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GUY-1938-L-46808
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Employment Young Persons and Children Act (Cap. 99:01).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Guyana
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons; Hazardous child labour
Adopted on (Date of text)
1938-04-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Defines "child" as a person under 14 years of age; a "young person" as under 16. Prohibits the employment of children in industrial enterprises and aboard ships, and the employment of women and young persons in night work.
Instrument(s)
C005 - Minimum Age (Industry) Convention, 1919
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1983-12-08 (GUY-1983-L-46809)
Employment of Young Persons and Children (Amendment) Act 1983 (No. 21 of 1983).
Amending text(s)
1983-12-08 (GUY-1983-L-46809)
Employment of Young Persons and Children (Amendment) Act 1983 (No. 21 of 1983).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2009-05-28 (GUY-2009-L-99464)
Occupational Health and Safety (Amendment) Act, 2009 (No. 22 of 2009).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Laws of Guyana, Ministry of Legal Affairs
Country
Guyana
URL
http://mola.gov.gy/
File
GUY46808 2012.pdf (PDF of Act as at L.R.O. 1/2012)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Laws of Guyana
Date
1973
Page range
11 p.