power to which the foregoing provisions of this Act with respect A.D. 1877. to the fencing of machinery do not apply, is not securely fenced, and dangerous is so dangerous as to be likely to cause bodily injury to any person machinery, employed in the factory, he shall serve on the occupier of the factory notice is 5 a notice requiring him to fence the part of the machinery which he given by so deems to be dangerous.

The occupier, within fourteen days after the receipt of the notice, may serve on the inspector a requisition requiring the matter to be referred to arbitration, and thereupon the matter shall be referred 10 to arbitration, and two skilled arbitrators shall be appointed, the one by the inspector and the other by the occupier, and the provisions of the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 with respect to the settlement of disputes by arbitration shall, subject to the express provisions of this section, apply to the said arbitration.

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If the arbitrators or their umpire decide that it is unnecessary or impossible to fence the machinery alleged in the notice to be dangerous, the notice shall be cancelled, and the occupier shall not be required to fence in pursuance thereof, and the expenses of the arbitration shall be paid as the expenses of the inspectors under this 20 Act.

If the occupier does not appoint an arbitrator within fourteen days after he served on the inspector the requisition requiring the matter to be referred to arbitration, or if neither the arbitrators nor the umpire decide that it is unnecessary or impossible to fence the 25 machinery alleged in the notice to be dangerous, the occupier shall securely fence the said machinery as required by the notice, or by the award of the arbitrators or umpire if it modifies the notice, and the expenses of the arbitration shall be paid by the occupier of the factory, and shall be recoverable from him by the inspector 30 in the county court.

of which

inspector. See 7 & 8

Vict. c. 15:

s. 43.

19 & 20 Vict. e. 38. s. 5.

8 & 9 Vict. 128-134.

c. 16. ss.

Where the occupier of a factory fails to comply within a reason- See 19 & 20 able time with a notice or award under this section, or fails to Vict. c. 38. keep the machinery mentioned in such notice or award securely fenced as thereby required, the factory shall be deemed not to be

35 kept in conformity with this Act.

For the purpose of this section and of any provisions of this Act relating thereto, "machinery" shall be deemed to include any driving band or strap.

s. 6.

7. Where an inspector observes in a factory that any grindstone, Inspector 40 worked by steam, water, or other mechanical power is in itself so may require occupier to faulty, or is fixed in so faulty a manner as to be likely to cause fix grindbodily injury to the grinder using the same, such inspector shall stones se

[123.]

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curely and

A.D. 1877.

replace faulty grind

stone.

See 30 & 31

Vict. c. 103.

s. 10.

Restriction

on cleaning

serve on the occupier of the factory a notice requiring him to replace such faulty grindstone, or to properly fix the grindstone fixed in the faulty manner, and the provisions of this Act with respect to the notice requiring dangerous machinery to be fenced and arbitration thereon shall apply in like manner as if they were 5 re-enacted in this section with the necessary modifications.

Where the occupier of a factory fails to comply within a reasonable time with a notice or award under this section, or fails to keep the grindstone mentioned in such notice or award in such a state and fixed in such manner as not to be dangerous, the factory shall 10 be deemed not to be kept in conformity with this Act.

8. A child shall not be allowed to clean any part of the machi

of machinery nery in a factory while the same is in motion.

while in motion.

7 & 8 Vict.

c. 15. ss. 20, 32, 64.

Children,

young persons,

and women to
be employed
only during
fixed period
of employment.
Period of em-
ployment,

and length of

continuous

A child, young person, or woman shall not be allowed

(1.) to clean any part of the mill-gearing in a factory while the 15
same is in motion for the purpose of propelling any part
of the manufacturing machinery; nor

(2.) to work between the fixed and traversing part of any self-
acting machine while the machine is in motion by the
action of steam water or other mechanical power.

A child, young person, or woman allowed to clean or to work in contravention of this section shall be deemed to be employed contrary to the provisions of this Act.

