Section Section 67
of the Factories Act; 1948 (63 of 1948), for the time being, apply. PART II
section 67 of the Factories Act; 1948 (63 of 1948), for the time being, apply. PART II
PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS AND PROCESSES
I[3. Prohibition of employment of children in any occupation and process. No child shall be employed Or permitted to work in any occupation O process (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply where the child, helps his family or family enterprise, which is other than any hazardous occupations or processes set forth in the Schedule, after his school hours Or during vacations; (b) works as an artist in an audio-visual entertainment industry, including advertisement, films, television serials or any such other entertainment or sports activities except the circus, subject to such conditions and safety measures, as may be prescribed: Provided that no such work under this clause shall effect the school education of the child. Explanation. For the purposes of this section, the expression, ~family" in relation to a child, means his mother; father,brother; sister and father' s sister and brother and mother' s sister and brother; (b) "family enterprises" means any work, profession, manufacture or business which is performed by the members of the family with the engagement of other persons; "artist" means a child who performs O practices any work as ahobby O profession directly involving him as an actor; singer, sports person or in such other activity as may be prescribed relating to the entertainment or sports activities falling under clause (b) of sub-section (2).] 2[3A. Prohibition of employment of adolescents in certain hazardous occupations and processes. ~No adolescent shall be employed Or permitted to work in any of the hazardous occupations Or processes set forth in the Schedule: Provided that the Central Government may, by notification, specify the nature of the non-hazardous work to which an adolescent may be permitted to work under this Act:] 4. Power to amend the Schedule: The Central Government, after giving by notification in the Official Gazette, not less than three months` notice of its intention so to do, may, by like notification; `[add to, Or, omit from, the Schedule any hazardous occupation Or process] and thereupon the Schedule shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly: 5. 4[Technical Advisory Committee]. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute an advisory committee to be called the 4[Technical Advisory Committee] (hereafter in this section referred to as the Committee) to advise the Central Government for the purpose of addition of occupations and processes to the Schedule. (2) The Committee shall consist of a Chairman and such other members not exceeding ten, as may be appointed by the Central Government: (3) The Committee shall meet as often as it may consider necessary and shall have power to regulate its own procedure.
1. Subs. by Act 35 of 2016,s. 5,for
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