Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016

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Oct 01, 2016

Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016

Amendments to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, which have been brought into effect from September 1, 2016, seek to: (i) prohibit the engagement of children in all occupations (except employment: (a) in a family / family enterprise, other than in any hazardous occupation or process, after school hours or during vacations; or (b) as an artist in an audio-visual entertainment industry, except circus, subject to certain prescribed conditions and safety measures) and the engagement of adolescents in hazardous occupations and processes; and (ii) creates a distinction between an ‘adolescent’ and a ‘child’, by defining an ‘adolescent’ as a person between the age of 14 and 18 years, and a ‘child’ as a person who has not completed 14 years of age or such other age as may be prescribed.

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