The Mines (Prohibition of Child Labour Underground) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. c. 21) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The statute prevented boys under the age of thirteen from working, or being (for the purposes of employment) in an underground mine.[1]
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to prohibit Child Labour Underground in Mines. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 63 & 64 Vict. c. 21 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 July 1900 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Mines and Quarries Act 1954 |
Status: Repealed | |
An estimated 3,000 boys were affected by the new law,[1] which was passed on 30 July 1900.[2]
The act was repealed in full by the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 70);[3] by such time the act was out of date and was no longer necessary due to the stronger provisions in the Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920.[4]
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edit- ^ a b Pipkin, Charles W. (2005). Reprint (ed.). Social Politics and Modern Democracies, Volume 2. Whitefish: Kessinger Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 1-4191-1091-8. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ Bedwell, C. E. A.; The Earl of Roseberry; MacDonell, Sir John (1909). The Legislation of the Empire (Vol. 1). London: Butterworth & Co. p. 63. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Mines and Quarries Act 1954". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920". legislation.gov.uk. National Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
1(1): No child shall be employed in any industrial undertaking.
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