Section 27A

Regulation 5A does not apply in relation to a young worker where— the young worker’s employer requires him to undertake work which is necessary either to maintain continuity of service or production or to respond to a surge in demand for a service or product; no adult worker is available to perform the work, and performing the work would not adversely affect the young worker’s education or training. Regulation 6A does not apply in relation to a young worker employed— in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (1). in a hospital or similar establishment, or in connection with cultural, artistic, sporting or advertising activities, Regulation 6A does not apply, except in so far as it prohibits work between midnight and 4 a.m., in relation to a young worker employed in— in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (1). agriculture; retail trading; postal or newspaper deliveries; a catering business; a hotel, public house, restaurant, bar or similar establishment, or a bakery, Where the application of regulation 6A is excluded by paragraph (2) or (3), and a young worker is accordingly required to work during a period which would otherwise be a rest period or rest break— he shall be supervised by an adult worker where such supervision is necessary for the young worker’s protection, and he shall be allowed an equivalent period of compensatory rest.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04