EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN RULES, 1995 [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part II, 17th May, 1995] [May 17, 1995] S.R.O. 387(1)/95, dated 17-5-1995.---In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13 and 18 of the Employment of Children Act, 1991 (V of 1991), the Federal Government is pleased to make the following rules:-- 1. Short title and commencement. ---(I) These rules may be called the Employment of Children Rules, 1995. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions. ---in these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them that is to say,-- . (a) 'Act' means the Employment of Children Act, 1991; (b) certifying surgeon' means a registered medical practitioner appointed as … [Read more...]
THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN ACT, 1991
THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN ACT, 1991 ACT NO. V OF 1991 An Act to prohibit the employment of children in certain occupations and to regulate the conditions of work of children [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, April 6, 1991] The following Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) received the assent of the President on the 2nd April, 1991, and is hereby published for general information:- PART I PRELIMINARY 1. Short Title, Extent and Commencement. --- (1) This Act may be called the Employment of Children Act, 1991. (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. (3) The provisions of this Act shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions. --- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (i) “adolescent” means a person who has completed his fourteenth but … [Read more...]