot be employed during school hours—see sections 11 and 20.