History A-Level
Legislation and regulation
What Legislation and regulation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Legislation and regulation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The 1833 Factory Act limited child labour and created factory inspectors, showing that law could regulate hours and conditions.
Topics that use Legislation and regulation
- Paper 3, Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society - 1 Changing patterns of adult work and working conditions (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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