Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1977

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Number 9 of 1977

PROTECTION OF YOUNG PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1977

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Interpretation.
2.	Industrial work.
3.	Non-application of Act.
4.	Minimum age for employment.
5.	Duties of employer of young person or child.
6.	Power of Minister to raise minimum age for employment.
7.	Normal working hours.
8.	Maximum hours of work for young persons under the age of sixteen years.
9.	Maximum hours of work for young persons over the age of sixteen years.
10.	Overtime pay.
11.	Vocational training in normal working hours.
12.	Intervals for rest.
13.	Entitlement of employee to rest.
14.	Restriction on the employment of young persons at night.
15.	Restriction on the employment of children at night.
16.	Prohibition of double employment.
17.	Exceptions and exemptions.
18.	Recovery of money due to any employee.
19.	Displays of abstract of Act.
20.	Preservation of existing rates of wages.
21.	Emergency as defence.
22.	Offences by bodies corporate.
23.	Prosecution of offences.
24.	Penalties.
25.	Regulations.
26.	Records.
27.	Powers of inspectors.
28.	Laying of certain draft orders, orders and regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.
29.	Repeals.
30.	Expenses.
31.	Short title and commencement.

Acts Referred to
Industrial Relations Act, 1946	1946, No. 26
Trade Union Act, 1941	1941, No. 22
Conditions of Employment Act, 1936	1936, No. 2
School Attendance Act, 1926	1926, No. 17
Conditions of Employment Act, 1944	1944, No. 12
Night Work (Bakeries) Act, 1936	1936, No. 42
Shops (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1938	1938, No. 4

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Number 9 of 1977

PROTECTION OF YOUNG PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1977

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH. [6th April, 1977]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: