Note 165 — Chapter V · EMPLOYMENT OF MOTHERS; YOUNG WORKERS; CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
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The Factory Act, 1891, sect. 18, raised the age of entry from ten to eleven years, but the change took effect only in January, 1893, and even then not for any children lawfully employed before January 1. The age was raised to twelve by the Elementary Education Act Amendment Act, 1899, in England and Wales. The Act of 1901 made the obligation general.