C. Statutory rules on the employment of children(1) Statutory rulesThe principal provisions on the employment of children are contained in the (much amended) Children and Young Persons Act 1933 s 18(1). There is a useful summary of these complex rules on the government website at www.gov.uk/child-employment. The CYPA 1933 provides that, subject to any byelaws to the contrary, no child may be employed: • so long as he is under the age of 14 years; • to do any work other than light work (defined as work not likely to be harmful
The principal provisions on the employment of children are contained in the (much amended) Children and Young Persons Act 1933 s 18(1). There is a useful summary of these complex rules on the government website at www.gov.uk/child-employment. The CYPA 1933 provides that, subject to any byelaws to the contrary, no child may be employed:
• so long as he is under the age of 14 years;
• to do any work other than light work (defined as work not likely to be harmful
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