(3.) Employment and Meal Hours.

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9. A child, young person, or woman shall not be employed in 25 a factory or a workshop, except during the period of employment fixed by the occupier in pursuance of this Act and specified in the notice affixed in the factory or workshop.

30

10. With respect to the employment of young persons and women ime for meals, in a textile factory the following regulations shall be observed: (1.) The period of employment, except on Saturday, shall be a period of twelve consecutive hours, inclusive of meal hours, and either shall begin at six o'clock in the morning and end at six o'clock in the evening, or shall begin at seven o'clock in the morning and end at seven o'clock in 35 the evening; and

employment for young persons and women in a textile factory. 37 & 38 Vict.

c. 44. ss. 3-5.

$7 & 38 Vict.

c. 44. ss. 3-5.

(2.) The period of employment on Saturday shall begin either at
six o'clock or at seven o'clock in the morning; and
(3.) Where the period of employment on Saturday begins at six
o'clock in the morning, such period-
(a.) If not less than one hour is allowed for meals, shall
end at one o'clock in the afternoon as regards

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20

employment in any manufacturing process, and A.D. 1877.
at half-past one o'clock in the afternoon as regards
employment for any purpose whatever; and
(b.) If less than one hour is allowed for meals, shall
end at half an hour after noon as regards em-
ployment in any manufacturing process, and at one
o'clock in the afternoon as regards employment
for any purpose whatever; and

(4.) Where the period of employment on Saturday begins at seven
o'clock in the morning, such period shall end at half-past
one o'clock in the afternoon as regards any manufacturing
process, and at two o'clock in the afternoon as regards
employment for any purpose whatever; and

c. 44. ss. 4, 5.

(5.) There shall be allowed for meals during the period of em- 37 & 38 Vict.
ployment for young persons and women in the factory-
(a.) on every day except Saturday not less than two

hours, of which one hour at the least, either at
the same time or at different times, shall be before
three o'clock in the afternoon; and

(b.) on Saturday not less than half-an-hour; and

c. 44. ss. 4, 5.

(6.) A young person or woman shall not be employed continuously 37 & 38 Vict.
for more than four hours and a half, without an interval
of at least half-an-hour for a meal.

11. With respect to the employment of children in a textile
25 factory the following regulations shall be observed—
(1.) Children shall not be employed except on the system either
of employment in morning and afternoon sets, or of
employment on alternate days only:

30

35

40

(2.) The period of employment for a child in a morning set
shall, except on Saturday, begin at the same hour as if
the child were a young person, and end at one o'clock in the
afternoon, or, if the dinner time begins before one o'clock,
at the beginning of dinner time; and

(3.) The period of employment for a child in an afternoon set
shall, except on Saturday, begin at one o'clock in the
afternoon, or any later hour at which the dinner time
terminates, and end at the same hour as if the child were
a young person; and

(4.) The period of employment for a child in a morning or after-
noon set on Saturday shall begin and end at the same
hour as if the child were a young person; and

(5.) A child whether employed in a morning or afternoon set shall
not be employed on Saturday in two successive weeks, nor

Period of

employment for children,

either in afternoon sets,

morning and

or on alternate days and length of con

tinuous employment in See 37 & 38

textile factory.

Vict. c. 44. s. 6.

A.D. 1877.

Period of em

ployment, time

on Saturday in any week, if on any other day in the same week he has been employed for more than five hours; and (6.) When a child is employed on the alternate day system the period of employment for such child and the time allowed for meals shall be the same, as if the child were a young 5 person, but the child shall not be employed on two successive days, and shall not be employed on the same day of the week in two successive weeks; and

(7.) A child shall not be employed continuously for any longer period than he could be if he were a young person without 10 an interval of at least half-an-hour for a meal.

12. With respect to the employment of young persons and women for meals, and in a non-textile factory, and of young persons in a workshop, the tinuous employ- following regulations shall be observed:

length of con

ment for young persons and

women in nontextile factory and young persons in

workshop.

