Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 21st May, 2021.

I, DAMIEN ENGLISH, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8 (1) of the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996 (No. 16 of 1996) (as adapted by the Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 519 of 2020 )) and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 579 of 2020 ) and, having complied with the provisions of that section, hereby make the following regulations with respect to which, pursuant to section 28 (2) of that Act, a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations 2021.

2. In these Regulations, “Act of 1996” means the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996 (No. 16 of 1996).

3. An employer in the fishing or shipping sectors may employ a young person in either of those sectors on terms other than those specified in section 6(1)(a) of the Act of 1996 provided that -

(a) any young person so employed is allowed equivalent compensatory rest time within a reasonable period, and

(b) in the case of an employer in the fishing sector, such terms are in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 5(2) of the European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Minimum Age) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 179 of 2020 ).

4. The Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 357 of 2014 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my hand,

18 May 2021

DAMIEN ENGLISH,

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.