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title: "Employment of Children Act 1973 (repealed)"
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# Employment of Children Act 1973 (repealed)

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

Employment of Children Act 1973 (repealed)
1973 c. 24
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## 1 Regulation of children’s employment. {#section-1}

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## 2 Supervision by education authorities. {#section-2}

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## 3 Citation, et ceteralaetc. {#section-3}

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## SCHEDULE 1 Amendments of Acts of 1933 and 1937: Amended Text of 1933 S.18 and 1937 S. 28 {#schedule-1}

Section 1(3)
Part I Amendments of the Two Acts
The Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
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The Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 (c. 37)
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Part II 1933 s. 18 and 1937 s. 28 as Amended
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## Schedule 2 Repeals {#schedule-2}

Section 3(3).
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