Section 3:
Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice.
A person shall not be qualified for being
engaged as an apprentice to undergo apprenticeship training in any designated trade, unless he--
1[(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 2[and for different categories of apprentices].
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 29 of 2014, s. 3, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 22-12-2014).
2. Added by Act 27 of 1973, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).