Scheme D. (Overtime for Boys.)
This scheme applies to male young persons of 16 years of age and over provided that the superintending inspector of factories shall have power in cases where the work is of a specially urgent character to extend the application of the scheme to male young persons between 14 and 16 years of age.
Such young persons may be employed overtime on week days other than Saturday subject to the following conditions:
(1) The total hours worked per week (exclusive of intervals for meals) shall not exceed 65.
(2) The daily period of employment (including overtime and intervals for meals)
(a) Shall not commence earlier than 6 a.m. or end later than 10 p.m.
(b) Shall not exceed 14 hours.
Provided that where overtime is worked on not more than 3 days in the week the period of employment may in the case of boys of 16 years of age and over be 15 hours.
(3) Intervals for meals amounting to not less than 1½ hours shall be allowed during the period of employment with an additional half hour if the period of employment is more than 13½ hours or an additional three-fourths of an hour if the period of employment is 15 hours.
(4) On Saturday the period of employment shall end not later than 2 p.m.