Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908
The Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908 (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]
See also[]
- Liberal reforms
References[]
- ^ "Mines Eight Hours Act (1909)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Lords. 9 November 1909. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908, National Archives, retrieved 9 March 2016
Further reading[]
- Coal Mines (Eight Hours) Act via Historic Hansard
Categories:
- United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1908
- United Kingdom labour law
- Coal mining in the United Kingdom
- 1908 in labor relations
- Coal mining law