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Dangerous performancesN.I.

Performances endangering life or limbN.I.

141.  No child shall take part in any performance to which Article 137 applies and in which his life or limbs are endangered.

Training for performances of a dangerous natureN.I.

142.  No child under the age of twelve shall be trained to take part in performances of a dangerous nature.

Licensing of training children over twelve for performances of a dangerous natureN.I.

143.—(1) [F1The Education Authority] may grant a licence for a child who is not under the age of twelve to be trained to take part in performances of a dangerous nature and no such child shall be so trained except under and in accordance with the terms of a licence under this Article.

F2(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) [F3The Education Authority] shall not refuse to grant a licence under this Article if [F4the Education Authority] is satisfied—

(a)that the child is fit and willing to be trained; and

(b)that proper provision has been made to secure his health and kind treatment.

(4) A licence under this Article shall—

(a)specify the place or places at which the child is to be trained;

(b)contain such conditions as [F5the Education Authority] considers necessary for the child's protection.

(5) [F6The Education Authority] may vary or revoke the licence—

(a)if any condition subject to which the licence was granted is not observed; or

(b)if it appears to [F7the Education Authority] that—

(i)the child is no longer fit and willing to be trained; or

(ii)proper provision is no longer being made to secure his health and kind treatment,

but before varying or revoking the licence, [F7the Education Authority] shall give to the holder of the licence such notice, if any, of [F8the Education Authority's] intentions as may be practicable in the circumstances.

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