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Mines (Prohibition of Child Labour Underground) Act 1900
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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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]
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to prohibit Child Labour Underground in Mines. |
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| Citation | 63 & 64 Vict. c. 21 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 July 1900 |
| Commencement | 30 July 1900[b] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1957 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | |
| Amended by | Coal Mines Act 1911 |
| Repealed by | Mines and Quarries Act 1954 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
An estimated 3,000 boys were affected by the new law,[1] which was passed on 30 July 1900.[2]
Subsequent developments
The whole act so far as it related to collieries were repealed by section 126 of, and the fourth schedule to, the Coal Mines Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 50), which came into operation on 1 July 1912.[3]
The whole act was repealed by section 189 of, and the fifth schedule to, the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 70), which came into operation on 1 January 1957.[4] By such time the act was out of date and was no longer necessary due to the stronger provisions in the Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 65).[5]
See also
Notes
- Section 3.
