Employment Act 1989

E+W+S Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 (c.37)

9 E+W+S In section 30 (street trading)—

(a) for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, no child shall engage or be employed in street trading.”; and

(b) in subsection (2), for the words from “regulating” to “eighteen years,” substitute “ authorising children who have attained the age of fourteen years to be employed by their parents in street trading to such extent as may be specified in the byelaws, and for regulating street trading under the byelaws by persons who are so authorised to be employed in such trading; ”.

10 E+W+S In section 31(3) (penalties and legal proceedings in respect of general provisions as to employment), for “person under the age of eighteen years” substitute “ child ”.

11 E+W+S In section 33 (prohibition on persons under 16 taking part in performances endangering life and limb)—

(a) for “person under the age of sixteen years” substitute “child”; and

(b) for “such a person” substitute “a child”.

12 E+W+S In section 34 (restrictions on training for performances of a dangerous nature)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for “person”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “ child ”, and

(ii) for “person under the age of sixteen years” substitute “ child who has attained that age ”; and

(b) in subsection (2), for “person who has attained the age of twelve years but is under the age of sixteen years” substitute “ child who has attained the age of twelve years ”.

13 E+W+S In section 37 (interpretation of provisions about the employment of children), after “made thereunder—” insert—

“(a) The expression “child” means a person who is not for the purposes of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 over school age;”.