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PART III |
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SUPPLEMENTAL |
| Interpretation. |
19. - (1) In this Act-
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"authority" means a local education authority; |
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"agricultural work" shall be construed in accordance with the definition of "agriculture" in section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980; |
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"certificate of fitness" means a certificate issued under section 11 of this Act; |
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"child" means a person who is not yet over compulsory school age; |
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"clerical work" has the meaning given in section 1(2)(c) of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963; |
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"employer" means any person for whom a child undertakes any work, and "employment" shall be construed accordingly; |
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"factory" has the meaning given in section 175 of the Factories Act 1961; |
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"indecent matter" means anything to which section 1 of the Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 applies; |
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"hairdressing" has the meaning given in section 15 of the Hairdressers (Registration) Act 1964 and "hairdressing establishment" shall be construed accordingly; |
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"home-school agreement" has the meaning given in section 98(2) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; |
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"notification of intention" means notification given to a relevant authority under section 12(1); |
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"office premises" has the meaning given in section 1(2)(a) of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963; |
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"parent" includes any person who has parental responsibility within the meaning of section 3 of the Children Act 1989 or a guardian appointed under section 5 of that Act and "parents" may include one or both parents; |
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"parental declaration" has the meaning given in section 98(2) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; |
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"relevant authority", in relation to a child, means the local education authority in whose area the child's school is situated; |
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"sex article" has the meaning given in paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982; |
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"term-time" in relation to a child means his own school's term time or, in relation to a child not attending school, the term times of the school which he would be eligible to attend which is nearest to his home; |
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"work" means any tasks, duties or other work undertaken by virtue of a contract, whether express or implied and (if express) whether orally or in writing, in connection with a trade or occupation carried on for profit, whether or not the person undertaking the work receives any reward for his labour. |
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(2) For the purposes of sections 1, 2 and 3 of this Act, where a child works for more than one employer, working time shall be cumulative.
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| Minor and consequential repeals. |
20. The repeals in Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect.
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| Short title, commencement and extent. |
21. - (1) This Act may be cited as the Employment of Children Act 1998.
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(2) This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of one year beginning on the day on which it is passed.
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