KNOWPIA
WELCOME TO KNOWPIA
Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908 
Summary
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 | |
 | |
| Long title | An Act to amend the Coal Mines Regulation Acts 1887 to 1905, for the purpose of limiting hours of work below ground. |
|---|---|
| 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| Repealed | 20 November 1993 (in Great Britain only) |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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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 edit
References 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