3 . Prohibition of employment of children in certain occupations and
processes.— No child shall be employed or permitted to work in any of the
occupations set forth in Part A of the Schedule or in any workshop wherein any
of the processes set forth in Part B of the Schedule is carried on:
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to any workshop wherein any
process is carried on by the occupier with the aid of his family or to any
school established by, or receiving assistance or recognition from, Government.
4 . Power to amend the Schedule.—The Central Government, after giving
by notification in the Official Gazette, not less than three months notice of its
intention so to do, may, by like notification, add any occupation or process to the
Schedule and thereupon the Schedule shall be deemed to have been amended
accordingly.
5 . Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee.—(1) The Central
Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute an advisory
committee to be called the Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee (hereafter
in this section referred to as the Committee) to advise the Central Government
for the purpose of addition of occupations and processes to the Schedule.
(2) The Committee shall consist of a Chairman and such other members
not exceeding ten, as may be appointed by the Central Government.
(3) The Committee shall meet as often as it may consider necessary
and shall have power to regulate its own procedure.
(4) The Committee may, if it deems it necessary so to do, constitute one
or more sub-committees and may appoint to any such sub-committee, whether
generally or for the consideration of any particular matter, any person who is not
a member of the Committee.
(5) The term of office, of the manner of filling casual vacancies in the
office of, and the allowances, if any, payable to, the Chairman and other members
of the Committee, and the conditions and restrictions subject to which the
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Committee may appoint any person who is not a member of the Committee as a
member of any of its sub-committees shall be such as may be prescribed.