Shop Hours Act 1911
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The Shop Hours Act 1911 was a British law that regulated the working hours and conditions of shop workers as part of early 20th-century social and labor reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shop Hours Act 1911 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1953748 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shop Hours Act 1911 Context triple: [Liberal Government (1905–1915), legislated, Shop Hours Act 1911]
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A.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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B.
Per Centum Limit Act of 1921
The Per Centum Limit Act of 1921 was a U.S. federal immigration law that imposed the first numerical limits and nationality-based quotas on immigration, sharply restricting the number of newcomers allowed into the country.
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C.
London Act of 1934
The London Act of 1934 is a revision of the Hague Agreement that updated and expanded the international system for registering industrial designs.
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D.
Iron and Steel Act 1953
The Iron and Steel Act 1953 was a UK law passed by the Conservative government to reverse the post-war nationalisation of the iron and steel industry and return much of it to private ownership.
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E.
Summer Time Act 1916
The Summer Time Act 1916 was a UK law that first introduced daylight saving time, advancing clocks during the summer months to conserve energy and extend evening daylight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shop Hours Act 1911 Target entity description: The Shop Hours Act 1911 was a British law that regulated the working hours and conditions of shop workers as part of early 20th-century social and labor reforms.
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A.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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B.
Per Centum Limit Act of 1921
The Per Centum Limit Act of 1921 was a U.S. federal immigration law that imposed the first numerical limits and nationality-based quotas on immigration, sharply restricting the number of newcomers allowed into the country.
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C.
London Act of 1934
The London Act of 1934 is a revision of the Hague Agreement that updated and expanded the international system for registering industrial designs.
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D.
Iron and Steel Act 1953
The Iron and Steel Act 1953 was a UK law passed by the Conservative government to reverse the post-war nationalisation of the iron and steel industry and return much of it to private ownership.
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E.
Summer Time Act 1916
The Summer Time Act 1916 was a UK law that first introduced daylight saving time, advancing clocks during the summer months to conserve energy and extend evening daylight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
labour law ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving health and welfare of shop workers
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protecting shop assistants from excessively long hours ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
retail employees
ⓘ
shop workers ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
employment law
ⓘ
labour regulation ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
maximum working hours
ⓘ
rest periods for shop workers ⓘ shop closing hours ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| partOf |
British labour legislation
ⓘ
early 20th-century social reforms in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve working conditions of shop workers
ⓘ
to provide legal limits on shop working hours ⓘ to regulate working hours of shop workers ⓘ |
| regulates |
conditions of employment in shops
ⓘ
hours of employment in shops ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British social reform legislation
ⓘ
Factory and Workshop Acts ⓘ
linked to:
Factory Act
Shops Acts ⓘ |
| targetGroup | employees in retail and service shops ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | working time regulation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1911 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shop Hours Act 1911 Description of subject: The Shop Hours Act 1911 was a British law that regulated the working hours and conditions of shop workers as part of early 20th-century social and labor reforms.
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