The Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908 (c. 57), also known as the Eight Hours Act or the Coal Mines (Eight Hours) Act, was a piece of social legislation passed in 1908 in the United Kingdom by the
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government. It limited the hours a miner could work to eight hours per day.
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Coal Mines (Eight Hours) Actvia Historic Hansard
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1908
United Kingdom labour law
Coal mining in the United Kingdom
1908 in labor relations
Coal mining law