In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 4[(ia)]“appropriate Government” means, in relation to an establishment under the control of the Central Government or a railway administration or a major port or a mine or oilfield, the Central Government, and in all other cases, the State Government;
5[(i) “adolescent” means a person who has completed his fourteenth year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year;]
6[(ii) “child” means a person who has not completed his fourteenth year of age or such age as may be specified in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (35 of 2009), whichever is more;]
(iii) “day” means a period of twenty-four hours beginning at mid-night;
(iv) “establishment” includes a shop, commercial establishment, workshop, farm, residential hotel, restaurant, eating house, theatre or other place of public amusement or entertainment;
(v) “family”, in relation to an occupier, means the individual, the wife or husband, as the case may be, of such individual, and their children, brother or sister of such individual;
(vi) “occupier”, in relation to an establishment or a workshop, means the person who has the ultimate control over the affairs of the establishment or workshop;
(vii) “port authority” means any authority administering a port;
(viii) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under section 18;
(ix) “week” means a period of seven days beginning at midnight on Saturday night or such other night as may be approved in writing for a particular area by the Inspector;
1. Subs. by Act 35 of 2016, s. 2, for the long title (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).
2. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for “the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (61 of 1986)” (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).
3. 26th May, 1993, vide notification No. S.O. 333(E), dated 26th March, 1993, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
4. Clause (i) renumbered as clause (ia) thereof by Act 35 of 2016, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).
5. Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).
6. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for clause (ii) (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).
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(x) “workshop” means any premises (including the precincts thereof) wherein any industrial process is carried on, but does not include any premises to which the provisions of section 67 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), for the time being, apply.
PART II PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS AND PROCESSES 1[3. Prohibition of employment of children in any occupation and process.—(1) No child shall be employed or permitted to work in any occupation or process.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply where the child,—
(a) helps his family or family enterprise, which is other than any hazardous occupations or processes set forth in the Schedule, after his school hours or during vacations;
(b) works as an artist in an audio-visual entertainment industry, including advertisement, films, television serials or any such other entertainment or sports activities except the circus, subject to such conditions and safety measures, as may be prescribed:
Provided that no such work under this clause shall effect the school education of the child.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expression,
(a) “family” in relation to a child, means his mother, father,brother, sister and father’s sister and brother and mother’s sister and brother;
(b) “family enterprises” means any work, profession, manufacture or business which is performed by the members of the family with the engagement of other persons;
(c) “artist” means a child who performs or practices any work as a hobby or profession directly involving him as an actor, singer, sports person or in such other activity as may be prescribed relating to the entertainment or sports activities falling under clause (b) of sub-section
(2).]