Factory Act 1833

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The Factory Act 1833 was a landmark piece of British legislation that significantly restricted child labor and improved working conditions in textile factories during the Industrial Revolution.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
factory legislation
labour law
aimedTo improve health and safety of young workers
reduce exploitation of child labour
alsoKnownAs Althorp's Act
appliesTo cotton mills
flax mills
silk mills
textile factories
woollen mills
worsted mills
country United Kingdom
enactedIn 1833
established system of factory inspectors
followed Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 1802
grantedPowersTo factory inspectors to enforce regulations
factory inspectors to enter mills
historicalPeriod Industrial Revolution
impact laid foundations for later labour and factory legislation
marked a significant shift toward state regulation of industry
influencedBy factory reformers
humanitarian campaigns against child labour
introducedRequirement factory owners to provide age certificates for child workers
two hours of schooling per day for child workers
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
legalStatus reformed by later Factory Acts
limitedWorkingHoursOf children aged 9 to 13
young persons aged 13 to 18
locationOfEnactment United Kingdom
mainSubject child labour regulation
working conditions in factories
maximumHoursPerDayFor 12 hours for young persons aged 13 to 18
9 hours for children aged 9 to 13
maximumHoursPerWeekFor 48 hours for children aged 9 to 13
namedAfter Viscount Althorp
numberOfInspectorsCreated 4
partOf British reform movement
surface form: British factory reform movement
preceded Factory Act
surface form: Factory Act 1844

Factory Act
surface form: Factory Act 1847
prohibitedEmploymentOf children under 9 in textile factories
prohibitedNightWorkFor persons under 18
restrictedEmploymentOf children under 9
royalAssent 1833
sectorCovered textile industry
sponsoredBy Viscount Althorp
surface form: Lord Althorp
typeOfRegulation age restriction regulation
education requirement for child workers
hours of work regulation

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Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey knownFor Factory Act 1833
British reform movement influenced Factory Act 1833
this entity surface form: Factory Acts
Letters on the Factory Act relatedTo Factory Act 1833