… Endeavouring to secure the promulgation of the laws and legislation needed to enforce compulsory basic education;

322. The employment of juveniles is dealt with in section VIII of the Private Sector Employment Act of 1976, which prohibits the employment of young persons of either sex who are under 14 years of age. The Act makes the employment of young persons conditional on the fulfilment of a number of requirements. For example, they must obtain authorization from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, they must undergo a medical examination prior to their entry into service and at periodic intervals thereafter and they must not be employed in industries or occupations that are hazardous or detrimental to their health.

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62. […] With regard to impediments to criminal responsibility, article 32 of the Bahraini Penal Code of 1976 stipulates that a person under 15 years of age cannot be held responsible for the commission of an act constituting an offence, being liable solely to the measures provided for in the Juveniles Act. Article 101 of the Penal Code further stipulates that the provisions concerning permissibility, causation and impediments to responsibility, as contained in chapter II concerning criminal responsibility, also apply to minor infractions of the law.