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It provided for grants to replace equipment. The reorganisation process was voluntary in large part to be managed by the Cotton Board. [1] It was the last major legislative intervention, following other attempts to help rationalise and modernise the industry including the Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Act 1936 and 1939.
This mechanised production was concentrated in new cotton mills, which slowly expanded till by the beginning of the 1770s seven thousand bales of cotton were imported annually, and pressure was put on Parliament, by the new mill owners, to remove the prohibition on the production and sale of pure cotton cloth, as they wished to compete with the ...
The Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 54) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It established the Cotton Board and was responsible for streamlining the industry by closing "surplus" factories. [1]
An Act to make provision for the better organisation of the white fish industry; to amend the Sea-Fishing Industry Act, 1933, the Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act, 1934, Part IV of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and other enactments relating to sea fisheries; and to make provision for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
The Cotton Mills and Factories Act 1819 (59 Geo. 3. c. 66) stated that no children under 9 were to be employed and that children aged 9–16 years were limited to 12 hours' work per day. [3] It applied to the cotton industry only, but covered all children, whether apprentices or not.
The Cotton Mills and Factories Act 1819 (59 Geo. 3. c. 66) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was its first attempt to regulate the hours and conditions of work of children in the cotton industry. It was introduced by Sir Robert Peel, who had first introduced a bill on the matter in 1815.
This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1959. ... Cotton Industry Act 1959. 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 48. 9 July 1959.
This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1947. ... Cotton Industry War Memorial Trust Act 1947. 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. v.