Combination Act 1799

Combination Act 1799
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to prevent Unlawful Combinations of Workmen.
Citation39 Geo. 3. c. 81
Territorial extent Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent12 July 1799
Commencement12 July 1799
Repealed29 July 1800
Other legislation
Repealed byUnlawful Combinations of Workmen Act 1800
Relates toCombinations of Workmen Act 1825
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Unlawful Combinations of Workmen Act 1800
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to repeal an Act, passed in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act to prevent Unlawful Combinations of Workmen"; and to substitute other provisions in lieu thereof.
Citation39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 106
Territorial extent Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent29 July 1800
Commencement29 July 1800
Repealed21 June 1824
Other legislation
Amended byCombination of Workmen Act 1824
Repealed byMasters and Workmen Arbitration Act 1824
Relates toCombinations of Workmen Act 1825
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Combination Act 1799 (39 Geo. 3. c. 81) titled "An Act to prevent Unlawful Combinations of Workmen", prohibited trade unions and collective bargaining by British workers. The act received royal assent on 12 July 1799.

An additional act, the Combination Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 106), was passed the following year.