Master and Servant Act 1823
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An act to enlarge the Powers of Justices in determining Complaints between Masters and Servants, and between Masters, Apprentices, Artificers and others. |
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| Citation | 4 Geo. 4. c. 34 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 17 June 1823 |
| Commencement | 17 June 1823[a] |
| Repealed | 1 September 1875 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Master and Servant Act 1823 (4 Geo. 4. c. 34) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that sought to codify the general use of penal sanctions for breach of contract by workers against their employers.[1]
Subsequent developments
So much of the act as related to Ireland was repealed by section 60 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 102), which came into force on 1 October 1850.[2]
The whole act was repealed by section 17 of the Combinations of Workmen Act 1825 (6 Geo. 4. c. 129), which came into force on 1 September 1875.[3]
Notes
References
- ↑ "Web Appendix to \Coercive Contract Enforcement" (PDF). Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ↑ "Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Act 1850", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/13-14 c. 102
- ↑ Britain, Great (1825). The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Passed in the ... [1807-69]. His Majesty's statute and law Printers. pp. 1066–1078.