Short Title: | Master and Servant Act 1823 |
Type: | Act |
Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Long Title: | An act to enlarge the Powers of Justices in determining Complaints between Masters and Servants, and between Masters, Apprentices, Artificers and others. |
Year: | 1823 |
Citation: | 4 Geo. 4. c. 34 |
Royal Assent: | 17 June 1823 |
Status: | repealed |
The Master and Servant Act 1823 was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sought to codify the general use of penal sanctions for breach of contract by workers against their employers.[1]