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Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)

Chapter 7 : Legal Proceedings and Offences

85. Juvenile employment underground prohibited

 

(1) No person may cause or permit an employee under the age of 18 years to work underground at a mine.

 

(2) No employee under the age of 18 years may work underground at a mine.

 

(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), an employee under the age of 18 years but over the age of 16 years may work underground as part of vocational education or training.