Section 7: Hours and Period of Work — Employment of Children Act, 1991

Partly in force — federal text; provincial/ICT scope varies (see notes) — Source: Pakistan Code (single official PDF, 2026-08-21). Whether this provision is still in force has not been independently verified.

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7. Hours and Period of Work. ___ (1) No child or adolescent shall be required or permitted to work in any establishment in excess of such number of hours as may be prescribed for such establishment or class of establishments. (2) The period of work on each day shall be so fixed that no period shall exceed three hours and that no child shall work for more than three hours before he has an interval of at least one hour for rest. (3) The period of work of a child shall be so arranged that inclusive of the interval for rest, under sub-section (2), it shall not exceed seven hours, including the time spent in waiting for work on any day. (4) No child shall be permitted or required to work between 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 a.m. (5) No child shall be required or permitted to work overtime. (6) No child shall be required or permitted to work in any establishment on any day on which he has already been working in another establishment.

Effective date: 1991-01-01

Related sections

Section 6: Application of Part Section 8: Weekly Holidays Section 5: National Committee on the Rights of the Child Section 9: Notice to Inspector Section 4: Amendment of Schedule Section 10: Dispute as to Age

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