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Factory and Workshop Act 1901
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Factory and Workshop Act 1901 (1 Edw. 7. c. 22) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended enactments relating to the regulation of factories and workshops.[1]
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate with Amendments the Factory and Workshop Acts.
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent17 August 1901
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate with Amendments the Factory and Workshop Acts. |
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| Citation | 1 Edw. 7. c. 22 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 17 August 1901 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1902[b] |
| Repealed | 1 July 1938 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Factories Act 1937 |
| Relates to |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 161 of the act repealed 9 enactments, listed in parts I and II of the seventh schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 41 & 42 Vict. c. 16 | Factory and Workshop Act 1878 | The whole act. |
| 46 & 47 Vict. c. 53 | Factory and Workshop Act 1883 | The whole act. |
| 52 & 53 Vict. c. 62 | Cotton Cloth Factories Act 1889 | The whole act. |
| 54 & 55 Vict. c. 75 | Factory and Workshop Act 1891 | The whole act except sections eight, nine, ten and twelve and the First Schedule. |
| 58 & 59 Vict. c. 37 | Factory and Workshop Act 1895 | The whole act except section twelve, subsection three of section twenty-four and section twenty-eight. |
| 60 & 61 Vict. c. 58 | Cotton Cloth Factories Act 1897 | The whole act. |
| 63 & 64 Vict. c. 27 | Railway Employment (Prevention of Accidents) Act 1900 | In subsection three of section thirteen the words "factory workshop or" wherever they occur and the words "the occupier of the factory or workshop or." |
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 54 & 55 Vict. c. 75 | Factory and Workshop Act 1891 | Sections eight, nine, ten and twelve and the First Schedule. |
| 58 & 59 Vict. c. 37 | Factory and Workshop Act 1895 | Section twelve. Subsection three of section twenty-four. Section twenty-eight. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 159 of, and the fourth schedule to, the Factories Act 1937 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 67), which came into operation on 1 July 1938.[3]