| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the better Regulation of Chimney Sweepers and their Apprentices, and for the safer Construction of Chimneys and Flues. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 35 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 July 1834 |
| Expired | 1 January 1840 1 July 1842 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 85) |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Chimney Sweepers Act 1788 |
| Relates to | Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Act 1840 |
Status: Expired | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Chimney Sweepers Act 1834 was a British Act of Parliament passed to try to stop child labour. Many boys as young as six were being used as chimney sweeps.
This act stated that an apprentice must express himself in front of a magistrate that he was willing and desirous. Masters must not take on boys under the age of fourteen. An apprentice could not be lent to another master. The master could only have six apprentices. Boys under fourteen who were already apprenticed, must wear brass cap badges on a leather cap. Apprentices were not allowed to climb flues to extinguish fires. Street cries were regulated.[1]
