---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 570.1"
title: "29"
number: "570.1"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/570.1"
---

# §570.1. Definitions.


As used in this part:

- (a) Act means the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (52 Stat. 1060, as amended; [29 U.S.C. 201-219](/usc/29/201-219.md)).
- (b) Oppressive child labor means employment of a minor in an occupation for which he does not meet the minimum age standards of the Act, as set forth in [§ 570.2](/cfr/29/570.2.md) of this subpart.
- (c) Oppressive child labor age means an age below the minimum age established under the Act for the occupation in which a minor is employed or in which his employment is contemplated.
- (d) A certificate of age means a certificate as provided in [§ 570.5(b)](/cfr/29/570.5.md?p=b) (1) or (2) of this part.
- (e) [Reserved]
- (f) Secretary” or Secretary of Labor means the Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, or his authorized representative.
- (g) Wage and Hour Division means the Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of Labor.
- (h) Administrator means the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division or his authorized representative.
- (i) State agency means any officer, executive department, board, bureau or commission of a State or any division or unit thereof authorized to take action with respect to the application of laws relating to minors.

## Notes

### Amendments

[41 FR 26834, June 29, 1976, as amended at 82 FR 2229, Jan. 9, 2017]

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 3, 11, 12, 52 Stat. 1060, as amended, 1066, as amended, 1067, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 203, 211, 212.

### Source

Source: 41 FR 26834, June 29, 1976, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 16 FR 7008, July 20, 1951, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 28 FR 1634, Feb. 21, 1963, and further redesignated and amended at 36 FR 25156, Dec. 29, 1971.

### Amendments

[41 FR 26834, June 29, 1976, as amended at 82 FR 2229, Jan. 9, 2017]