Factory and Workshop Act 1878

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Factory_and_Workshop_Act_1878
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Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:consolidates gptkb:Factory_Acts_1833_to_1874
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1878
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Factory and Workshop Act 1878
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Benjamin_Disraeli_government
gptkbp:longTitle gptkb:An_Act_to_consolidate_and_amend_the_Law_relating_to_Factories_and_Workshops.
gptkbp:prohibits excessive working hours for women and children
night work for children
gptkbp:purpose to consolidate previous factory acts
to regulate the conditions of employment in factories and workshops
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent August 10, 1878
gptkbp:regulates working hours
employment of young persons
employment of children
employment of women
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Factory_Act_1833
gptkb:Factory_Act_1844
gptkb:Factory_and_Workshop_Act_1901
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Factory_and_Workshop_Act_1901
gptkbp:setsMinimumAge 10
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Factory_and_Workshop_Act_1878
gptkbp:subject labour law
factory regulation
workshop regulation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Factory_Act_1833
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6