Citation 63 & 64 Vict. c. 21 | Royal assent 30 July 1900 | |
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Long title An Act to prohibit Child Labour Underground in Mines. Repealed by Mines and Quarries Act 1954 | ||
The Mines (Prohibition of Child Labour Underground) Act 1900 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.
An estimated 3000 boys were affected by the new law, which was passed on 30 July 1900.
The act was repealed in full by the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (c. 70).
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Mines (Prohibition of Child Labour Underground) Act 1900 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA