Section 73 - Legislative standards and limits of dispensing powerThe granting of dispensations pursuant to this article shall be subject to the following standards and limits:
(a) No dispensation shall be granted to any employer with respect to the employment of minors under the age of sixteen;(b) No dispensation shall be granted for a period in excess of six months, provided, however, that upon reconsideration of all of the facts and circumstances of a particular case, a continuance of a dispensation may be granted.(c) No dispensation shall be granted which does not safeguard the health and welfare of the worker and which is not demanded by the necessities of adjusting state policy to requirements of the defense effort.(d) No dispensation shall be granted to any employer who can by utilization of available labor supply or by organizational or other reasonable adjustments maintain maximum efficiency and production without such dispensation.(e) No dispensation shall be granted except where necessary to prevent the normal restrictions of law from interfering with the paramount duty of maximum possible production in defense work.N.Y. Defense Emergency Act 1951 Law § 73