The Mental Diseases Hospital Act 1915 also named ‘An Act to alter the Official Designation of “The New Norfolk Hospital for the Insane,” to amend “The Insane Persons’ Hospitals Act”, and for other purposes’ (Act no. 6 Geo. V No.8) amended the Mental Hospitals Act 1858 (Act no. 22 Vict No. 22) in two key…
The Mental Hospitals Act 1858 with the full title ‘An Act for the Regulation of the Care and Treatment of the Insane, and for the Appointment, Maintenance, and Regulation of Hospitals for the Insane’ (Act no. 22 Vict. No.23) provided extensive instruction on the management and establishment of psychiatric hospitals and the admission. This act…
The Mental Hospital Act 1885 has the full title ”An Act to amend the Mental Hospitals Act 1858′ (Act no. 49 Vic. No.35). It replaces the Commissioners who were responsible for regularly reviewing the institution’s administration, maintenance and treatment of people admitted to the hospital with Official Visitors. The number of Official Visitors per hospital…
The Servants and Apprentices’ Act 1852 with the full title, “An Act to repeal the Act of Council of this Island intituled an Act to consolidate the Laws relating to Apprentices and Servants and to substitute other Provision in lieu thereof” (Act no.16 Vict. No.23) repealed and replaced the Apprentices and Servants 1840 (Act no….
The Master and Servant Act 1854 with the full title ‘An Act to amend the Law relating to Masters, Servants, and Apprentices’ (Act no.18 Vict. No.8) replaced and repealed the Servants and Apprentices’ Act 1852 (16 Vict. No.23). This legislation was active until its replacement and repeal in 1856 by the Masters and Servant Act…
Apprentices and Servants 1840 is also known by its full title ‘An Act to consolidate the Laws relating to Apprentices and Servants'(Act no. 4 Vict. No.12). This act was developed to alleviate uncertainty regarding the administration of justice between masters, servants and apprentices in an environment extremely different from the United Kingdom. A similar piece…
The Master and Servant Act 1942 has the full title ‘An Act to amend the Master and Servant Act 1856 ‘(Act no. 6 Geo. VI No.65). This amendment empowered the Chief Inspector of Factories to negotiate or lodge a complaint on behalf of a worker regarding unpaid wages under 30 pounds. This act was repealed…
The Master and Servant Act 1884 with the full title ‘An Act to further amend “The Master and Servant Act 1856” ‘(Act no. 48 Vict. No.36) repealed sections of the Master and Servant Act 1856 that allowed a warrant to be issued for a servant or apprentice the first time they ‘abandoned’ their employer. This…
The Master and Servants Act 1887 with the full title ‘An Act to further amend “The Master and Servant Act 1856″‘(Act no. 51 Vict. No.3) legislated that defendants brought before a Justice under The Master and Servant Act 1856 (Act no.19 Vict. No.28) were competent witnesses and could not be compelled to give evidence. This…
The Master and Servant Act 1856 has the full title ‘An Act to amend the Law relating to Masters, Servants, and Apprentices ‘(Act no.19 Vict. No.28). This legislation covers regulation around the abandonment or misconduct of apprentices, and the misconduct of employers towards apprentices. It also stipulates the power of parents, guardians or Justices to…
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