Retained EU Law SI 1994 United Kingdom

Council Directive 94/33/EC of 22 June 1994

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer6 Any Person1

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.001 Purpose Regulated
  • Protect young people at work and observe minimum age limitsEmployer
s.002 Scope Regulated
  • Protect workers under 18 years of ageAny Person
s.004 Prohibition of work by children Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CROWN must implement a general prohibition on child labourCrown / Minister / Government department
s.005 Cultural or similar activities Regulated
  • Obtain prior authorisation to employ children for performances or sportsEmployer
s.006 General obligations on employers Regulated
  • Protect the health and safety of young people at workEmployer
s.007 Vulnerability of young people — Prohibition of work Regulated
  • Protect young people from specific workplace risksEmployer
s.010 Rest period Regulated
  • Provide mandatory rest periods for young workersEmployer
s.011 Annual rest Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CROWN must ensure school holiday rest periods for working childrenCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Breaks Regulated
  • Provide young workers with a 30-minute break if working over 4.5 hoursEmployer
s.014 Measures Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must establish effective penalties for non-complianceCrown / Minister / Government department
s.016 Non-reducing clause Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • EU Member States must not reduce existing protections for young workersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.017 Final provisions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must implement laws protecting young people at workCrown / Minister / Government department
s.implementation report Implementation report Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must report every five years on young people's protection at workCrown / Minister / Government department
8 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.003 Definitons
s.008 Working time
s.009 Night work
s.013 Work by adolescents in the event of force majeure
s.015 Amendments to the Annex
s.018 Measures
s.exercise of the delegation Exercise of the delegation
s.non-exhaustive list of agents, processes and work Non-exhaustive list of agents, processes and work

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.