<prompt> The factories Act 1976 prohibits employmnet of a person below -10 years14 years18 years21 years  <response>: The Act prohibits the employment of children;s below the age of 14 years and declares persons between 15-18 to be adolescents. REF. PARK;S TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICAL 21ST EDITION. PAGE NO - 756 