The Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 54) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It established the Cotton Board and was responsible for streamlining the industry by closing "surplus" factories.[1]
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to make provision for the better organisation of the cotton industry and certain industries related thereto; and for purposes connected with the matter aforesaid. |
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Citation | 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 54 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 4 August 1939 |
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edit- ^ Butler, Lawrence J. Industrialisation and the British Colonial State. p. 87. ISBN 0-7146-4703-9.