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The 1799 and 1800 acts were passed under the government of William Pitt the Younger as a response to Jacobin activity and the fear of then-Home Secretary the Duke of Portland that workers would strike during a conflict to force the government to accede to their demands. Collectively these acts were known as the Combination Acts. [1]
Unlawful Combinations of Workmen Act 1799 or the Combination Act 1799 (repealed) 39 Geo. 3. c. 81. 12 July 1799.
The Combination Act 1799 (39 Geo. 3.c. 81) is sometimes confused with the present Act, possibly because that Act followed the present Act in close proximity. [3]The Act was aimed at restricting the activities of radical secret societies like the London Corresponding Society and Society of United Irishmen.
The Combination Act to outlaw trade unions. [5] Unlawful Societies Act to outlaw clandestine radical societies and require a printer's imprint on all published material. [6] 15–19 August – A combined French and Spanish fleet stands off the south west coast of England. [7]
c. 81) and the Combination of Workmen Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 95). The 1824 act repealed the acts of 1799 and 1800, but this led to a wave of strikes. Accordingly, the Combinations of Workmen Act 1825 was passed to reimpose criminal sanctions for picketing and other methods of persuading workers not to work. [1]
Combination Act 1799; H. Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1799; O. Offences at Sea Act 1799; P. Punishment of Burning in the Hand Act 1799; U. Unlawful Societies Act 1799
After a three-day trial, the jury found the defendants guilty of "a combination to raise their wages" and fined. [1] 1816 (England) Food riots broke out in East Anglia. Workers demanded a double wage and for the setting of triple prices for food. [3] 1824 (England) The Combination Act 1799 (39 Geo. 3. c. 81) was repealed. [2] 1824 (United States)
In Britain, the "Combination Act" of 1799 made labour unions "criminal conspiracies," illegal until 1825, when the Act was finally repealed. Some have argued that the Combination Act never applied in Upper Canada; English criminal law applied in Upper Canada because the House of Assembly accepted all English criminal statutes as of 17 September ...