Agricultural Gangs Act 1867
- Agricultural Gangs Act 1867
The Agricultural Gangs Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 130) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
It provided regulations for the employment of women and children in agricultural gangs, and for the licensing of gang-masters.
The Act stipulated that no child under eight was permitted to be employed on an agricultural gang, that no female was to be employed on the same gang as males, and that no female was to be employed under a male gang-master unless a female gang-master was also present. Any gang-master in breach of these conditions was guilty of an offence and liable of a penalty of not more than 20"s" for each person employed, as was the occupier of the land on which the gang was employed, unless he could prove it took place without his knowledge.
The Act also required gang-masters to be licensed. These licenses were to be granted by two or more magistrates at petty sessions, on evidence that the applicant was of good character and a fit person to be licensed; they were valid for a period of six months before requiring renewal, at a fee of 1"s". Licenses were not to be granted to the keepers of public houses. A gang-master acting without a license was to incur a penalty not exceeding 20"s" per day of acting without a license.
Any conviction of a gang-master on an offence under the Act would endorse his license; on a second endorsement, the license could be withheld for up to three months. A third allowed the license to be withheld for up to two years, and a fourth prevented them from ever receiving or holding a license in the future.
References
*"Moore's Almanack improved: or Will's farmer's and countryman's calendar for the year 1869". Joseph Greenhill, London, 1869
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Agricultural Gangs Act — An English statute (1867) regulating child and female labor on farms. (30 and 31 Vict 130.) … Ballentine's law dictionary
Agricultural gang — Agricultural gangs were, historically, groups of women, girls and boys organized by an independent gang master, under whose supervision they executed agricultural piece work for farmers in certain parts of England. They were sometimes called… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1860-1879 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1860 1879. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
First Nations — This article is about the indigenous peoples of Canada. For other indigenous peoples, see Indigenous peoples by geographic regions. First Nations … Wikipedia
History of Georgia (U.S. state) — The History of Georgia spans Pre Columbian time to the present day.PrehistoryBefore European contact, Native American cultures are divided into four time periods: Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland and Mississippian. The Mississippian culture,… … Wikipedia
Contagious Diseases Acts — The Contagious Diseases Acts were originally passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1864, with further alterations and editions made to it in 1866 and 1869. In 1862, a committee was established to inquire into venereal disease in the… … Wikipedia
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
