Master and Servant Act 1823

Master and Servant Act 1823
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn act to enlarge the Powers of Justices in determining Complaints between Masters and Servants, and between Masters, Apprentices, Artificers and others.
Citation4 Geo. 4. c. 34
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent17 June 1823
Commencement17 June 1823[a]
Repealed1 September 1875
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted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]

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by section 17 of the Combinations of Workmen Act 1825 (6 Geo. 4. c. 129).

Notes

  1. ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.

References

  1. ^ "Web Appendix to \Coercive Contract Enforcement" (PDF). Retrieved 16 June 2013.

See also

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