Masters and Workmen Arbitration Act 1824

The Masters and Workmen Arbitration Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 96) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended enactments relating to united Kingdom labour law.

Masters and Workmen Arbitration Act 1824

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relative to the Arbitration of Disputes between Masters and Workmen.
Citation	5 Geo. 4. c. 96
Introduced by	Joseph Hume MP (Commons)
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	21 June 1824
Commencement	21 June 1824[a]
Repealed	7 August 1896
Other legislation
Amends	See § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokes	See § Repealed enactments
Repealed by	Conciliation Act 1896
Relates to	Combination of Workmen Act 1824 Bankruptcy (England) Act 1824 Combinations of Workmen Act 1825
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Passage

Leave to bring in the Masters and Workmen Bill to the House of Commons was granted on 24 May 1824 to Joseph Hume MP, William Sturges Bourne MP and Peter Moore MP.^[1] The bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 28 May 1824, presented by Joseph Hume MP.^[1] The bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 31 May 1824 and was committed to a committee of the whole house,^[1] which met on and reported on 31 May 1824, with amendments.^[1] The amended bill was considered and re-committed to a committee of the whole house which met and reported on 4 June 1824, with amendments.^[1] The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Commons on 5 June 1824 and passed, without amendments.^[1]

The bill, referred to as the Arbitration Laws Bill, had its first reading in the House of Lords on 9 June 1824.^[2][3] The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 15 June 1824 and was committed to a committee of the whole house,^[2][3] which met and reported on 17 June 1824, with amendments.^[2][3] The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 18 June 1824, without amendments.^[2][3]

The amended bill was considered and agreed to by the House of Commons on 19 June 1824.^[1]

The bill was granted royal assent on 21 June 1824.^[3]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 1 of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in that section.^[4]

Citation	Short title	Description	Extent of repeal
3 Geo. 2. c. 14 (I)	N/A	A certain Act passed in the Parliament of Great Britain in the Eighth Year of King George the Second, intituled An Act to prevent unlawful Combinations of Workmen, Artificers and Labourers employed in the several Trades and Manufactures of this Kingdom, and for the better Payment of their Wages; as also to prevent Abuses in the making of Bricks, and to ascertain their Dimensions.	As relates to the erection of District or several jurisdictions, or relates to Brickmakers.
39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 90	Disputes Between Masters and Workmen Act 1800	A certain act passed in the Thirty ninth and fortieth Years of King George the Third, intituled An Act for settling Disputes that may arise between Masters and Workmen engaged in the Manufacture of Goods in that Part of Great Britain called England.	The whole act.
39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 106	Unlawful Combinations of Workmen Act 1800	A certain other Act passed in the Thirty ninth and Fortieth Years of King George the Third, intituled An Act to repeal an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, intituled 'An Act to prevent unlawful Combinations of Workmen,' and to substitute other Provisions in lieu thereof.	The whole act.
41 Geo. 3. (U.K.). c. 38	Combinations of Workmen Act 1801	A certain other Act passed in the Forty first Year of King George the Third, intituled An Act to amend so much of an Act passed in the Thirty ninth and Fortieth Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled 'An Act to repeal an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, intituled 'An Act to prevent unlawful Combinations of Workmen,' and to substitute other Provisions in lieu thereof,' as relates to the Forms of various therein referred to.	The whole act.
43 Geo. 3. c. 151	Cotton Manufacture (Scotland) Act 1803	A certain other Act passed in the Forty third Year of King George the Third, intituled An Act for settling Disputes that may arise between Masters and Weavers engaged in the Cotton Manufactures in Scotland, and between Masters and Persons employed by them in such Manufactures in ornamenting Cotton Goods by the Needle.	The whole act.
44 Geo. 3. c. 87	Masters and Workmen Act 1804	A certain other Act passed in the Forty fourth Year of King George the Third, intituled An Act to amend an Act passed in the Thirty ninth and Fortieth Years of His present Majesty, intituled 'An Act for settling Disputes that may arise between Masters and Workmen engaged in the Cotton Manufactures in that Part of Great Britain called England'.	The whole act.
53 Geo. 3. c. 75	Cotton Trade (Ireland) Act 1813	A certain other Act passed in the Fortieth Year of King George the Third, intituled An Act for the better Regulation of the Cotton Trade in Ireland.	The whole act.

Notes

1. The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.