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hoards of guardians, and the transfer of all provision of public assistance
for the non-able-bodied (whether children, the sick and infirm, the aged, or
the mentally defective) to the county or county borough council, with
suitable arrangements for the City of London, the metropolitan borough
councils, and for the councils of the non-county boroughs and urban
district councils, of the more populous places. The Third Part describes
the powers and duties of the Minister for Labour, and provides for the
abolition of distress committees, and the transfer of all matters affecting
unemployment and the regulation of the hours and conditions of labour to
the department of the Minister for Labour. The Fourth Part applies the
Bill to Scotland.
Throughout the Bill the several authorities are empowered and
required to take steps to prevent the occurrence of destitution, as well as
to make provision for those who are destitute.
Employment of Children Act (1903) Amendment Hill (H.L.)
A Bill entitled an Act to amend the Employment of Children Act (1903),
and for other purposes connected therewith.