Section 3: Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice.

The Apprentices Act, 1961Central Act · Act 52 of 1961

A person shall not be qualified for being engaged as an apprentice to undergo apprenticeship training in any designated trade, unless he--

[(a) is not less than fourteen years of age, and for designated trades related to hazardous industries, not less than eighteen years of age; and]

(b) satisfies such standards of education and physical fitness as may be prescribed:

Provided that different standards may be prescribed in relation to apprenticeship training in different designated trades [and for different categories of apprentices].

Where this provision sits

Act	The Apprentices Act, 1961
Section	3
Marginal note	Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act 29 of 2014. . Subs. by Act 29 of 2014, s. 3, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 22-12-2014).
added, Act 27 of 1973. . Added by Act 27 of 1973, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).

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