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Restrictions on employment of women and young persons.
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110.—(1) A woman or young person shall not be employed at a mine except in accordance with this section.
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(2) There shall be an interval of not less than twelve hours between periods of employment.
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(3) A period of employment of a young person whose age is less than sixteen years shall not begin earlier than 6 o'clock in the morning nor end later than 10 o'clock in the evening.
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(4) The interval between periods of employment for a woman and, subject to subsection (5), for a young person whose age is not less than sixteen years shall include a continuous period of seven hours falling between 10 o'clock in the evening and 7 o'clock in the morning.
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(5) (a) The Minister may, by regulations, authorise the employment, during prescribed hours falling within the interval specified in subsection (4), of male young persons whose age is not less than sixteen years for the purpose of receiving instruction of such description as may be prescribed.
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(b) In any such case the interval between periods of employment shall be such period, not being less than thirteen hours, as may be prescribed or, if no period is prescribed, fifteen hours.
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(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act the Minister may by regulations make provision for the hours of employment and intervals for meals and rest of women and young persons employed above ground at a mine or at any class of mine.
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