| School-leaving age |
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66. Public education in Hungary is compulsory and
free of charge for all up to the age of 16. […] |
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| Minimum age of employment |
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19 […] The minor above the age of 16 years,
for whom schooling is not compulsory, may independently enter
into a work contract […]
91. It is prohibited to establish labour
relations with a person incapable according to Hungarian Civil
Code and labour law. The minor having no or restricted
disposing capacity may establish labour relations without the
consent of his or her legal representative over the age of 16.
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92. Hungarian labour law prohibits
the employment of a minor in work that may have harmful
consequences to his or her physique or
development.
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| Minimum age for marriage |
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17. In Hungarian law, a child is a person below the age of 18 years,
unless the person is married. If a person is above 16 years
of age, the guardianship authority may issue a marriage permit,
which also means that adulthood has been
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| Minimum age for criminal responsibility |
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20. A child cannot be held accountable under criminal law. A person below the age of 14 at
the time the act was committed cannot be tried
for criminal offence. Criminal law prescribes separate rules for persons (juveniles) who are
above 14 but below the age of 18, providing for
more lenient sentencing and different criminal
procedures and correction rules containing specific guarantees in order
to protect the interests of the minor.
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