Protection of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1788
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The Protection of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1788 (28 Geo. 3. c. 55) was an Act of Parliament passed by the British Government in 1788 and aimed at increasing the penalties for the deliberate disruption of the activity of mechanical knitting machines (stocking frames).[1]
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Long title | An Act for the better and more effectual Protection of Stocking Frames and the Machines or Engines annexed thereto or used therewith and for the Punishment of Persons destroying or injuring of such Stocking Frames Machines or Engines and the Framework knitted Pieces Stockings and other Articles and Goods used and made in the Hosiery or Framework knitted Manufactory or breaking or destroying any Machinery contained in any Mill or Mills used or any way employed in preparing or spinning of Wool or Cotton for the use of the Stocking Frame. |
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Citation | 28 Geo. 3. c. 55 |
Introduced by | D. P. Coke |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 25 June 1788 |
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Repealed by | Master and Servant Act 1889 |
Status: Repealed |
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