Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920

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Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920

Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920 (1920 c. 65)

1 Restrictions on the employment of women, young persons, and children in industrial undertakings.

(1) No child shall be employed in any industrial undertaking.

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(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F3] S. 1(3) repealed by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1), ss. 10(1)(a), 29(4), Sch. 7 Pt. III

(4) Where persons under the age of sixteen years are employed in any industrial undertaking, a register of all persons under that age who are so employed, and of the dates of their birth, shall be kept and shall at all times be open to inspection.

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(6) This section, so far as it relates to employment in mines and quarries within the meaning of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954, and factories and workshops, shall have effect as if it formed part of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954, and the Factories Act 1961, respectively, and the provisions of those Acts relating to registers to be kept thereunder shall apply to the registers required to be kept under this Act.

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In the case of employment in any place other than the places aforesaid . . .

[F5] Words substituted by virtue of Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (c. 70), Sch. 4

[M1] 1954 c. 70.

[F5] Words substituted by virtue of Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (c. 70), Sch. 4

[M2] 1954 c. 70.

[F6] Words substituted by virtue of Factories Act 1961 (c. 34), Sch. 6 para. 1

[M3] 1961 c. 34.

[F7] Words repealed (1.5.1995) by Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (c. 36), s. 100(3), Sch. 5 (with Sch. 4); S.I. 1995/965, art. 2, Sch.

(a) The following provisions, namely—

(i) sections 21(1) and (2) and 28(1) and (3) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933,

[M4] 1933 c.12 (20).

(ii) sections 31(1) and (2) and 36(1) and (3) of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937, or

[M5] 1937 c.37 (20).

(iii) sections 39(1) and (3) to (5) and 45(1), (3) and (4) of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968,

[M6] 1968 c.34 (N.I.).

shall have effect in relation to the employment of a child in an industrial undertaking in contravention of this Act as they have effect in relation to the employment of a child in contravention of Part II of that Act of 1933, of Part III of that Act of 1937 or of Part III of that Act of 1968, as the case may be; and

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) If any person being the employer of a person under the age of sixteen years fails to keep such a register so required to be kept by him as aforesaid, or refuses or neglects when required to produce it for inspection by an officer of a local authority under the said Act, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds level 2 on the standard scale; and

[F10] Words substituted by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1), s. 29(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(b)

[F11] Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46, and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G and (N.I.) by S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3) arts. 5, 6

(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F12] S.I(6)(e) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), Sch. 1 Pt. VIII

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F13] S. 2 Repealed (E.W.)(S.) by Employment of Women and Young Persons Act 1936 (c. 24), s. 5(3)(4)

3 Savings.

(1) The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any of the provisions of any other Act restricting the employment of . . . , . . . children.

[F14] Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), Sch. 1 Pt. VIII

[F15] Words repealed by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1), s. 29(4), Sch. 7 Pt. III

(2) Nothing in this Act shall apply to an industrial undertaking or ship in which only members of the same family are employed.

(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F16] Ss. 3(3), 5(2) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)

4 Interpretation.

In this Act—

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[F17] Definition repealed by (E.W.) Education Act 1944 (c. 31), Sch. 9 Pt. I and (S.) Education (Scotland) Act 1945 (c. 37), Sch. 6

[F18] Definition repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), Sch. 1 Pt. VIII

The expression “industrial undertaking” has the meaning assigned to it by Part I, . . . of the Schedule to this Act;

[F19] Words substituted by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1), s. 29(3), Sch. 6 para. 2

[F20] Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), Sch. 1 Pt. VIII

The expression “ship” means any sea-going ship or boat of any description which is registered in the United Kingdom as a British ship and includes any British fishing boat entered in the fishing boat register.

5 †Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920.

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[F21] Ss. 3(3), 5(2) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)

Part I Convention fixing Minimum Age for Admission of Children to Industrial Employment

Article 1 For the purpose of this Convention, the term “industrial undertaking” includes particularly:—

Article 2 Children under the age of fourteen years shall not be employed or work in any public or private industrial undertaking, or in any branch thereof, other than an undertaking in which only members of the same family are employed.

Article 3 The provisions of Article 2 shall not apply to work done by children in technical schools, provided that such work is approved and supervised by public authority.

Article 4 In order to facilitate the enforcement of the provisions of this Convention, every employer in an industrial undertaking shall be required to keep a register of all persons under the age of sixteen years employed by him, and of the dates of their births.

Part II . . .

[F22] Sch. Pt. II repealed by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1), ss. 10(1)(a), 29(4), Sch. 3 Pt. I, Sch. 7 Pt. III

Part IV Convention fixing the Minimum Age for Admission of Children to Employment at Sea

[F24] Part IV repealed (prosp.) by Merchant Shipping act 1970 (c. 36), s. 101(4), Sch. 5

Article 1 For the purpose of this Convention, the term “vessel” includes all ships and boats, of any nature whatsoever, engaged in maritime navigation, whether publicly or privately owned: it excludes ships of war.

Article 2 Children under the age of fourteen years shall not be employed or work on vessels other than vessels upon which only members of the same family are employed.

Article 3 The provisions of Article 2 shall not apply to work done by children on school ships or training ships, provided that such work is approved and supervised by public authority.

Article 4 In order to facilitate the enforcement of the provisions of this Convention, every shipmaster shall be required to keep a register of all persons under the age of sixteen years employed on board his vessel, or a list of them in the articles of agreement, and of the dates of their births.