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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the law relating to compensation to workmen for injuries suffered in the course of their employment. |
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| Citation | 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 84 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 December 1925 |
| Commencement | 1 May 1926[c] |
| Repealed | 5 July 1948 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Workmen's Compensation Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 84) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to compensation to workmen for injuries suffered in the course of their employment in Great Britain.[1][2]
Provisions
[edit]Repealed enactments
[edit]Section 50(2) of the act repealed 9 enactments, listed in the fourth schedule to the act.[3]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Edw. 7. c. 58 | Workmen's Compensation Act 1906 | The whole act. |
| 9 Edw. 7. c. 16 | Workmen's Compensation (Anglo-French Convention) Act 1909 | The whole act. |
| 1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 50 | Coal Mines Act 1911 | Section one hundred and ten. |
| 8 & 9 Geo. 5. c. 8 | Workmen's Compensation (Illegal Employment) Act 1918 | The whole act. |
| 8 & 9 Geo. 5. c. 14 | Workmen's Compensation (Silicosis) Act 1918 | The whole act. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 73 | County Courts Act 1919 | Sections twenty-five and twenty-six. |
| 13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 42 | Workmen's Compensation Act 1923 | The whole act, except sections one, six, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty and thirty-one. |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 17 | County Courts Act 1924 | Section six. |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 40 | Workmen's Compensation (Silicosis) Act 1924 | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
[edit]The whole act was repealed by section 89(1) of, and the ninth schedule to, the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 62), which came into force on 5 July 1948.[4]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Progress after the 1923 Act". www.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "CONSOLIDATION OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACTS". The Lancet. 206 (5337): 1237. 12 December 1925. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)16794-2. ISSN 0140-6736.
- ↑ "Workmen's Compensation Act 1925", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/15-16 c. 84
- ↑ "National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/9-10 c. 62
External links
[edit]- Text of the Workmen's Compensation Act 1925 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
