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A Ludhiana workshop wants to engage a 17-year-old adolescent on a task that is not in the Schedule's hazardous list. Under the Act, which statement is correct?

The Central Government may, by notification, specify the nature of non-hazardous work in which an adolescent may be permitted to work. The Section 3A prohibition covers scheduled hazardous occupations and processes, so non-hazardous work can be allowed only through such notified specification.

  1. AThe Central Government may by notification specify the nature of non-hazardous work in which an adolescent may be permitted to workCorrect
  2. BThe State labour inspector alone decides, case by case, the tasks an adolescent may do
  3. CAdolescents may do any work as long as the employer insures them
  4. DThe Schedule list is irrelevant because all adolescent work is banned

Explanation

The proviso to Section 3A lets the Central Government, by notification, specify the nature of non-hazardous work an adolescent may be permitted to do. The ban in Section 3A applies to scheduled hazardous occupations and processes, not every work. Option D wrongly extends the ban to all work.

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