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| (1) No child shall be trained to take part in performances of a dangerous nature. |
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| (2) No person who has attained the age of fourteen years but is under the age of sixteen years shall be trained to take part in performances of a dangerous nature except under and in accordance with the terms of a licence granted and in force under this section. |
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| (3) Every person who causes or procures a person, or being his parent or guardian allows him, to be trained to take part in performances of a dangerous nature in contravention of this section, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding six months or both such fine and such imprisonment. |
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| (4) An authorized officer may grant a licence for a person who has attained the age of fourteen years but is under the age of sixteen years to be trained to take part in performances of a dangerous nature. |
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| (5) Where an application is made to an authorized officer for a licence under this section to train any person to take part in performances of a dangerous nature, that officer may direct-
| | (a) the applicant to produce a certificate from a medical officer of the Department of Health as to whether or not the health of the person to be trained will be affected by the training, or | | |
| | (b) the Superintendent of Police, or any other police officer or any prescribed officer specified in the direction, to investigate and report whether or not there is cause why the licence should not be granted. The authorized officer shall take into consideration such certificate or report when making a decision on such application. | | |
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| (6) A licence under this section shall specify the place or places of training of the person to be trained in accordance with the licence and shall embody such conditions as are, in the opinion of the authorized officer, necessary for the protection of that person. A licence shall not be refused if the authorized officer is satisfied that the person who is to be trained is fit and willing to be trained and that proper provision has been made to secure his health and kind treatment. |
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| (7) A licence under this section may, on cause being shown by any person, be revoked by an authorized officer. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts