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Ravi, aged 12, wants to work full-time as a helper in a tea stall run by a private proprietor who is not his relative. Under the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, what is the position?

The employment is prohibited. The Act says no child shall be employed or permitted to work in any occupation or process. The only exceptions are helping family or a family enterprise after school hours or in vacations, and artist work, so a stranger's tea stall does not qualify.

  1. APermitted if his parents give written consent
  2. BProhibited, because no child may be employed or permitted to work in any occupation or processCorrect
  3. CPermitted, since a tea stall is not listed as hazardous
  4. DPermitted if he works only for four hours a day

Explanation

Section 3(1) bars employing a child or permitting a child to work in any occupation or process. The exceptions cover only helping the family or family enterprise outside school hours and work as an artist. Parental consent, non-hazardous nature or shorter hours do not create an exception.

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