Section 12: Employment of children and young persons
repealed (no longer in force). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today. The records juris holds show this law as repealed.
12. Employment of children and young persons
(1) No person shall employ a child for employment or work in any
occupation.
(2) No person shall employ, or continue to employ, a young person—
(a) on work which by its nature, or the circumstances in which it is
carried out, is likely to jeopardise the health, safety, physical,
mental, moral or social development of the young person; or
(b) after being notified in writing by the Permanent Secretary that
the kind of work for which the young person is employed is
unsuitable for the young person, or will interfere with the young
person’s education.
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Questions this section answers
- Can a child be legally employed for any kind of work in Mauritius?
- Can my employer keep employing a young person in dangerous work?