APPRENTICES ACT
Chapter II: Apprentices and Their Training
Section 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–
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(a)
is not less than fourteen years of age, and
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(b)
satisfies such standards 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 and for different categories of apprentices.