See

13 & 14 Vict.

c. 54. s. 1.

26 & 27 Vict. c. 40. s. 3.

3 & 4 W. 4. c. 103. s. 6.

7 & 8 Vict.

c. 15. ss. 32, 36

7 & 8 Vict.

c. 15. ss. 32, 36. 13 & 14 Vict.

c. 54. s. 3.

Period of cmployment for children

either in morning and after

noon sets, or on alternate

days, and

(1.) The period of employment, except on Saturday, shall (save 15
as is in this Act specially excepted) be a period of twelve
consecutive hours, inclusive of meal hours, and either shall
begin at six o'clock in the morning and end at six o'clock
in the evening, or shall begin at seven o'clock in the morn-
ing and end at seven o'clock in the evening; and

(2.) The period of employment on Saturday shall (save as is
in this Act specially excepted) begin at six o'clock in the
morning or at seven o'clock in the morning, and end at
two o'clock in the afternoon; and

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(3.) There shall be allowed for meals during the period of 25 employment in the factory or workshop

(a.) on every day except Saturday not less than one

hour and a half, of which one hour at the least,

either at the same time or at different times,

shall be before three o'clock in the afternoon; 30 and

(b.) on Saturday not less than half-an-hour; and

(4.) A young person or a woman in a non-textile factory and a young person in a workshop shall not be employed continuously for more than five hours without an interval of 35 at least half-an-hour for a meal.

13. With respect to the employment of children in a non-textile factory and a workshop the following regulations shall be observed: (1.) Children shall not be employed except either on the system

of employment in morning and afternoon sets, or, in a 40 actory or workshop in which the actual hours of work of

5

10

15

20

25

young persons and women, exclusive of meal hours, are re- .A.D. 1877.
stricted to ten hours a day, on the system of employment length of
on alternate days only; and

continuous employment in non-textile

on factories and workshops.

See 7 & 8 Vict

31, 36.

16 & 17 Viet.

c. 104. ss. 1, 4. 37 & 38 Vict.

(2.) The period of employment for a child in a morning set
every day, including Saturday, shall begin at the same hour
as if the child were a young person, and end at one c. 15. ss. 30,
o'clock in the afternoon, or, if the dinner time begins
before one o'clock, at the beginning of dinner time; and
(3.) The period of employment for a child in an afternoon set
on every day, including Saturday, shall begin at one o'clock
in the afternoon, or any later hour at which the dinner
time terminates, and end at the same hour as if the child
were a young person; and

(4.) A child shall not be employed in two successive weeks in a
morning set, or in two successive weeks in an afternoon set;
and

(5.) When a child is employed on the alternate day system the
period of employment for such child and the time allowed
for meals shall be the same as if the child were a young
person, but the child shall not be employed in any manner
on two successive days, and shall not be employed on the
same day of the week in two successive weeks; and

(6.) A child shall not be employed continuously for any longer
period than he could be if he were a young person without
an interval of at least half an hour for a meal.

c. 44. s. 6.

time for

14. In a workshop in which a young person or a child is Period of employed a woman shall not be employed except during the same employment, period and subject to the same restrictions as if she were a young person; and the regulations of this Act with respect to the employ30 ment of young persons in a workshop shall apply accordingly to the employment of women in that workshop.

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In a workshop in which no young person or child is employed—
(1.) The period of employment for a woman shall, except on

Saturday, be a period not exceeding twelve hours, inclusive
of meal hours, between six o'clock in the morning and
nine o'clock in the evening, and shall on Saturday be the
period between six o'clock in the morning and two o'clock
in the afternoon; and

(2.) There shall be allowed to a woman for meals during the
period of employment on any day except Saturday not
less than one hour and a half, and on Saturday half an
hour.

meals, and length of

continuous employment for women in workshops.