An Act for the Regulation of Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys. This act prohibited any person under 21 being compelled or knowingly allowed to ascend or descend a chimney or flue for sweeping, cleaning or coring.
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Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Act 1840
The Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Act 1840 was a British Act of Parliament passed to try to stop child labour. Many boys as young as six were being used as chimney sweeps. Wikipedia
Originally published: 1840
Aug 17, 2019 · 2 Penalty for compelling or allowing Children to climb Chimneys · 3 No Child wider 16 Years to be apprenticed to a Chimney Sweeper · 4 Apprentices ...
In 1840, a revised Chimney Sweeps Act raised the minimum age of apprenticeship to 16. As with earlier legislation, this was largely ignored due to the absence ...
CHIMNEY SWEEPERS AND CHIMNEYS REGULATION ACT 1840. CHAPTER LXXXV. An Act for the Regulatation of Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys.[1] [7th August 1840.].
The 1840 Act prohibited any person under the age of 21 being compelled or knowingly allowed to ascend or descend a chimney or flue for sweeping, cleaning, or ...
The 1834 Act repealed the 1788 Act and set the minimum age for climbing chimneys at 10 years. The 1840 Act allowed 16 year olds to be apprentices, but no one ...
An Act for the Regulatation of Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys.[1] [7th August 1840.] [Preamble (reciting 4 & 5 Will. 4.
Feb 20, 2018 · The Chimney Sweepers and Chimney Regulations Act of 1840 was passed to end child labor and the Chimney Boys Act prohibited any under 21 years ...
Apr 27, 2024 · Eventually, though, the Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Act of 1840 made it illegal in Great Britain for anyone under the age of 21 to ...
It was a Bill to prevent young men under the ages of twenty-one from carrying a bag and a brush; it was not even an Act to prevent boys from going up and down ...