The Children (Performances) Regulations 1968

Children aged thirteen or more

27.—(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Regulation, a child who has attained the age of thirteen years shall not be present at a place of performance or rehearsal—

(a) for more than eight hours a day;

(b) before nine in the morning or after seven in the evening, except that a child may be present after half-past eight in the morning if on the preceding day he was not present after half-past six in the evening.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Regulation, where the holder of the licence is the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Independent Television Authority, a programme contractor within the meaning of section 1(5) of the Television Act 1964 or a body supplying programmes to such a programme contractor to be broadcast by the Independent Television Authority, a child who has attained the age of thirteen years may—

(a) be present in any week at a place of performance or rehearsal between the hours of ten in the morning and ten in the evening—

(i) for not more than twelve hours on any one day, or

(ii) for not more than ten hours a day on any two days, or

(iii) for not more than eight hours a day on any three days,

if he is not present at a place of performance or rehearsal on any other day in that week and has not been present at a place of performance or rehearsal after seven in the evening on more than twenty days during the preceding twelve months; or

(b) be present on one day in any week at a place of performance or rehearsal for not more than twelve hours between the hours of ten in the morning and ten in the evening, provided that—

(i) he is not present at the place of performance or rehearsal for more than four hours on any other day in that week;

(ii) he does not take part in a performance or rehearsal for a total period of more than two hours on any other day in that week;

(iii) he does not take part in a performance or rehearsal on the day immediately following the day on which he has been present at the place of performance or rehearsal after seven in the evening in accordance with this paragraph; and

(iv) he has not been present at a place of performance or rehearsal after seven in the evening in accordance with this paragraph on any day during the six preceding days.

(3) A child who has attained the age of thirteen years shall not take part in a performance or rehearsal on any day—

(a) for a continuous period of more than one hour without an interval for rest;

(b) for a total period of more than three and a half hours.

(4) A child who has attained the age of thirteen years shall not be present at a place of performance or rehearsal—

(a) for more than four consecutive hours without there being two or more intervals of which one shall be fore the purpose of a meal and shall be of not less than one hour and the other or others shall be for the purpose of rest and shall not be less than fifteen minutes;

(b) for more than eight consecutive hours without there being three or more intervals of which two shall be for the purposes of meals and shall each be of not less than one hour and the other or others shall be for the purpose of rest and shall not be less than fifteen minutes.

(5) In calculating the number of hours on any day during which a child is present at a place of performance or rehearsal, there shall, in the case of a child for whom arrangements for his education by a private teacher have been approved by the licensing authority, be included any periods of education taken into account for the purpose of complying with the requirements of Regulation 10(4) of these Regulations, whether or not they take place at the place of performance or rehearsal.