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[20th August, 1867.]

in certain counties in England certain persons known as gangmasters hire children, young persons, and women with a view to contracting with farmers and others for the execution on their lands of various kinds of agricultural work: And whereas it is expedient to make regulations with respect to the employment of children, young persons, and women by gangmasters:

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as "The Agricultural Gangs Act, 1867."

2. This Act shall come into operation on the first of January one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

3. The following words and expressions shall in this Act have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there is something in the context inconsistent with such meanings; that is to say,

"Child" shall mean a child under the age of thirteen years:

"Young person" shall mean a person of the age of thirteen years and under the age of eighteen years:

"Woman" shall mean a female of the age of eighteen years or upwards: