Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996
Number 16 of 1996
PROTECTION OF YOUNG PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 27 July 2022
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), enacted 25 July 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the European Union (Organisation of Working Time in Inland Waterway Transport) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 392 of 2022), made 27 July 2022, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
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Number 16 of 1996
PROTECTION OF YOUNG PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 27 July 2022
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Council Directive 94/33/EC of 22 June 1994
Enactments Repealed
Number 16 of 1996
PROTECTION OF YOUNG PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 27 July 2022
AN ACT TO REVISE AND EXTEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF YOUNG PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT AND TO ENABLE EFFECT TO BE GIVEN TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO. 94/33/EC OF 22 JUNE 1994 ON THE PROTECTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AT WORK (OTHER THAN ARTICLES 6 AND 7) AND FOR THOSE PURPOSES TO REPEAL THE PROTECTION OF YOUNG PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1977, AND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ACT, 1936, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [26th June, 1996]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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Application of Act restricted by European Communities (Merchant Shipping) (Organisation of Working Time) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 532 of 2003), reg. 4A, as inserted (4.07.2014) by European Communities (Merchant Shipping) (Organisation of Working Time) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 245 of 2014), reg. 2(c).
4A.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of 1996 or Regulations made under that Act, a person under the age of 16 years shall not be employed on a ship to which these Regulations apply.
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Editorial Notes:
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Act included in definitions of “employment enactment” and “relevant enactment” (1.08.2015) by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 2 and sch. 1 part 2 item 1, S.I. No. 338 of 2015, with the following effects:
• Authorised officers or inspectors under employment enactments deemed to be appointed under Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 26(2) and subject to termination under s. 26(4).
• Powers of inspectors for purposes of relevant enactments defined in Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 27.
• Workplace Relations Commission, an inspector or an adjudication officer authorised to disclose employer’s registered number or employee’s PPSN to enable Labour Court to perform functions under relevant enactments by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015) s. 31(5).
• Power of Workplace Relations Commission and official body to disclose information to each other concerning the commission of offence under relevant enactment provided by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 32.
• Power of Workplace Relations Commission and contracting authority to disclose information to each other concerning the commission of offence under employment enactment/ relevant enactment provided by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 33.
• Powers of Minister to prosecute under relevant enactments transferred to Workplace Relations Commission and references construed by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 37.
• Functions of EAT to hear claims under employment enactments transferred to Workplace Relations Commission and references to EAT construed by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015) s. 66(1), (2), not commenced as of date of revision.
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The application of this Act is confirmed in relation to working hours of persons under 18 years in numerous regulations made under the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2004.