Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 1333
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 2000
Made
17th May 2000
Laid before Parliament
17th May 2000
Coming into force
7th June 2000
The Secretary of State for Health, being a Minister designated( 1 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ) 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 interpretation
1. —(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 1933( 3 ).
Amendments of the Act
2. —(1) In section 18(2)(a)(i) of the Act( 4 ) (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 Act( 5 ) (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 Act( 6 ) (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
John Hutton
Minister of State,
Department of Health
17th May 2000
See the European Communities (Designation) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/266 ), article 2.
Section 18 was amended by the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37) , sections 34 and 64(1) and Schedule 3, paragraph 4; by the Children Act 1972 (c. 44) , section 1(2); by the Employment of Children Act 1973 (c. 24) , which however has not been brought into force; and by the Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/276 ), Regulation 2.
Section 20 was amended by the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37) , section 35(3); by the Employment Act 1989 (c. 38) , section 10(2) and Schedule 3, Part III, paragraph 2(a) and (b); and by the Sunday Trading Act 1994 (c. 20) , sections 4 and 9(2), Schedule 4, paragraph 24, and Schedule 5.
Section 23 was amended by the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37) , section 64(1) and Schedule 3, paragraph 5; by the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71) , sections 38 and 46; by the Employment Act 1989 (c. 38) , section 10(2) and Schedule 3, Part III, paragraph 4; and by the Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/276 ), Regulation 4.