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Children (Public Performances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
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- Northern Ireland Statutory Rules
- 1996 No. 481
- Part VII
- Regulation 35
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Maximum number and length of performances daily
35.—(1) A child shall not take part in a performance the duration of which exceeds three and a half hours.
(2) A child shall not take part in a performance if the duration of his appearances in the performance exceeds two and a half hours.
(3) A child shall not take part in more than one performance on any day unless he performs the same part in the performances, except where he takes the place of another performer in the same performance, and the performances are of the same nature.
(4) On any day on which a child is required to attend school after the morning session he shall not take part in more than one performance.
(5) Subject to paragraph (3), a child on any other day shall not take part in more than two performances.
(6) (a) Subject to sub-paragraph (b), a child shall not take part in more than one performance on any day unless there is an interval of not less than one and a half hours between the end of his part in the first performance and the beginning of his part in the second performance.
(b)On not more than two days in any week a child may take part in more than one performance on any day if—
(i)there is an interval of not less than forty-five minutes between the end of his part in the first performance and the beginning of his part in the second performance; and
(ii)he is not present at the place of performance on such a day for more than six hours.
(7) Notwithstanding paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) and subject to paragraph (3), where a child takes part in a performance in a circus—
(a)on any day on which he is required to attend school after the morning session, he may take part in not more than two performances;
(b)on any other day, he may take part in not more than three performances;
Provided that—
(i)he shall not take part in more than one performance unless there is an interval of not less than one and a half hours between the end of his part in one performance and the beginning of his part in the next performance, and
(ii)the duration of his appearance in a performance does not exceed thirty minutes.
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