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(1)Section 25 of the principal Act (which prohibits [F1children]from going abroad for [F2certain purposes] except under the authority of a licence granted under that section) and section 26 of that Act (which imposes penalties for contraventions) shall have effect as if the words “singing, playing, performing or being exhibited” included taking part in any such performance as is mentioned in paragraph (c) or (d) of section 37(2) of this Act.
(2)A licence under the said section 25 may be granted [F3in relation to a purpose referred to in subsection (1)(a) of that section] in respect of a person notwithstanding that he is under the age of fourteen if—
(a)the engagement which he is to fulfil is for acting and the application for the licence is accompanied by a declaration that the part he is to act cannot be taken except by a person of about his age; or
(b)the engagement is for dancing in a ballet which does not form part of an entertainment of which anything other than ballet or opera also forms part and the application for the licence is accompanied by a declaration that the part he is to dance cannot be taken except by a child of about his age; or
(c)the engagement is for taking part in a performance the nature of which is wholly or mainly musical or which consists only of opera and ballet and the nature of his part in the performance is wholly or mainly musical.
Textual Amendments
F1Word substituted by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1), s. 29(3), Sch. 6 para. 8
F2Words in s. 42(1) substituted (4.8.1998) by S.I. 1998/276, reg. 16(1)(2)
F3Words in s. 42(2) inserted (4.8.1998) by S.I. 1998/276, reg. 16(1)(3)
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