Section 10
Disputes as to age.
The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
About this Act
An Act to prohibit the engagement of children in all occupations and to prohibit the engagement of adolescents in hazardous occupations and processes and the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
If any question arises between an Inspector and an occupier as to the age of
any 1[adolescent] who is employed or is permitted to work by him in an establishment, the question shall,
in the absence of a certificate as to the age of such 1[adolescent] granted by the prescribed medical
authority, be referred by the Inspector for decision to the prescribed medical authority.
Notes
1. Subs. by Act 35 of 2016, s. 14, for "child" (w.e.f 1-9-2016).