Apprentices Act, 1961

Section - 3 - Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice

CHAPTER II

APPRENTICES AND THEIR TRAINING

Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice.

3. 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 for designated trades related to hazardous industries, not less than eighteen years of age; and]
(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].