Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Act 1840
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1840 c. 85 |
| Year | 1840 |
(3 & 4 Vict.) C A P. LXXXV.
[7th August 1840]
'WHEREAS an Act was passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled , to continue in force until the First Day ofJanuary in the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty, and from thence until the End of the then next Session of Parliament;' be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That the said Act shall continue and remain in full Force until the First DayofJuly in the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty-two.
II Penalty for compelling or allowing Children to climb Chimneys.
II. And be it enacted, That from and after the First Day ofJuly in the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty-two, any Person who shall compel or knowingly allow any Child or young Person under the Age of Twenty-one Years to ascend or descend a Chimney, or enter a Flue, for the Purpose of sweeping, cleaning, or coring the same, or for extinguishing Fire therein, shall be liable to a Penalty not more than Ten Pounds or less than Five Pounds.
III No Child under 16 Years to be apprenticed to a Chimney Sweeper.
III. And be it enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act it shall not be lawful to apprentice to any Person using the Trade or Business of a Chimney Sweeper any Child under the Age of Sixteen Years, and that every Indenture of such Apprenticeship which may be entered into after such Date shall be null and void.
IV Apprentices may apply to be discharged.
IV. And be it enacted, That upon the Application of any Child apprenticed to any Person using the Trade or Business of a Chimney Sweeper, at any Time after the First Day ofJuly One thousand eight hundred and forty-one and previously to the First Day of July One thousand eight hundred and forty-two, to any Justice of the Peace having Jurisdiction where the Master or Mistress of such Child shall reside, it shall be lawful for such Justice to summon such Master or Mistress to appear, at a reasonable Time to be named in the Summons, not being sooner than Seven Days from the Time of granting the Summons, before any Two Justices having Jurisdiction as aforesaid; and upon Proof made upon Oath, to the Satisfaction of the Justices by whom the Case shall be heard, that such Apprentice is desirous of being discharged from his or her Apprenticeship, it shall be lawful for such Justices forthwith to discharge such Apprentice by Warrant under their Hands and Seals, for which Warrant no Fees shall be paid; and no Writ of Certiorari or other Process shall issue to remove any Proceedings under this Enactment into any of Her Majesty's Superior Courts of Record in England or Ireland , or into the Court of Session in Scotland .
V Certain Indentures to cease after 1st July 1842.
V. And be it enacted, That from and after the First Day ofJuly One thousand eight hundred and forty-two all existing Indentures of Apprenticeship to the Trade or Business of a Chimney Sweeper of any Child who shall then be under the Age of Sixteen Years shall be null and void.
VI Regulating Construction of Chimneys.
VI. 'And whereas it is expedient, for the better Security from Accidents by Fire or otherwise, the improved Construction of Chimneys and Flues provided by the said Act be continued;' be it enacted, That all...
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