Act Number: 52

Act Name: The Apprentices Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-12-12

Long Title: An Act to provide for the regulation and control of training of apprentices and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Department:

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).
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