Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Act 1939 Explained

Short Title:Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Act 1939
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to make provision for the better organisation of the cotton industry and certain industries related thereto; and for purposes connected with the matter aforesaid.
Year:1939
Citation:2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 54
Royal Assent:4 August 1939

The Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 54) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It established the Cotton Board and was responsible for streamlining the industry by closing "surplus" factories.[1]

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  1. Book: Butler, Lawrence J. . Industrialisation and the British Colonial State . 0-7146-4703-9 . 87.