Apprentices Act : Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice. Indian Bare Acts :

Apprentices Act,1961

Act No : 52

Section : Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice.

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 standars 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 2*[and for different categories of apprentices.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ins. by Act 41 of 1986, s. 2 (w.e.f. 16-12-1987). 2. Ins. by Act 27 of 1973, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-12-1974). 3. Added by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-12-1974). 371