8-465: The Combination Act 1799 ( 39 Geo. 3 . c. 81) titled "An Act to prevent Unlawful Combinations of Workmen", prohibited trade unions and collective bargaining by British workers. The Act received royal assent on 12 July 1799. An additional Act, the Combination Act 1800, was passed in 1800 ( 39 & 40 Geo. 3 . c. 106). The 1799 and 1800 acts were passed under the government of William Pitt
16-471: Is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention
24-523: Is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain did not have a short title ; however, some of these acts have subsequently been given a short title by acts of
32-619: The Parliament of Ireland . For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament , the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly , and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru ; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each act's title
40-480: The Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the Short Titles Act 1896 ). From the session 38 Geo. 3 onwards, "public acts" were separated into "public general acts" and "public local and personal acts". Continuing the second session of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain , which met from 2 November 1797 until 29 June 1798. This session was also traditionally cited as 38 G. 3 . The third session of
48-571: The Younger as a response to Jacobin activity and the fear of then- Home Secretary the Duke of Portland that workers would strike during a conflict to force the government to accede to their demands. Collectively these acts were known as the Combination Acts . Under these laws any combination of two or more masters, or two or more workmen, to lower or raise wages, or to increase or diminish
56-471: The number of hours of work, or quantity of work to be done, was punishable at common law as a misdemeanor. The legislation drove labour organisations underground. Sympathy for the plight of the workers brought repeal of the acts in 1824. Lobbying by the radical tailor Francis Place played a role in this. However, in response to the series of strikes that followed, the Combinations of Workmen Act 1825
64-412: Was passed, which allowed trade unions but severely restricted their activity. 39 Geo. 3 Interregnum (1642–1660) Rescinded (1639–1651) This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the year 1798 . For acts passed until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland . See also the list of acts of
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