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
Liberal government. It limited the hours a miner could work to eight hours per day.
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Liberal reforms
The Liberal welfare reforms (1906–1914) were a series of acts of social legislation passed by the Liberal Party after the 1906 general election. They represent the emergence of the modern welfare state in the United Kingdom. The reforms demons ...
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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