2000 No. 1333
The Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 2000
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health, being a Minister designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures relating to the employment of children and young persons, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 2(2) and of all powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 2000, and shall come into force on 7th June 2000.
2
In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Children and Young Persons Act 19333.
Amendments of the Act2
1
In section 18(2)(a)(i) of the Act4 (restrictions on employment of children), for the words “under the age of fourteen years” are substituted the words “aged thirteen years”.
2
In section 20 of the Act5 (street trading)—
a
subsection (2)(b) is omitted; and
b
at the end, the following subsection is inserted—
3
Byelaws made under subsection (2) shall contain provisions determining the days and hours during which, and the places at which, such persons may engage or be employed in street trading.
3
In section 23 of the Act6 (prohibition against persons under sixteen taking part in performances endangering life and limb)—
a
for the words “No child” there are substituted the words “No person under the age of sixteen years, and no child aged sixteen years,”; and
b
for the words “a child” there are substituted the words “such a person or child”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
(This note is not part of the Regulations)