Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Act 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]

Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Act 1939
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn 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.
Citation2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 54
Dates
Royal assent4 August 1939

See also

References

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


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