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-

         (a)        is not less than fourteen 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 ¹[and for different categories of apprentices].

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1.    Ins. By Act 27 of 1973