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ABSTRACT
OF THE PRINCIPAL SECTIONS OF
Thc Workshop Regulation Act, 1867.
Object and Extent of the Act.
This Act is intended to extend the protection afforded by the
"Factory Acts Extension Act, 1867," so far as respects the regulation
of working in smaller establishments, the hours of Labour to
Children, Young Persons, and Women; and further, to provide for
the use of a Fan, or other mechanical means, for preventing tho
inhalation of Dust by Workmen in the processes of Grinding. The
Act applies to every room or place, whether in the open air or
under cover, in which any manual labour is exercised by way of
trade, or for the purposes of gain, in making any article, or in any way
adapting any article for sale; but not to any Factory or other place
subject to the jurisdiction of the Inspectors of Factories, nor to any
Bakehouse.
How Enforced.
It is the duty of the Board of Works for the Lewisham District to
enforce the provisions of the Act within their jurisdiction.
On complaint of any Officer of Health, Inspector of Nuisances, or
other Officer appointed by a Local Authority, or of any Superintendent
of Police, a Justice of the Peace may, by order under his hand, empower
such complainant to enter a Workshop within forty-eight hours
from the date of such order, and to examine such Workshop, and any
person therein, touching the provisions of this Act, or of the Sanitary
Act, 1866.
Any person refusing admission to the Officer so empowered, or
obstructing him in the discharge of his duty, is liable to a penalty
not exceeding Twenty Pounds.
Every Inspector and Sub-Inspector has power to enter any Workshop,
and examine the condition thereof, and the persons therein,
touching the provisions of this Act, or the Sanitary Act, 1866. Any
person obstructing such Inspector or Sub-Inspector is liable to a
penalty not exceeding Twenty Pounds.
Employment of Children wider Thirteen Years of Age.
No Child under the age of eight years shall be employed in any
handicraft. No Child under the age of thirteen years shall be employed
for more than six and a half hours in any one day, nor before
six a.m., nor after eight p.m. No Child under the age of eleven
years shall be employed in Grinding in the metal trades, or in Fustian
Cutting.
No Child shall be employed in any handicraft on Sunday, or after
two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, except where not more than five