Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)

Chapter Six : Prohibition of Employment of Children and Forced Labour

Purchase

(1)	Subject to section 50(2)(b), a person must not require or permit a child to work, if the child—

(a)	is under 15 years of age; or

(b)	is under the minimum school-leaving age in terms of any law.

(2)	A person must not require or permit a child to perform any work or provide any services—

(a)	that are inappropriate for a person of that age;

(b)	that place at risk the child's well-being, education, physical or mental health, or spiritual, moral or social development.

(3)	A person who requires or permits a child to work in contravention of subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence.

[Section 43 substituted by section 3 of Act No. 20 of 2013]