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TTO-2007-L-80173
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Title_of_text
Miscellaneous Provisions (Minimum Age for Admission to Employment) Act, 2007 (No. 3 of 2007).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Trinidad and Tobago
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons
Adopted on (Date of text)
2007-02-26
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides that a person under the age of 16 shall not be admitted to employment. Amends the Factories Ordinance (section 3) and the Children's Act (section 2) in accordance with this Act. Also amends the Children's Act with respect to: section 91 concerning restrictions on employment of a child under the age of 16 years; section 92 concerning keeping of a register by employers for persons under the age of 18 years; repealing section 93; amending section 94 concerning liability of parents and employers; section 95 by deleting the word "twelve" and substituting the word "sixteen"; and section 96 concerning Penalties. Also amends the Recruiting of Workers Act by repealing section 5 and section 108(1) of the Shipping Act.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1987-12-01 (TTO-1987-L-6639)
Shipping Act 1987 (Cap. 50:10)
Amended text(s)
1948 (TTO-1948-R-43290)
Factories Ordinance (Chapter 30 No. 2).
Amended text(s)
1939-09-01 (TTO-1939-L-65792)
Recruiting of Workers Act (Cap. 88:10).
Amended text(s)
1925-03-17 (TTO-1925-L-68365)
Children Act (No. 4 of 1925) (Chap. 46:01)
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
URL
http://www.ttparliament.org/legislations/a2007-03.pdf
File
TTO80173.pdf (PDF)