Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act

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Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Child_Labour_(Prohibition_and_Regulation)_Amendment_Act,_2016
2016
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1986
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:excludes children working as artists (as per 2016 amendment)
children working in family enterprises (as per 2016 amendment)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act
gptkbp:minimumAgeOfEmployment 14
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment
fine
gptkbp:prohibits employment of children in hazardous occupations
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Gazette_of_India
gptkbp:purpose prohibit employment of children below 14 years
regulate conditions of work for children
gptkbp:regulates working conditions of children in non-hazardous occupations
gptkbp:relatedTo child rights
labour law in India
gptkbp:section Section 14 prescribes penalties
Section 3 prohibits employment of children
Section 7 regulates hours and period of work
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Child_Labour_Act
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5