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| (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, regulations may be made with respect to the employment of young persons, and any such regulation may distinguish between young persons of different ages and sexes, and between different localities, trades, occupations and circumstances, and may contain provisions prescribing-
| | (a) the number of hours in each day or in each week for which, and the times of day at which, they may be employed. | | |
| | (b) the intervals to be allowed to them for meals or rest, | | |
| | (c) the holidays or half-holidays to be allowed to them, and | | |
| | (d) any other conditions to be observed in relation to their employment. | | |
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| (2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall empower the making of any regulations which are inconsistent with any other provisions of this Act. |
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| (3) Every person who contravenes any regulation made under subsection (1) 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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