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Maximum hours of work for young persons over the age of sixteen years.
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9.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, an employer shall not permit an employee who is a young person over the age of sixteen years in his employment to work for him for more than—
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(a) nine hours in any day, or such other number of hours as may be specified in an agreement applying to the young person;
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(b) forty-five hours in any week, or such other number of hours as may be specified in an agreement applying to the young person;
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(c) one hundred and seventy-two hours in any period of four consecutive weeks;
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(d) two thousand hours in any year.
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(2) The hours of work specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of this section may be varied by an agreement or by regulations made by the Minister: provided that, under any such agreement, or by such regulations the maximum number of hours to be worked by the young person shall not exceed one hundred and seventy-two hours in any period of four consecutive weeks and two thousand hours in any period of one year.
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(3) An employer who contravenes subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence.
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(4) The Minister may by order vary the hours of work specified in subsection (1) of this section.
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(5) The Minister may by order revoke or amend an order under this section including an order under this subsection.
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