The Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908 (8 Edw. 7. c. 57), also known as the Eight Hours Act or the Coal Mines (Eight Hours) Act,[1] was a piece of social legislation passed in 1908 in the United Kingdom by the Liberal government. It limited the hours a miner could work to eight hours per day.[2]
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Coal Mines Regulation Acts 1887 to 1905, for the purpose of limiting hours of work below ground. |
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| Citation | 8 Edw. 7. c. 57 |
| Territorial extent | Northern Ireland (previously Great Britain) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 21 December 1908 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1910 (in Northumberland & Durham only) 1 July 1909 (everywhere else) |
| Repealed | 20 November 1993 (in Great Britain only) |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mines Eight Hours Act (1909)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Lords. 9 November 1909. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908, retrieved 9 March 2016 – via National Archives
Further reading
edit- Coal Mines (Eight Hours) Act via Historic Hansard