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Home › Society › Government › Historical Britain › 1900-1949

1900-1949

1902 – Education Act
Responsibility for elementary and secondary education was given to the new system of government which had been created in 1888.

1904 – Licensing Act
It provided regulations about the frequency of alcoholic consumption.

1906 – Agricultural Holdings Act
It gave compensation for damage done by game and freedom to determine the choice of crops and the disposal of produce.

1906 – Trades Disputes Act
It exempted trade unions of all types from all actions in tort. No action done by a person in furtherance of a trade dispute to procure a breach of contract was actionable.

1908 – Pension Act
Payment of pensions was to be dependent on a means test and tests of nationality and residence.

1909 – Labour Exchange Act
It provided for the organization of the market for labour.

1915 – Munitions of War Act
The worker remained a civilian under civil law, but his industrial rights were limited. In controlled establishments, where the worker had to surrender some of his industrial rights, the profits of the employer were limited. Lockouts were made crimes. Arbitration was made compulsory.

1921 – Safeguarding of Industries Act
It added an ad valorem 33% import duty on certain products of key industries.

1925 – Finance Act
It levied customs duties on the importation of natural and artificial silks.




1927 – Cinematograph Act
It provided for a statuatory quota of British films.

1930 – Coal Mines Act
A Coal Reorganization Commission was established to promote reorganization by amalgamations.

1932 – Import Duties Act
It gave protection to some home industries, a basis for preference within the empire, and a basis for reciprocal agreements with, or in retaliation against, foreign countries.

1932 – Wheat Act
It provided a guaranteed price for a specific quantity of wheat.

1933 – Marketing Act
It combined internal marketing arrangements with the regulation of imports by quotas.

1936 – His Majesty’s Declaration of Abdication Act
It provided for the exclusion of Edward VIII and his issue from the succession to the throne.

1946 – Ministers of the Crown Act
It allowed for functions to be transferred from one minister to another by Order in Council.

1946 – Minister of Defence Act
This provided for a Minister for Defence to provide a unified policy relating to the armed forces of the Crown.

1949 – Parliament Act
This permitted the Lords to delay a Bill by up to two years and then one year. Italso reduced the maximum lifespan of a Parliament from seven years to five years.

(This paage was updated in December 2012.)




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