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The '''Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://labour.gov.in/sites/default/files/act_3.pdf|title=Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, minister of labor and employment}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiacode.nic.in/show-data? https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1848?view_type=browse&sam_handle=123456789/1362<br />
actid=AC_CEN_6_6_00034_198661_1517807326525&sectionId=9173&sectionno=1&orderno=1|title=Code Detail}}</ref> is a [[Law of India|Law]] enacted on 23 December, 1986 by the [[Parliament of India]] and [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Ministry of Labour and Employment]]. The [[Indian Act|Act]] prohibits private, government or semi-government companies, organizations, civil departments or child's family from employing a [[Child]] or [[Adolescence|Adolescent]] in any occupation or process, intended to aid his family or guardian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1848?sam_handle=123456789/1362|title=Code Details}}</ref> Any occupier or employer caught doing such thing in which a child is being used as a [[Laborer]], is regarded a serious offensive crime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/dehradun/6-child-labourers-rescued/articleshow/74124345.cms|title=Dehradun: Six child labourers rescued}}</ref><br />
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==Amendments==<br />
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2016 was passed by [[Rajya Sabha]] on 20 July 2016.<ref>{{citation |url=http://m.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/amendments-to-act-will-totally-prohibit-child-labour-dattatreya/article8893163.ece |title=Amendments to Act will totally prohibit child labour: Dattatreya |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=24 July 2016 }}</ref>as per the '''Child labour act''' a child is defined as any person below the age of 14, prohibits employment of a child in any employment including as domestic help (exception to family owned business and child actor).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/732057/|title=the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986}}</ref><br />
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* http://labour.gov.in/sites/default/files/act_3.pdf<br />
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