Police, Factories, & c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to amend the Enactments relating to the Police and certain other Enactments with the administration of which the Secretary of State for the Home Department is concerned. |
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| Citation | 6 & 7 Geo. 5. c. 31 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 3 August 1916 |
| Commencement | 3 August 1916[b] |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Police, Factories, & c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Police, Factories, & c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5. c. 31) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It had numerous provisions including in particular occupational health and safety, with special focus on regulations for factories and coalmines. It also enacted rules for the regulation of street trading and street collections.[1]
Although the act has been substantially amended from its initial passage in 1916, with many parts repealed by subsequent legislation, the parts of the act relating to street collections are still in force in the UK. In July 2025, directors of the company We R Blighty pled guilty to offences under the act.[2]
Republic of Ireland
At the time of the passage of the act, the whole of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, and the act was adopted into the statute law of the Republic of Ireland as part of Irish independence. The act remained part of Irish statute law until 1983, when it was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1983.[3]
Notes
- ^ Section 13.
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- ^ "Police, Factories, & c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives on behalf of HM Government. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "We R Blighty pleads guilty to illegal street trading and collections in the City". news.cityoflondon.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Statute Law Revision Act, 1983". www.irishstatutebook.ie. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
External links
- Text of the Police, Factories, & c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.