| School-leaving age |
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31. Under the Education (Compulsory at Primary Schools)
Act, chapter 85, the compulsory school age in Grenada is between from 6
to 14 years. Parents are also bound by this Act to ensure
their child's regular attendance at school. If parents fail
to do this, they are liable to a fine of EC$
15 on the first offence and EC$ 25 for any subsequent offence. |
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| Minimum age of employment |
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32. section
8 (8) of the Employment of Women, Young Persons and
Children Act, chapter 90, prohibits the employment of children below
the age of 14 in any undertaking
or work whatsoever, whether industrial or otherwise, during
school hours, or for more than two hours on any
given school day. There is an exception, however,
with regard to the employment of children under 14 in industrial
undertakings in which only family members are
employed.
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| Minimum age for marriage |
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29. There is no legislation that revokes the common law age of attainment of majority
of 21 years. In cases such as marriage and the making of
a will, parental consent is required if the person in
question is below the age of 21
years. |
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| Minimum age for criminal responsibility |
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39. A child is presumed unable to infringe the
penal law below the age 7 years (section 50 (1), chapter 76, Criminal
Code). Further, subsection (2) gives rise to a range of
ages between 7 and 12 within
which a child may or may not be considered
to have the capacity to infringe the
law. |
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